MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/25/2025

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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Cancers are not dangerous as they are just storage bags for toxins which are made fatal with medical intervention. Logically Facts rating: False (Cancer tumors are abnormal cell growths, not ‘toxin bags.’ They don’t store, filter, or discard toxins and can be harmful without treatment.) No, cancer tumors are not ‘bags of toxins’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows cross being installed in the Oval Office by President Trump, as first sitting President to do so. Lead Stories rating: False (AI Video) Fact Check: AI Video Of Cross Being Installed In Oval Office By Presiden Trump Shows Ghostly Worker And Non-Existent Building
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump: Canada gets 95 percent of its imports from the United States. Lead Stories rating: False (According to Statistics Canada, the national statistical office, the U.S. was the source of 62.2 percent of Canada’s total imports in 2024, not 95 percent. Additionally, about 76 percent of Canada’s exports go to the U.S.) Fact Check: 95% Of Canada’s Imports Do NOT Come From US; Actual Figure Is 62.2% Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: “US Debt Clock” numbers prove “DOGE has saved taxpayers $64 billion dollars in just 17 days.” PolitiFact rating: False (The Department of Government Efficiency’s website said its estimated savings so far total $55 billion — less than half the total listed on U.S. Debt Clock’s website as of Feb. 21. DOGE’s website lists receipts for government and real estate contracts DOGE says it has canceled, totaling about $8.6 billion. DOGE has not provided evidence for the remaining $46.4 billion it claims to have secured.) Does a ‘US Debt Clock’ prove DOGE has saved $64 billion? Why the clock and that claim lack evidence
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Claims DOGE has purportedly forwarded the names of 163 members of Congress to the IRS for ‘immediate audit’ Check Your Fact rating: False (The claim is false and originally stems from a Feb. 16 post shared by a satirical Facebook page.) FACT CHECK: Did DOGE Forward The Names Of 163 Members Of Congress To The IRS For ‘Immediate Audit?’
FALSE	(International: Greece): Greece Received 1 Billion Dollars from USAID During Biden’s Presidency Greece Fact Check rating: False (Based on the publicly available data from official U.S. sources, it appears that for the period from 2021 to 2024, that is, during Biden’s presidency, USAID provided Greece with approximately $2.5 million, not one billion dollars.) Did Greece Receive 1 Billion Dollars from USAID During Biden’s Presidency?

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