MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/19/2025 (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 Donald Trump (R): He sent National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland to “fight crime” and because Chicago is the “murder capital of the world” and Portland “is burning to the ground.”FactCheck.org Rating: False (Chicago has a high number of murders but not the highest murder rate in the U.S. or the world, and Portland is not “burning.” The president’s troop deployments, blocked or limited by courts, were justified under disputed claims of rebellion or inability to enforce federal law. Judges found “insufficient evidence” of a rebellion or danger thereof, ruling that protests did not impede federal law enforcement operations.) Q&A on Trump’s Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: A graph showing “loan locks” for non-permanent residents applying for FHA mortgages proves that immigrants overpaying for homes has inflated U.S. housing prices. Lead Stories rating: False (Non-permanent residents who applied for FHA loans were “not a major factor in the vast majority of local housing markets in the U.S.,” according to a researcher with the company that produced the graph. A recent rise in the share of FHA loans to non-permanent residents is “partly a denominator effect,” because fewer U.S. citizens were applying for FHA loans, the researcher said.) Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Prove Immigrants Overpaying For Houses With FHA Loans Inflated U.S. Housing Prices
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: After release from Hamas captivity, Alexander Turbanov said “Your kindness has been engraved in my conscience forever.” Lead Stories rating: False (Made Up Quote) Fact Check: Israeli Prisoner Alexander ‘Turbanov’ Did NOT Make a Statement About Captors’ Kindness — Wrong Name And Made-Up Quote
FALSE	(International: Afghanistan): Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi stated that the alleged persecution of Indian Muslims is an internal matter for India and does not concern Afghanistan. Boom Live rating: False No, Afghan Minister Did Not Call Persecution Of Indian Muslims India’s ‘Internal Matter’ \| BOOM

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