MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/11/2025

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: There is evidence Coca Cola called ICE on their own latino workers in Texas. Lead Stories rating: False (Coke denies it. No evidence) Fact Check: NO Evidence Coca-Cola Called ICE On Their Own Workers in Texas — Company Denies Rumor
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Early reports of four survivors show “this DC plane crash story isn’t adding up.” PolitiFact rating: False (No one survived.) Initial reports that people survived Potomac plane crash aren’t proof the ‘story isn’t adding up’
TRUE	Did he say it?: U.S. Vice President JD Vance once said, “The professors are the enemy.” Snopes.com rating: True (He was quoting Nixon.) Yes, Vance once said ‘professors are the enemy.’ He was quoting Nixon
FALSE	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Research “suggests that Blacks need fewer antigens” in their vaccines. FactCheck.org rating: Unsupported (Real scientists do not agree.) FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Other Health Claims During HHS Confirmation Hearings
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Screenshot of Donald Trump Truth Social Post saying the Department of Education was wasting millions on a spoon & fork (spork) hybrid is real. Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Post) Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post About Education Department Developing Fork & Spoon Hybrid — Fake Screenshot
FALSE	(International: Philippines): President Ferdinand Marcos is being impeached for signing the 2025 General Appropriations Act with blank figures. VERA Files rating: False FACT CHECK: NO ‘blank items’ in 2025 budget, Marcos NOT facing impeachment

Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact-checks by third-party fact-checkers. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.