MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/02/2025 (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 Kristi Noem (R): “No American citizens have been arrested or detained” during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Multiple lawsuits, DHS statements, and news reports show that numerous U.S. citizens have been detained or arrested by federal immigration agents, including during Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. A ProPublica investigation identified at least 170 cases nationwide of U.S. citizens detained under Trump’s second term.) Kristi Noem said immigration agents haven’t arrested or detained US citizens. That’s Pants on Fire!
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Julian Brown, a 22-year-old inventor from Atlanta, Georgia, has officially developed and demonstrated PLASTOLINE, a clean-burning alternative fuel derived from plastic waste. DigitEye rating: True (Julian Brown’s PLASTOLINE has been successfully demonstrated by him. Other media outlets have also reported about this.) Did Julian Brown, 22, develop PLASTOLINE, clean-burning alternative fuel from plastic waste? Fact Check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows a woman robbing a white woman because President Trump cut food subsidy transfers to EBT cards during the 2025 government shutdown. Lead Stories rating: False (Off By 3 Years) Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Woman ‘Robbing a White Woman Because Trump Cut Food Stamps on EBT’ — Video Shows 2022 Incident
FALSE	(International: Australia): Atmospheric carbon dioxide can’t warm the earth’s surface because heat only goes up. Australian Associated Press rating: False (CO2 transfers heat in all directions, including downwards, through radiation.) False ‘heat only rises’ claim defies climate science \| AAP

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