Item: MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/16/2026 (Weekend Edition)
Rating: Right
Author: Media Bias Fact Check

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: Memo about “unidentified humanoid” is real Department of War document released in official UFO files. Lead Stories rating: False (Not in the file) Fact Check: Memo About ‘Unidentified Humanoid’ Is NOT Real Department Of War Document Released In Official UFO Files
TRUE	Claim by Kathy Castor (D): “Florida is the only state in the nation kicking children off their affordable health coverage.” PolitiFact rating: True (Florida is the only state removing children from its low-cost KidCare health insurance program for missed premium payments, with about 43,000 children removed from December 2024 to November 2025.) Yes, Florida is the only state in the nation removing children from low-cost health insurance
FALSE	Claim by JD Vance (R): “The government wasn’t going after fraud” until Donald Trump became president. PolitiFact rating: False (Federal and state governments, including Maine’s, have long pursued fraud cases; Maine’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit recovered more than $17 million in 162 cases since 2015.) Fact-checking JD Vance on Maine Democrats, Medicaid fraud and autism coverage
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): For the first time ever, the total welfare bill is now higher than total receipts from income tax. Full Fact rating: Incorrect (Welfare spending, which includes state pensions, has been higher than income tax in every year since at least 2013/14.) Welfare payments have not exceeded income tax ‘for the first time ever’ – Full Fact

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