MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/20/2026

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

MISLEADING	Claim by Mark DeSaulnier (D): “15 million Americans are on track to lose their healthcare” because of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and “5 million already have.” The Dispatch rating: Misleading (CBO estimated the law itself would increase the uninsured by about 10.9 million by 2034; the 15 million figure includes separate ACA premium tax credits expiring, and the article found no clear support for the claim that 5 million have already lost coverage.) Fact Check: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier’s Claims About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): California’s June election took “more than one month” to count votes and was “just completed” July 10. FactCheck.org rating: False (July 10 was the certification date, not the end of vote counting; most ballots were counted weeks earlier, and news organizations called major races on June 8 and June 9.) FactChecking Trump’s Election Security Speech
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Author and anti-transgender activist J.K. Rowling posted an “upskirt” photo of a transgender woman named Freda Wallace on social media. Snopes rating: True (It was true that Rowling posted a photo that could reasonably be considered an “upskirt” photo, meaning a voyeuristic image intended to show the crotch area of a person wearing a dress or skirt.) JK Rowling deadnamed and posted ‘upskirt’ photo of trans woman on X
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: RFK Jr. said “Infertility is genetic. If your parents couldn’t have kids, then you won’t either.” Lead Stories rating: False (He did not say this.) Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Did NOT Say, ‘Infertility Is Genetic. If Your Parents Couldn’t Have Kids, Then You Won’t Either’
FALSE	(International: Philippines): The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Supreme Court (SC) has put an end to the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Rappler rating: False FACT CHECK: No DOJ, SC order to stop Duterte impeachment; trial ongoing

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