Item: MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/09/2026 (Weekend Edition)
Rating: Right
Author: Media Bias Fact Check

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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: CBC News published a story about a poll saying 89% of Canadians blame Donald Trump for Canada’s economy. Lead Stories rating: False (Satire Origin) Fact Check: CBC News Did NOT Publish Poll Saying ‘89% Of Canadians Blame Donald Trump’ For Canada’s Economy — AI Image From Satire Site
MISLEADING	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “There are no cuts to Medicaid” in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (CBO estimated the law reduces federal Medicaid spending by more than $900 billion over 10 years and increases the uninsured by 7.5 million people, even though total Medicaid spending is still projected to rise due to health care costs and population changes.) Kennedy Denies the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Spending Cuts to Medicaid
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: The U.S. Geological Survey announced a massive lithium deposit in the Appalachian Mountains, large enough to replace years of imports of the mineral. Snopes rating: True (The USGS’s announcement estimated the amount of lithium, meaning the true size of the deposit — and the number of years of imports it could replace — was yet to be confirmed. Additionally, lithium extraction poses many challenges, meaning it could be prohibitively difficult to exploit the deposit.) Appalachian Mountains lithium deposit could replace 328 years of imports, USGS says
FALSE	(International: Iran): A video shows Iranian missiles hitting US ships near Jask Island. Full Fact rating: False (This video is from 2016 and shows a military sinking exercise of the decommissioned USS Thach.) Old military exercise video shared with false claims it shows Iranian missiles hitting US ships – Full

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