MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/25/2025

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Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating and/or offer our own rating if we disagree with the fact-checker. (D. Van Zandt)

Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience/Other

Fact Checker bias rating Codes: Red = Right-Leaning, Green = Least Biased, Blue = Left-Leaning, Black = Unrated by MBFC

FALSE	Claim via Social Media: President Trump wrongly said that Ferdinand Marcos is the current president of the Philippines. Lead Stories rating: False (Ferdinand Marcos Jr., better known as Bongbong, was sworn in as the Philippines’ 17th president on June 30, 2022. A social media post calling Trump a “demented buffoon” for claiming he just met with President Ferdinand Marcos, who died in 1989, missed the fact that his son was now president. The current President Marcos did visit the White House on July 22, 2025.) Fact Check: President Trump Was Correct — Ferdinand Marcos (Junior) Is The Current President Of The Philippines
MISLEADING	Claim by Tulsi Gabbard (R): “There was a shift, a 180-degree shift, from the intelligence community’s assessment leading up to the election to the one that President Obama directed be produced after Donald Trump won the election that completely contradicted those assessments that had come previously.” FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (Gabbard falsely equates earlier assessments about vote tampering with later findings on Russian influence efforts, which address different issues. Her claim is misleading because the 2017 report did not contradict prior intelligence—it expanded on it.) Gabbard’s Misleading ‘Coup’ Claim
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Authentic video shows Obama saying Trump “crossed my bottom line” with ai video that faked an arrest of Obama for treason. Lead Stories rating: False (AI Generated) Fact Check: Video Of Obama Saying Trump ‘Crossed My Bottom Line’ Is A FAKE Reaction To Trump’s Treason Accusation
FALSE	(International: India): Over 17 lakh women have gone missing in the country in the past 11 years under PM Modi’s rule. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check \| Over 17 Lakh Women Went Missing Under PM Narendra Modi’s Rule? A Fact-Check

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