MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/11/2025

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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 by the US Energy Department: “Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.” Politifact Rating: False (Wind energy infrastructure doesn’t produce power if the air isn’t moving, and solar doesn’t generate power if the sun’s not out. But that doesn’t mean that either source of energy is “worthless” during those periods. Once produced, energy generated from wind and solar can be stored in batteries or in larger pieces of infrastructure such as reservoirs. Even without storage, wind or solar power is able to handle electricity demand in real time, adding to the power mix in states as diverse as Texas, California and Iowa.) No, wind and solar power aren’t ‘worthless’ when there’s no wind or sun Energy Department Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Authentic image shows a real TV graphic describing a Black suspect as having “dark white skin” Lead Stories rating: False (Made up. They never said it.) Fact Check: Cleveland Fox Affiliate Did NOT Describe A Black Murder Suspect As Having ‘Dark White Skin’
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: In September 2025, social media posts authentically showed a drawing from Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th-birthday album that appeared to depicted scenes of him handing candy and balloons to children and receiving a massage from multiple women. Snopes rating: True (The drawing was part of a 2003 album of birthday messages for Epstein that the House Oversight Committee released on Sept. 8, 2025. As of this writing, it was unclear who drew the image.) Real drawing in Epstein ‘birthday book’ appears to show him giving candy to children
FALSE	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “The only confusion I expressed is exactly how many lives were saved. I don’t think anybody knows that” (re: COVID-19 vaccines). AP Fact Check rating: False (Studies estimate nearly 20 million deaths were prevented in the first year alone, with continued protection against severe illness and death. WHO found vaccines reduced deaths in Europe by 57%, saving at least 1.4 million lives.) A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. during Senate hearing
FALSE	(International: Philippines): Philippine government orders ban on e-commerce sites. AFP Fact Check rating: False Philippine govt dismisses hoax shutdown order on e-commerce giants

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