MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/08/2025

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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 via Social Media: Les Wexner, whose money manager was the late Jeffrey Epstein, has bought Barack and Michelle Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard estate. Lead Stories rating: False (The home that Wexner purchased on Martha’s Vineyard in July 2025 had been rented for Obama summer vacations from 2009 to 2011, while Obama was president. Though they later bought an estate on Martha’s Vineyard, that is not the home Wexner bought.) Fact Check: The Obamas Did NOT Sell Their Martha’s Vineyard Estate to Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Management Client Les Wexner
MISLEADING	Claim by Ken Martin (D): “Texas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistricting.” PolitiFact rating: Misleading (There were eight redistricting hearings, but Martin omitted at least two hearings on flood response that occurred or were scheduled at the time of his statement.) DNC Chair Excludes Some Examples from a Tally of Texas Hearings on Flood Versus Redistricting
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “We have a $40 billion [trade] deficit with Switzerland.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Trump cited only the goods trade deficit and ignored a nearly $30 billion U.S. surplus in services; the overall goods-and-services trade deficit with Switzerland is under $9 billion.) Trump Exaggerates Trade Deficit With Switzerland by Ignoring Surplus in Services Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by RFK Jr.: “As the pandemic showed us, mRNA vaccines don’t perform well against viruses that infect the upper respiratory tract.” AP News rating: False (His claim is contradicted by scientific evidence. Countless studies show that vaccinated individuals fare far better against COVID-19 infections than those who are unvaccinated, while others have estimated that COVID-19 vaccines prevented millions of deaths during the global pandemic.) FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.’s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence
FALSE	(International: South Korea): Video shows Donald Trump lavishing praise on Yoon Suk Yeol. AFP Fact Check rating: False Clip shows Donald Trump praising former German chancellor, not Yoon Suk Yeol

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