MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 01/26/2025 (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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to accusations that he gave a Nazi salute with an explanation on X that said MAGA will “succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed to.” Snopes rating: Fake Fake Elon Musk Post Fictionalizes His Response to Nazi Salute Accusations
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: In January 2025, a Mississippi state lawmaker introduced a bill that would make sex and masturbation illegal for men unless they’re intending to fertilize an embryo, titled the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act.” Snopes rating: True (Done for social awareness. Sen. Bradford Blackmon, a Democrat, introduced the measure, and the state’s Republican-led Legislature is unlikely to pass it. The proposal, which appears to be social commentary on reproductive rights more than anything, makes exceptions for masturbation to donate sperm to embryo-freezing facilities and sex during which contraception was used.) Yes, Mississippi Lawmaker Introduced ‘Contraception Begins at Erection’ Act
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A video shared on X claims to show President Donald Trump signing an executive order removing capital gains tax on crypto. Check Your Fact rating: False (It shows Trump signing an executive order about the cartels. He has not signed an executive order removing the capital gains tax on cryptocurrency.) FACT CHECK: No, Video Doesn’t Show Trump Signing Executive Order On Crypto
FALSE	(International: India): Supreme Court has declared Waqf Board properties illegal. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check: False Claim Viral That Supreme Court Declared Waqf Properties Illegal

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