MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/23/2025 (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 by Elon Musk: President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (There were more than 4.5 million removals, returns and expulsions from February 2021, President Joe Biden’s first month in office, to November 2024. It takes several years for immigrants to become citizens, a requirement to vote in federal elections.) No, Joe Biden did not have a ‘voter importation’ plan. Fact-checking Elon Musk’s false CPAC claim.
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Official White House social media accounts posted an image of President Donald Trump wearing a crown with the caption “Long live the king.” Snopes rating: True (Yes, the post read: The text that accompanied the posts read in full, “‘CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!’ –President Donald J. Trump.”) Yes, the White House posted an image of Trump captioned ‘Long live the king’
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Did Donald Trump win “almost 40%” of Black votes? Newsweek rating: False (Research and exit poll data from the 2024 elections show 16-17 percent of Black voters picked Trump for president. While Trump increased his overall share compared to 2020, it did not reach near 40 percent.) Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Win ‘Almost 40%’ Of Black Votes? Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): Claim by Daily Express: Migration is projected to lead to another five million people living in the UK in just seven years. Full Fact rating: False (This isn’t correct. The UK’s population is projected to increase by 4.9 million over a 10 year period—between mid-2022 and mid-2032. In the seven-year period between mid-2025 and mid-2032, the projected increase is 2.6 million. It is correct that migration is projected to entirely account for this increase.) The UK’s population is not projected to grow by five million ‘in just seven years’ – Full Fact Daily Express Rating

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