MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/11/2026 (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

FALSE	Claim by Abdul El-Sayed (D): “Big AI” super PACs are funding Haley Stevens. PolitiFact rating: False (Major AI-industry super PACs had not spent in the Michigan Senate primary, and Stevens’ $7,500 in donations from Microsoft and Google corporate PACs are not super PAC spending.) Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens in MI Democratic Senate primary debate
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A photo circulating online in 2026 authentically shows a young Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor, standing with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and tech billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. Snopes.com rating: Fake Image allegedly shows young Mamdani with Epstein, Maxwell, Clinton, Gates and Bezos. Don’t be fooled
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Seth Moulton (D): When the Green New Deal “came up for a vote,” Ed Markey voted present. PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Markey voted “present” on a 2019 Green New Deal resolution, but the vote was forced by Republican leadership and nearly all Senate Democrats also voted present, calling it a political stunt.) Fact-checking the first debate between Ed Markey, Seth Moulton in Massachusetts U.S. Senate contest
FALSE	(International: France): France24 reported Zelenskyy authorized the building of a EU-funded memorial to UPA fighters who killed Poles. Lead Stories rating: False (No Such Report) Fact Check: FAKE France 24 Video Does NOT Accurately Summarize UPA-Related Monument Legislation

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