MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/25/2025

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

FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “engaged in election interference by campaigning” in Pennsylvania for former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Politifact rating: False (On Sept. 22, 2024, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a Scranton, Pennsylvania, ammunition plant to thank its workers, with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was a surrogate for vice president and then-Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Legal experts said that doesn’t constitute “foreign election interference,” which typically includes “covert, fraudulent or deceptive acts.” Zelenskyy’s meeting with Shapiro was not a campaign event for either the governor or Harris.) Was Zelenskyy’s Pennsylvania visit ‘election interference’? Why experts say no
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Leaked J.D. Vance audio in which he criticizes Elon Musk is authentic. Lead Stories rating: False (AI Audio) Fact Check: Leaked J.D. Vance Audio With Musk Criticism Is AI According To Detection Tool
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: In March 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed references of the Holocaust from its website. Snopes rating: True (U.S. Department of Defense removed at least three webpages related to the persecution and murder of Jews by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.) DOD removed pages that referenced the Holocaust, then restored at least one
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump has a copy of the Bitcoin whitepaper up in the Oval Office. Lead Stories rating: False (It is a fake. Trump put up the Declaration of Independence.) Fact Check: Edited Video Shows Bitcoin Whitepaper On Oval Office Wall — Trump Actually Put Up Declaration Of Independence
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Tesla permanently closed its Manhattan location. Lead Stories rating: False (Still Open) Fact Check: Tesla Showroom In Manhattan Has NOT Closed Permanently As Of March 19, 2025
FALSE	(International: Canada): Why was Canada’s new Liberal woke Prime Minister Mark Carney on Epstein Island with Ghislaine Maxwell & Tom Hanks The Quint rating: False (He wasn’t) AI-Generated Image of Mark Carney With Tom Hanks and Ghislaine Maxwell Viral

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