MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/13/2025 (Weekend Edition)

Fact Check Search

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 Secret Service agent standing with Donald Trump after he was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, was also standing close to Charlie Kirk when he was fatally shot in Orem, Utah, on September 10, 2025. Lead Stories rating: False (Not the same guy) Fact Check: No Evidence Secret Service Agent Standing With Donald Trump After Butler Shooting Was Standing With Charlie Kirk When Shot
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s final words before being fatally shot were: “Counting or not counting gang violence?” Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Yes, Charlie Kirk’s last words were, ‘Counting or not counting gang violence?’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Elon Musk stepped in and pledge to pay all living and educational expenses for the children of Charlie Kirk. Lead Stories rating: False (AI-generated) Fact Check: Story About Elon Musk Pledging To Pay Expenses Of Charlie Kirk’s Children Originated On Vietnamese Clickbait Farm
FALSE	(International: Nepal): Former Nepal PM Jhalanath Khanal’s Rabi Laxmi Chitrakar dies. Boom Live rating: False Ex Nepal PM’s Wife Alive But Critical; India Media Misreport \| BOOM

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