MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/22/2026

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 Donald Trump (R): Trump accounts “could grow to hundreds of thousands of dollars” by the time children turn 18. FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (Accounts could reach that level only if parents or other donors contribute thousands of dollars per year and stock market returns are close to historic averages; the $1,000 seed money alone would likely grow to only several thousand dollars by age 18.) The Dubious Rags to Riches Promise of Trump Accounts Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A screenshot authentically shows a July 2026 Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump saying that he would turn on a “GIANT FAUCET” in California to extinguish the wildfires in Canada. Snopes rating: Fake Did Trump say he’d turn on ‘giant faucet’ in California to extinguish Canadian wildfires?
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: A Tennessee woman spent six months in jail after an artificial intelligence tool misidentified her as a North Dakota bank fraud suspect. Snopes rating: True (In a March 2026 press conference, the Fargo Police Department insisted it charged Angela Lipps based on both the AI identification and other evidence, although the police department has not specified what that other evidence was and had already dismissed Lipps’ charges months prior.) Did Tennessee woman spend 6 months in jail after AI tool misidentified her?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Mail-in ballots are “inherently corrupt.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Election experts say mail-voting fraud is rare, and there is no evidence of widespread fraud from mail-in ballots.) FactChecking Trump’s Election Security Speech
FALSE	(International: India): Video shows astronaut Sunita Williams joining the CJP Protest. BOOM Fact Check rating: False Old Video Of Sunita Williams Shared As Ex-NASA Astronaut Joining CJP Protest \| BOOM

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