MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/21/2025

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 Brooke Rollins: A $600,000 federal grant went to study “menstrual cycles in transgender men.” Politifact rating: False (The grant funded research into the use of natural fibers, such as wool and cotton, in menstrual hygiene products. The grant mentioned transgender men once, saying they may also menstruate.The grant’s education component sought to offer workshops about menstruation to young girls and women.) USDA grant funded research into all-natural menstrual products, not trans menstrual cycles
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Claims Warren Buffett purportedly said, ‘President Trump [is] making [the] best financial decisions in 50 years’ Check Your Fact rating: False (An advanced search of Buffett’s verified X account @WarrenBuffett does not generate the purported remark, and there is no other evidence suggesting Buffett made the purported remark.) FACT CHECK: No, Warren Buffett Did Not Say ‘Trump Is Making The Best Financial Decisions In 50 Years’
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: The U.S. Department of Defense in early 2025 removed a webpage about Ira Hayes, a Marine and Pima Nation member best known for being one of the six men who raised a U.S. flag on Iwo Jima during WWII. Snopes rating: True (Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the removal and archiving of all “DoD news articles, photos, and videos promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), including content related to critical race theory, gender ideology, and identity-based programs.”) Yes, DOD removed pages about Native American Iwo Jima veteran Ira Hayes
BLATANT LIE	Claim by RFK Jr.: “A lot of studies” show that getting measles “boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease.” Politifact rating: False (Dangerous misinformation as there’s no conclusive evidence that measles boosts long-term immunity against diseases, and its risks outweigh the mild side effects of vaccination.) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says measles infection may have benefits, but there’s no conclusive evidence
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Kash Patel has ordered investigations of 13 Congressional Democrats for inciting violence against the President Lead Stories rating: False (Originated as satire) Fact Check: Satirical Meme Said Kash Patel Ordered Investigation Into Congressional Democrats For Inciting Violence Against President
FALSE	(International: Australia): Opposition Leader Peter Dutton described social security indexation as “wasteful spending”. AAP rating: False (The opposition leader did not say social security indexation was wasteful spending.) Labor falsely accuses Dutton of attack on automatic welfare increases

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