MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/27/2025 (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 by Donald Trump (R): Coal is “clean, beautiful coal.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Burning coal releases more CO₂ than any other fossil fuel and emits sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulates that harm health; it is not cleaner than alternatives like natural gas or renewables.) Trump Misleads on Climate Change and Renewables at U.N.
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Netflix Co-founder and Chairman Reed Hastings donated $2 million to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting campaign. Snopes rating: True (State campaign finance records showed Hastings donated $2 million in late August to support redistricting efforts in California.) Netflix’s Reed Hastings donated $2M to Newsom redistricting campaign
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: EVs are prone to spontaneously bursting into flames and are more dangerous than gasoline cars. Science Feedback rating: False (Data shows EV fires are rare; EVs are several times less likely to catch fire than combustion vehicles.) Do electric vehicles catch fire more often?
FALSE	(International: Nepal): Video shows protesters in Nepal shot by a police water cannon. AFP Fact Check rating: False Footage of French rallies falsely linked to Nepal clashes

Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact-checks by third-party fact-checkers. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.