MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/20/2025

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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

FALSE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. President Donald Trump’s October 2025 ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza was the “exact deal” brokered by former President Joe Biden. Snopes rating: False (While Biden and Trump’s deals shared similarities, they differed in how quickly Hamas and Israel had to swap captives. Under Trump’s plan, Hamas released all remaining Israeli hostages within a week, in exchange for 1,700 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel without charge and 250 convicted prisoners. Biden’s plan, in contrast, involved releasing captives in stages.) Rumor claims Trump used Biden’s ‘exact deal’ to end war in Gaza. That’s not true
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (At least two U.S. presidents — Theodore Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter, personally conducted negotiations that led to peace agreements between warring nations. Both negotiations resulted in Nobel Prizes for some of the participants. Several other presidents saw peace agreements hammered out on their watch by officials they had appointed.) No, Donald Trump isn’t the first US president to solve a war Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado dedicated her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump. Snopes.com rating: True (In an X post, Machado dedicated her prize to “the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause.”) Did María Corina Machado dedicate her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows Portland, Oregon, city council members refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Lead Stories rating: False (This video clip was not filmed in Oregon. It shows the city council chambers of Portland, Maine.) Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portland, Oregon City Council Members Refusing To Stand For Pledge Of Allegiance — Footage From Portland, Maine
FALSE	(International: Israel): A video shows a luxury BMW M4 driving through Gaza to celebrate the end of the “Gaza Genocide.” DW Fact Check rating: False (The video predates current events and was posted in May 2025; the car’s value was also exaggerated.) DW Fact Check: Gaza ceasefire disinformation — Israeli hostages freed, IDF withdrawal, and more

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