MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/01/2026 (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

MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Jon Ossoff (D): President Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Mike Collins “doubled health insurance premiums for more than a million Georgians and threw 300,000 Georgians off their insurance altogether.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Collins voted for the Trump-backed law that did not extend ACA subsidies and later voted against extending the credits; Georgia marketplace premiums more than doubled on average, and enrollment losses suggest at least 300,000 people are losing coverage.) Did Mike Collins help double health insurance premiums for 1 million Georgians? Jon Ossoff Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An image authentically shows Donald Trump aide Natalie Harp carrying a bag full of adult diapers for the president. Snopes rating: Fake (The image was digitally altered; the original 2024 Daily Mail photo showed another Trump aide, Margo Martin, carrying a handbag with unidentified white items, not Harp carrying diapers.) Is image of Natalie Harp carrying ‘diaper bag’ for Trump real? Don’t be fooled
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Republican National Committee: New York Democrats are communists for “trying to force” New Yorkers to conserve energy. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Gov. Kathy Hochul asked New Yorkers to voluntarily conserve power during a heat wave; experts said voluntary energy conservation requests are not communism and have been made by governments of both parties.) No, asking people to voluntarily limit their energy consumption is not communism
FALSE	(International: Belarus): Belarus leader Lukashenko was captured by Ukrainian forces. AFP Fact Check rating: False Image of Belarus’ Lukashenko detained by Ukrainian forces is AI-generated

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