MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/31/2025

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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

BLATANT LIE	Claim by Candace Owens: Elie Wiesel was an impostor who stole a Holocaust survivor’s identity and was a cousin of Robert Maxwell. The Dispatch Fact Check rating: False (There is no credible evidence supporting Owens’ claims; available records confirm Wiesel’s identity and survival story, and the claim of kinship relies on a vague and uncorroborated reference.) Candace Owens Makes Unsubstantiated Claims About Elie Wiesel and Robert Maxwell
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Donald Trump said, “I never had the privilege of going to his [Jeffrey Epstein’s] island.” Snopes rating: True (Trump made the statement during a July 28, 2025, press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland.) Did Trump Say He ‘Never Had the Privilege’ of Visiting Epstein’s Private Island?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Democrats paid Beyoncé $11 million for an endorsement. PolitiFact rating: False (Federal Election Commission records show a single $165,000 payment to Beyoncé’s company for “campaign event production.” There is no evidence of an $11 million payment.) Donald Trump offers no evidence that Democrats paid Beyoncé $11 million to endorse Kamala Harris
FALSE	(International: Israel): Claim by Benjamin Netanyahu: “There is no starvation in Gaza.” Politifact rating: Pants on Fire (The United Nations’ World Food Program said July 27 that one-third of Palestinians in Gaza are not eating for days-long stretches. The World Health Organization reported 63 malnutrition-related deaths in July, including 24 children under 5 years old, one child over 5, and 38 adults.) Netanyahu’s ‘no starvation in Gaza’ statement contradicts extensive evidence of hunger crisis

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