MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/29/2026

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

TRUE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. foreign aid fell to its lowest inflation-adjusted level in more than two decades in fiscal 2025. Pew Research Center rating: True (Federal agencies disbursed $47.3 billion in foreign aid in fiscal 2025, about $26 billion less than in fiscal 2024 and the lowest inflation-adjusted amount since fiscal 2004.) U.S. foreign aid is plunging in second Trump administration
MISLEADING	Claim by Chris Coons (D): “RFK Jr. made Cyclospora tracking optional, gutting a CDC program used to detect outbreaks.” FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (Cyclospora reporting through FoodNet became optional, but experts said FoodNet is not the system used to detect and investigate outbreaks; the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System remains the primary tracking system.) Democrats Overstate Role of Monitoring Program Change in Parasitic Outbreak
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: In July 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order to cut 3 million acres of land from two national monuments in Utah. Snopes rating: True (Yes, he did. He also did this in his first term.) Trump administration’s cuts to 2 Utah national monuments, explained
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An Obama video clip is evidence that Democrats “use illegals to cheat” in elections. AP rating: False (The AP found the video does not show Obama encouraging noncitizen voting, and studies and state investigations have found noncitizen voting in federal elections is exceedingly rare.) FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Obama urged noncitizens to vote in 2016
FALSE	(International: Australia): The number of births in Australia fell by 67%. Full Fact rating: False (This is based on a misunderstanding of official data from 2021, which actually showed a delay in recorded births, not a decline. The number of births in Australia actually rose in the second half of 2021 compared with 2020.) Covid vaccines don’t raise your risk of miscarriage – Full Fact

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