MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/04/2025 (Weekend Edition)

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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: NFL teams petitioned the NFL to replace Bad Bunny as the performer for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Fan Pages) Fact Check: Dallas, Kansas City, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Green Bay, Philadelphia, Denver, Or Any Team Did NOT Petition The NFL To Replace Bad Bunny In Super Bowl Halftime Show — Or Bob Seger
FALSE	Claim by JD Vance (R): “Democrats are threatening to shut down the entire government because they want to give hundreds of billions of dollars of health care benefits to illegal aliens.” Politifact rating: False (Immigrants in the U.S. illegally are generally ineligible for federally funded health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and subsidized private insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Democrats’ funding proposal would restore access to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplace for legal immigrants who will lose access once certain provisions of the Republicans’ tax and spending law take effect.) Republicans falsely tie shutdown to Democrats wanting health care for immigrants illegally in the
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A video of an Army general telling troops that they are not in Portland because it’s a war zone, but to distract from the Epstein files and protect President Trump is real. Lead Stories rating: False (It is an AI General) Fact Check: Video Of Army General Telling Troops They Are In Portland Only To Protect Trump From Epstein Files Is NOT Real — AI Made It
FALSE	(International: Japan): Japan doesn’t allow Muslims to become citizens and bans the “propagation of Islam”. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Japan doesn’t prohibit Muslims from becoming citizens and its constitution upholds the freedom of religious belief.) Claim Muslims are banned from becoming citizens is baseless \| AAP

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