MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/14/2025

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 by Tucker Carlson: Ukraine is selling half of the armaments it receives from the United States. Newsweek rating: False (Neither he nor any independent sources have provided evidence to support the allegations of widespread Ukrainian arms sales. Reports from the Kyiv Post, United24 Media, and U.S. oversight bodies all indicate that weapons transfers are being closely monitored and that accusations of mass-scale black market sales are part of a Russian disinformation campaign.) Fact Check: Are Ukrainian Weapons Being Sold on Black Market? Tucker Carlson Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump signed executive order kicking people out of public housing after two years Lead Stories rating: False (There is no such executive order posted on the White House website as of February 13, 2025. A search of Trump official remarks in 2025 also did not locate any mention of public housing or a deadline order.) Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Signed Executive Order Setting Two-Year Deadline For Residents To Leave Public Housing As Of February 12, 2025
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: In February 2025, a statue of a goat covered in $100 bills featuring the face of U.S. President Donald Trump was displayed at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Snopes.com rating: True (The goat is real and is part of a project known as Project G.O.A.T., which stands for Global Offensive Against Trafficking.) Goat covered in $100 Trump bills is on display at Mar-a-Lago. Here’s why
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: President Donald Trump “just reversed all the cost caps Biden negotiated for anyone on Medicare or Medicaid.” Politifact rating: False (Former President Biden’s executive order, separate from the Inflation Reduction Act, enabled Medicare to negotiate drug prices and capped out-of-pocket costs. Biden’s health department proposed pilot plans under the order, but none were implemented before Trump reversed it, likely halting their progress.) Trump’s prescription drug executive order rollback didn’t quash all Biden-backed cost savings
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Elon Musk is ‘blocking Pride on X’ USA Today rating: False (Musk didn’t ban X users from posting about LGBTQ Pride. The post cites an article that appears to be generated by artificial intelligence that provides no evidence to support its claims.) No, Musk isn’t blocking X users from posting about Pride \| Fact check
FALSE	(International: Pakistan): Rachin Ravindra death after getting injured during New Zealand and Pakistan match. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check: Has New Zealand Cricketer Rachin Ravindra Passed Away After Suffering An Injury In Pakistan? No, Claim is False!

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