MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/18/2025

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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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The shooting suspect in the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson, donated to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign. Snopes rating: False (Wrong person) Posts falsely claim Charlie Kirk shooting suspect was a Trump donor
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Adam Sandler read a text message from Charlie Kirk that said, “They’re watching me. If I fall, don’t let my voice die.” Lead Stories rating: False (No Such Text) Fact Check: Adam Sandler Did NOT Reveal Final Text Message From Charlie Kirk — It’s A Clickbait Formula Using Several Celebrity Name
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk once said that if he had a 10-year-old daughter who became pregnant after being raped, he would want her to deliver the baby. Snopes rating: True (The question was a hypothetical, although Kirk did have an infant daughter at the time.) Charlie Kirk once said he would want a 10-year-old daughter who was raped to deliver the baby
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Authentic photo shows Ted Cruz painting over “RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES” graffiti. Lead Stories rating: False (The image has been edited. The original image was shared on social media by Cruz and showed him painting over graffiti that said “F— Charlie Kirk”.) Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Cover Over Graffiti That Said “Release The Epstein Files” — The Photo Was Edited, The Graffiti Cruz Painted Over Said “F— Charlie Kirk”
FALSE	(International: Australia): Oil isn’t a fossil fuel. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Petroleum oil is derived from organisms that lived millions of years ago, and is therefore a fossil fuel.) False oil claim resurfaces in social media videos \| AAP

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