MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/23/2026

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

FALSE	Claim by Justin Haskins (Heartland Institute): U.S. heat wave index data does not support the idea that “climate change is causing heat waves to become more frequent and extreme.” Annie Lab rating: False (The interpretation ignores how the heat wave index is constructed, the uniqueness of the 1930s spike, and decades of evidence that heat waves have intensified in the United States and globally.) Misleading claim misuses US heat wave index to downplay worsening heat waves Heartland Institute Rating
MISLEADING	Claim via Social Media: Spanish team photo of World Cup trophy presentation had Trump edited out Lead Stories rating: Misleading (It is a closer view, but there is no evidence it was intentional or not.) Fact Check: Trump NOT Edited Out of Spanish Team Photo From World Cup Trophy Presentation
TRUE	Claim by Kevin Hern (R): Hospital prices have increased nearly 300% since 2000, outpacing inflation and wages. Gigafact rating: True (Multiple reports found hospital prices rose sharply since 2000, including one estimate of 281%, with increases outpacing general inflation and wage growth.) Have hospital prices increased nearly 300% since 2000, outpacing inflation and wages, as Rep. Hern claimed?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Members of the deep state” hid information about China’s 2020 election meddling from him and the public. PolitiFact rating: False (Trump received a classified report in January 2021, and a declassified report released two months later said China considered but did not deploy efforts to change the election outcome.) Fact-checking Trump’s address: What he said about China and 2020 election, what documents show Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Australia): The Queensland government is proposing a $365-per-year surfing tax. AAP rating: False (No such proposal exists.) Facts wipe out hoax about state’s ‘surfer tax’

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