MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/31/2025

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 CO2 Coalition: CO2 is not correlated with global temperatures. Science Feedback rating: Inaccurate (The role of carbon dioxide (CO2) in global warming: Scientific evidence clearly shows that rising CO2 levels in Earth’s atmosphere have been the driving force behind recent global warming, trapping excess heat through the greenhouse effect.) Global warming doesn’t mean everywhere is warming at the same rate, here’s why
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Richard Gere is leaving the United States because of Trump. Lead Stories rating: False (The actor announced the move as far back as April 2024 when Joe Biden was still President and the national conventions still had to happen. The stated reason for the move was that Gere’s wife is Spanish and he wanted to “live in her world” for at least a couple of years because she lived in his for several years.) Fact Check: Richard Gere Announced Leaving The United States For Spain Well Before Trump’s Election
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “We have automobile plants being built at levels we’ve never seen … and they’re going up fast.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (With one exception, these were reallocations of investments at existing facilities, not “plants being built.” Building a plant, or even increasing production at an existing plant, can take years. Automotive manufacturing construction increased substantially under Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden.) Are US car plants ‘being built at levels we’ve never seen’?
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Project 2025, a conservative policy blueprint for a Republican presidency, recommended government officials use encrypted messaging apps such as Signal to evade transparency and recordkeeping laws. Snopes rating: False (Project 2025 training videos do advise future political appointees to avoid creating a paper trail of communications that could be obtained through a public records request, but the recommendations involve talking to other staff in person, rather than using a specific messaging application.) No, Project 2025 doesn’t advise government officials to use Signal to avoid recordkeeping laws
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: claims General Motors has purportedly ended its relationship with Canadian parts makers Check Your Fact rating: False (Originated as satire) FACT CHECK: No, General Motors Has Not Ended Its Relationship With Canadian Parts Makers
FALSE	(International: Germany): In March 2025, Germany shut down production of Tesla vehicles. Snopes rating: False No, Germany is not shutting down Tesla production

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