MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/05/2026

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 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Lyme disease and RSV infections came from gain-of-function research. FactCheck.org rating: False (Experts said there is no evidence either disease came from lab research; the Lyme-causing bacterium has ancient origins, and RSV’s evolutionary history predates modern lab research.) RFK Jr.’s Falsehood-Filled CNN Interview
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: There is a real photo of Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark wearing XX-XY Athletics T-shirts. Lead Stories rating: False (AI-Generated) Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of Sophie Cunningham, Caitlin Clark Wearing ‘XX-XY Athletics’ T-Shirts Was Made With AI
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Katie Miller, a former White House adviser who has called for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be imprisoned, received medical advice from him during her pregnancy in 2020. Snopes rating: True (While Fauci’s diary and Miller’s X posts both supported accounts that she received medical advice from Fauci during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was unclear to why she sought and took this advice as Miller, by her own account, found Fauci to be narcissistic and manipulative.) Katie Miller, who called for Fauci’s imprisonment, got medical advice from him in 2020
FALSE	Claim by Abdul El-Sayed (D): A Michigan Senate primary poll “seems to be funded by AIPAC.” PolitiFact rating: False (Tavern Research said it self-funded the poll, no public records or reporting connect AIPAC to it, and El-Sayed’s campaign did not provide evidence for the claim.) Abdul El-Sayed says AIPAC funded poll, but doesn’t provide evidence
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): Almost 1% of, or one in 100, people crossing the Channel in small boats are dying. Full Fact rating: Incorrect (The actual figure is much less. Recorded figures suggest there’s been around one death per 1,190 small boat arrivals between 2018 and 2025.) How many people die trying to cross the Channel in a small boat? – Full Fact

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