MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/03/2025 (Weekend Edition)

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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 via Social Media: FOIA leak reveals Hillary Clinton sent an email requesting documents about a “resurrection chamber of Gilgamesh ” and “burried Nephilim” Lead Stories rating: False ( A publicly available document from the Department of State shows somebody named Denetra Senigar sent in a request under the Freedom of Information Act to ask about these things in 2018. Hillary Clinton is not mentioned as a requester in the document at all.) Fact Check: Public FOIA Log Does NOT Show Hillary Clinton Requesting ‘Gilgamesh’ And ‘Nephilim’ Documents
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Robert Reich: The IRS’ free tax filing tool, Direct File, is “gone” after years of lobbying by Intuit, which donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. The Dispatch Fact Check rating: Mostly True (Direct File is being phased out as announced by the IRS commissioner, and Intuit has long lobbied against such tools. However, other free options remain available, albeit with limitations and past abuses.) IRS Ends Direct File Program Amid Lobbying, Questions About Public-Private Alternatives
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Suspect in July 28 New York City shooting “was shouting Free Palestine and wearing a Keffiyeh.” Politifact rating: False (No publicly available photo or video evidence shows Tamura wore a keffiyeh and shouted “free Palestine” at the scene. A photo shows Tamura walking into the building with his head uncovered.) Claims are unsupported about NYC shooting suspect wearing keffiyeh and saying ‘Free Palestine’
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): The Guardian published an opinion article by Yvette Cooper headlined: “If you suspect a family member, a neighbour, a friend or a work colleague of being Far-Right please inform the police immediately”. Full Fact rating: False (The Guardian confirmed it has published no such article.) Fake Yvette Cooper Guardian article circulates online – Full Fact

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