MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/03/2026 (Weekend Edition)

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: Trump posted warning Jimmy Kimmel, others “I had James Comey arrested” Lead Stories rating: False (Fake. Trump did not post it.) Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Truth Social Post Warns Jimmy Kimmel, Others: ‘I Had James Comey Arrested’
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: An official document published by the U.S. government in 2026 says that it entered the Iran war “at the request of” Israel. Snopes rating: True (While at least one source, a State Department legal opinion posted on April 21, 2026, does use the phrase “at the request of” Israel, other documents, such as a March 10 letter to the United Nations, use the phrase “in cooperation with Israel” instead.) US entered Iran war ‘at the request of’ Israel, State Department wrote
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Sixteen conservative commentators posted similar comments about the need for a White House ballroom after an alleged assassination attempt on the U.S. president at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Snopes rating: True (There was no direct evidence that the posts in question were a coordinated effort between the specific individuals to post at a specific time, although the timing was interesting.) These conservative accounts posted about White House ballroom after correspondents’ dinner shooting
FALSE	(International: Australia): Pauline Hanson hugged neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell on stage at an April 2026 anti-immigration rally. AAP rating: False (The person Senator Hanson hugged was not Thomas Sewell.) Pauline Hanson hugger misidentified as neo-Nazi

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