MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 01/27/2025

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who 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 via Social Media: Is global warming promoting biodiversity? Gigafact rating: No (Biodiversity is declining, and global warming is a contributing factor.) Fact Brief: Is global warming promoting biodiversity?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Image shows State Department message telling TikTok users to delete the app. USA Today rating: False (Altered) Image of State Dept. TikTok message is fabricated \| Fact check
TRUE	Did he say it?: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once said he tells employees to “wake up terrified every morning” in order to best serve customers. Snopes rating: Correct Attribution Bezos Tells Amazon Employees to ‘Wake Up Every Morning Terrified’? Here’s the Truth
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Fraternal Order of Police rescinds endorsement of Donald Trump after January 6 pardons. Lead Stories rating: False (They Criticized) Fact Check: Fraternal Order Of Police Did NOT Rescind Endorsement Of Trump After January 6 Pardons
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.” PolitiFact rating: False (The House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack released an 845-page report, over 100 testimony transcripts, and various documents, much of which remains accessible online. Videos of witness interviews were withheld to protect sensitive law enforcement details and witness safety, per House rules. In March 2024, House Republicans accused the committee of suppressing or deleting some evidence but stopped short of supporting Trump’s claim that “all” evidence was destroyed.) Trump’s False claim Jan. 6 committee deleted ‘all’ evidence Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Australia): UNSW medical students only discuss vaccination for one morning during their four-year program. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The course runs for six years and includes numerous learning activities and assessment tasks related to vaccination and immunization.) No truth to claim about medical school’s curriculum

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