MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/08/2025 (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): “Before the ninth month of my presidency I stopped eight wars.” PolitiFact rating: False (Trump brokered some temporary peace deals, but many conflicts resumed, and his role was limited in others.) Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: In October 2025, after summer storms severely affected areas of the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump, a Republican, approved Federal Emergency Management Assistance disaster relief aid for affected red states but denied assistance to blue states. Snopes rating: True (Trump approved storm-related disaster relief requests from three red states and denied them from three blue states in October. He also approved a major disaster declaration for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota, a blue state. As a tribe, the Leech Lake Band is entitled to request funding separate from the state where it is located.) Trump’s FEMA disaster aid approvals fell largely along party lines in October 2025
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: NYC Mayor Elect Mamdani Announces bitcoin tax on all New Yorkers. Lead Stories rating: False (Made-up claim) Fact Check: NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani Did NOT Announce Bitcoin Tax On All New Yorkers — It’s AI Slop
FALSE	(International: South Korea): South Korean government building only raised the Chinese flag during APEC. AFP Fact Check rating: False Chinese flag flown outside South Korean govt building for state visit, not APEC summit

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