MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/10/2025

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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 via Social Media: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson deployed salt trucks to keep U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents out of the city in early September 2025. Snopes rating: False (A spokesperson for the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation said it deployed the salt trucks spotted in online videos between Sept. 5 and 7 to “support public safety efforts” at planned events. It was unclear at the time of this writing whether the city would use its salt trucks to deter federal agents or immigration enforcement actions in the future.) Disproving claim Chicago used salt trucks to block ICE from city
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: President Trump signed into law an exemption of federal income taxes on anyone who earns under $120,000 per year. Lead Stories rating: False (No Such Break) Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Sign A Law Eliminating Income Taxes On Anyone Earning Less Than $120,000
MISLEADING	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.” PolitiFact rating: Misleading (The White House cited a quarterly set of federal government wage statistics. This shows that median wages rose by a cumulative $546 during the first two quarters of 2025. A different set of statistics — which economists consider more accurate because they come from a much larger sample — shows a significantly smaller rise for the average U.S. worker’s pay over that period, about $121. When inflation is factored in, workers’ take-home pay rose by even less — about $26 during the first six months of 2025.) Have US workers gained $500 in wages this year? One measure shows this, others don’t. Donald Trump Rating
MISLEADING	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: He never blamed school shootings on antidepressants. AP Fact Check rating: Misleading (While he didn’t say SSRIs cause shootings outright, he suggested NIH is studying whether antidepressants contribute to violence.) A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. during Senate hearing
FALSE	(International: Australia): Trump called Albanese ‘not very smart’ after phone call on Truth Social AFP Fact Check rating: False Fabricated Trump post harpooning Albanese fools Australian users

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