Item: MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/09/2025
Rating: Right
Author: Media Bias Fact Check

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

FALSE	Claim by JD Vance (R): Tens of millions of unauthorized immigrants receive federal health benefits. Gigafact rating: False (Unauthorized immigrants are barred from enrolling in federally funded health programs, with only limited emergency Medicaid exceptions.) Unauthorized immigrants do not receive tens of millions in federal health benefits
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Videos displaying alleged newscasts authentically reported that criminals were using syringes to inject HIV-infected blood into toilet paper rolls at supermarkets and public restrooms. Snopes.com rating: False (Fabricated claim) Unraveling HIV toilet paper rumor claiming criminals use needles to contaminate public restrooms
TRUE	Claim by North Carolina Pharmacy Board: North Carolina requires a prescription for a COVID vaccine. WCNC rating: True (In North Carolina, without a prescription, you cannot get a COVID-19 vaccine, no matter what your age is or what your conditions are.) What states do you need a prescription for a COVID vaccine? VERIFY
MISLEADING	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Trump’s bill increases rural hospital funding by 50%. AP Fact Check rating: Misleading (The law sets aside $10B annually for rural care but cuts $1.2T in federal spending, mostly Medicaid, leaving hospitals with more uninsured patients and projected losses up to $137B over a decade.) A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. during Senate hearing
FALSE	(International: Philippines): President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos has endorsed an investment platform in partnership with Elon Musk. VERA Files rating: Fake Video of Marcos endorsing ‘trading program with Elon Musk’ AI-MANIPULATED

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