MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 04/23/2025

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: The U.S. Coast Guard found a brother of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, named Matthew, on board a boat carrying $1.2 million worth of fentanyl Lead Stories rating: False (Satire Origin and spread by the gullible) Fact Check: AOC’s Brother Was NOT Caught With Fentanyl on a Boat — Story Started as Satire
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Michael Lawler (R): “If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.” Politifact rating: Mostly True (If the Trump-era tax cuts expire, the resulting tax increase would be the largest in peacetime. The increase would be the largest in dollar amount, though economists use GDP to measure tax increases.) Putting claim about “largest tax increase” in context
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart is the genuine author of a quote comparing her past criminal convictions to allegations of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second administration engaging in insider trading. Snopes rating: False (Labeled Satire) Martha Stewart quote comparing her crimes to allegations of Trump’s insider trading is not real
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): Authentic security camera footage showed U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer kissing Waheed Alli, a television entrepreneur and prominent supporter of the governing Labour Party Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows UK PM Keir Starmer ‘Kissing’ Labour Donor Waheed Alli

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