MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/02/2025 (Weekend Edition)

Fact Check Search

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 via Social Media: A study found carcinogenic HIV sequences in Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. AAP rating: False (The study did not find carcinogenic HIV sequences in the vaccine.) No, study didn’t find ‘carcinogenic HIV sequences’ in COVID vaccine
MISLEADING	Claim by Donald Trump (R): EU tariffs and trade barriers are the main cause of the U.S. trade deficit with the European Union, justifying higher U.S. tariffs on EU goods. FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (Experts say the trade deficit is largely due to macroeconomic factors like low U.S. savings and high consumption, not EU tariffs, which are generally low and reciprocal.) Trump’s Misleading Justification for Higher Tariffs on Imports of EU Goods Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Bisons, bears, elks and mountain lions are leaving Yellowstone due to seismic activity. AFP Fact Check rating: False (There is no evidence of a mass exodus of animals fleeing Yellowstone.) Posts tying animal behavior to seismic activity at Yellowstone are bogus
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): The Labour government is to raise the state pension age to 74. Full Fact rating: False (The government has not announced any plans for the state pension age to be increased to 74. The state pension age is currently set to increase to 68 by 2046, but this was legislated for more than a decade ago.) No, the government has not raised the pension age to 74 – Full Fact

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