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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
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: The fashion retailer Shein faced a lawsuit in April 2026 after laboratory testing found its clothes contained potentially harmful chemicals including formaldehyde, which is used to preserve dead bodies.
Snopes rating: True (The Texas attorney general’s office named several reasons why it sued Shein for claimed violations of the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act. One of these was that Shein allegedly made “false, misleading, and deceptive representations” about the “quality and safety” of its products. The lawsuit cited research that found harmful chemicals including formaldehyde in Shein’s products at levels that exceeded some non-U.S. regulations.) Texas AG sued Shein over deceptive trade practices. We unpacked lawsuit |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Rachel Maddow aired a segment claiming that a federal judge has ruled that Melania Trump must testify against her husband.
Lead Stories rating: False (She never said that.) Fact Check: FAKE Rachel Maddow Segment Claiming A Judge Forced Melania Trump To Testify |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta refused President Donald Trump’s order to attack Iran by issuing “a formal legal rebuttal” that froze the chain of command until Trump’s deadline to attack passed.
Snopes.com rating: False (Did not happen) Don’t fall for claim US Navy officer refused Trump’s order to strike Iran |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (The pope has repeatedly spoken against nuclear weapons and supports global nuclear disarmament; no evidence supports Trump’s claim.) No, Pope Leo XIV does not support nuclear weapons in Iran, or anywhere, despite Trump’s statement |
| FALSE | (International: Philippines): Sara Duterte “finalized” a deal with Iran’s Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad for the “safe passage of Davao-bound tankers” through the Strait of Hormuz.
VERA Files rating: Fake FACT CHECK: VP Sara did NOT secure oil shipment deal with Iran |
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