MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 04/24/2025

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: A screenshot authentically shows a “Fox News Sunday” chyron quoting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as saying, “It’s probably a crime to accuse the president of committing a crime after he breaks the law.” Snopes rating: False (Originated as Satire) Pam Bondi didn’t say, ‘It’s probably a crime to accuse the president of committing a crime after he breaks the law’
TRUE	Claim by Moms Demand Action: “Gun violence is the leading killer of college-aged people in the U.S.” Politifact rating: True (Accidental deaths ranked No. 1 for people ages 18 to 25 in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Firearms were the “leading mechanism.” Firearms were also the leading mechanism of death for every age in that bracket except 24 and 25, for which drug poisoning deaths exceeded firearm deaths.) Firearm-related deaths are No. 1 killer of college-age people, data shows
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: President Donald Trump posted a “Happy Easter” message to social media in which he attacked “Radical Left Lunatics,” “WEAK and INEFFECTIVE judges”, and former president Joe Biden Lead Stories rating: True (Authentic Post on Truth Social) Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post an Easter Message to ‘Radical Left Lunatics’, Judges, Biden in 2025
FALSE	(International: Canada): Pierre Poilievre said he wished to join Donald Trump’s “war against woke” AFP Fact Check rating: False Fake Pierre Poilievre quote spreads online

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