diff --git a/changelogs/distribution-file-processing.yaml b/changelogs/distribution-file-processing.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d376669b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/distribution-file-processing.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - distribution - add check to remove incorrect matches of Clear Linux when processing distribution files (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/50009)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
index 5ef121ca5d..e3a215873d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ class DistributionFiles:
         {'path': '/etc/lsb-release', 'name': 'Mandriva'},
         {'path': '/etc/sourcemage-release', 'name': 'SMGL'},
         {'path': '/usr/lib/os-release', 'name': 'ClearLinux'},
-        {'path': '/etc/os-release', 'name': 'NA'},
         {'path': '/etc/coreos/update.conf', 'name': 'Coreos'},
+        {'path': '/etc/os-release', 'name': 'NA'},
     )
 
     SEARCH_STRING = {
@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ class DistributionFiles:
         if "clearlinux" not in name.lower():
             return False, clear_facts
 
+        pname = re.search('NAME="(.*)"', data)
+        if pname:
+            if 'Clear Linux' not in pname.groups()[0]:
+                return False, clear_facts
+            clear_facts['distribution'] = pname.groups()[0]
         version = re.search('VERSION_ID=(.*)', data)
         if version:
             clear_facts['distribution_major_version'] = version.groups()[0]
@@ -413,9 +418,6 @@ class DistributionFiles:
         release = re.search('ID=(.*)', data)
         if release:
             clear_facts['distribution_release'] = release.groups()[0]
-        pname = re.search('NAME="(.*)"', data)
-        if pname:
-            clear_facts['distribution'] = pname.groups()[0]
         return True, clear_facts
 
 
@@ -449,8 +451,8 @@ class Distribution(object):
         {'path': '/etc/altlinux-release', 'name': 'Altlinux'},
         {'path': '/etc/sourcemage-release', 'name': 'SMGL'},
         {'path': '/usr/lib/os-release', 'name': 'ClearLinux'},
-        {'path': '/etc/os-release', 'name': 'NA'},
         {'path': '/etc/coreos/update.conf', 'name': 'Coreos'},
+        {'path': '/etc/os-release', 'name': 'NA'},
     )
 
     SEARCH_STRING = {
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/test_parse_distribution_file_ClearLinux.py b/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/test_parse_distribution_file_ClearLinux.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e0765e438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/test_parse_distribution_file_ClearLinux.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+from units.compat.mock import Mock
+from ansible.module_utils.facts.system.distribution import DistributionFiles
+
+
+def mock_module():
+    mock_module = Mock()
+    mock_module.params = {'gather_subset': ['all'],
+                          'gather_timeout': 5,
+                          'filter': '*'}
+    mock_module.get_bin_path = Mock(return_value=None)
+    return mock_module
+
+
+def test_parse_distribution_file_clear_linux():
+    test_input = {
+        'name': 'Clearlinux',
+        'data': 'NAME="Clear Linux OS"\nVERSION=1\nID=clear-linux-os\nID_LIKE=clear-linux-os\nVERSION_ID=28120\nPRETTY_NAME="Clear Linux OS"\nANSI_COLOR="1;35"'
+                '\nHOME_URL="https://clearlinux.org"\nSUPPORT_URL="https://clearlinux.org"\nBUG_REPORT_URL="mailto:dev@lists.clearlinux.org"',
+        'path': '/usr/lib/os-release',
+        'collected_facts': None,
+    }
+
+    result = (
+        True,
+        {
+            'distribution': 'Clear Linux OS',
+            'distribution_major_version': '28120',
+            'distribution_release': 'clear-linux-os',
+            'distribution_version': '28120'
+        }
+    )
+
+    distribution = DistributionFiles(module=mock_module())
+    assert result == distribution.parse_distribution_file_ClearLinux(**test_input)
+
+
+def test_parse_distribution_file_clear_linux_no_match():
+    # Test against data from Linux Mint and CoreOS to ensure we do not get a reported
+    # match from parse_distribution_file_ClearLinux()
+
+    scenarios = [
+        {
+            # CoreOS
+            'case': {
+                'name': 'Clearlinux',
+                'data': 'NAME="Container Linux by CoreOS"\nID=coreos\nVERSION=1911.5.0\nVERSION_ID=1911.5.0\nBUILD_ID=2018-12-15-2317\nPRETTY_NAME="Container L'
+                        'inux by CoreOS 1911.5.0 (Rhyolite)"\nANSI_COLOR="38;5;75"\nHOME_URL="https://coreos.com/"\nBUG_REPORT_URL="https://issues.coreos.com"'
+                        '\nCOREOS_BOARD="amd64-usr"',
+                'path': '/usr/lib/os-release',
+                'collected_facts': None,
+            },
+            'result': (False, {}),
+        },
+        {
+            # Linux Mint
+            'case': {
+                'name': 'Clearlinux',
+                'data': 'NAME="Linux Mint"\nVERSION="19.1 (Tessa)"\nID=linuxmint\nID_LIKE=ubuntu\nPRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 19.1"\nVERSION_ID="19.1"\nHOME_URL="h'
+                        'ttps://www.linuxmint.com/"\nSUPPORT_URL="https://forums.ubuntu.com/"\nBUG_REPORT_URL="http://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedo'
+                        'cs.io/en/latest/"\nPRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"\nVERSION_CODENAME=tessa\nUBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic',
+                'path': '/usr/lib/os-release',
+                'collected_facts': None,
+            },
+            'result': (False, {}),
+        },
+    ]
+
+    distribution = DistributionFiles(module=mock_module())
+    for scenario in scenarios:
+        assert scenario['result'] == distribution.parse_distribution_file_ClearLinux(**scenario['case'])