MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/12/2025 (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 by John Kennedy (R): Democrats demanded $3.6 million in funding for “cooking classes and dance focus groups for Haitian male prostitutes” to reopen the U.S. government in fall 2025. Snopes rating: False (No evidence supports this claim; the figure originated from unsubstantiated testimony, and no such funding exists in U.S. or PEPFAR records.) Fact Check: Democrats Did NOT Demand $3.6 Million in ‘Cooking Classes and Dance Focus Groups for Haitian Male Prostitutes’ to End the 2025 Shutdown John Kennedy Rating
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Study finds coffee could help Americans live longer. WCNC rating: Mostly True (but, no more than 2-3 cups per day in the AM and do not add too many creams and sugars.) Study links coffee to longer lifespan, better health
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An image authentically showed protesters in Portland, Oregon, dangling donuts on strings in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Snopes rating: False (The image circulated onlince since at least 2014 and showed protesters in Toronto, Canada, dangling donuts in front of Toronto Police Service officers.) Don’t be lured by image showing Portland protesters ‘ICE fishing’
MOSTLY TRUE	(International: United Kingdom): Like every Labour government in history, the previous Labour government left unemployment higher than they found it. Full Fact rating: Mostly True (This is true of most Labour governments, including the two covered by current data. But historic data shows unemployment did fall during the Labour minority government of 1924.) Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record aren’t quite right—here’s why – Full Fact

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