MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/01/2025 (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: Trump fired 3,000 air traffic controllers eight days before Flight 5342 collision. Lead Stories rating: False (Trump did direct the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to end “DEI hiring programs,” but did not order the firing of 3,000 air traffic controllers.) Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Fire 3,000 Air Traffic Controllers One Week Before Fatal Flight 5342 Collision
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim via Social Media: 75% of immigrant farmworkers missed work in CA city under Trump. KREM rating: Mostly False (75% stat comes from a report about effects of raids under Biden.) Did 75% of farmworkers stop showing up for work due to Trump raids?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A photo authentically shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting a man wearing a “Latinos for Trump 2024” T-shirt. Snopes rating: Fake Photo of ICE Agents Arresting Man Wearing ‘Latinos for Trump’ T-Shirt Is Fake
FALSE	(International: Ukraine): “Ukraine was gradually turning into a testing ground for experiments of any quality with biolabs, obviously with organ trading.” VOA rating: False Russia weds biolab, organ harvesting conspiracies to discredit US, Ukraine

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