MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/09/2025 (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: “Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.” PolitiFact rating: False (Apple did not remove International Women’s Day from its calendar app. The holiday never was featured there, the company said.) Apple didn’t remove International Women’s Day from its calendar app — it was never there
TRUE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Border crossings were the lowest ever recorded in February. WCNC rating: True (When looking at the southwest border crossings, the U.S. Border Patrol stated they had 8,326 encounters this February, the lowest since the department started keeping track in 2000. A year before, when Biden was in office, there were 189,913 encounters at the southwest border.) Fact-checking Trump’s speech to Congress \| VERIFY Donald Trump Rating
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Doctors treating measles patients in Texas are getting “very, very good results” from cod liver oil, budesonide (a steroid) and clarithromycin (an antibiotic). FactCheck.org rating: Unsupported (While vitamin A is sometimes used as a supportive measure, it is not a replacement for vaccination, and the other suggested treatments are not specific or recommended for measles.) RFK Jr. Misleads on Vitamin A, Unsupported Therapies for Measles
FALSE	(International: South Korea): Claim by thepeoplesvoice.tv: South Korea Issued an emergency mRNA warning: “6 Billion People Now Have VAIDS” Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: South Korea mRNA Warning Story NOT Confirmed By Cited Source — NO Mention Of ‘6 Billion People’ With ‘VAIDS’ People’s Voice Rating

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