MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/20/2025

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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

TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Each ICE deportation costs taxpayers at least $17,000. Gigafact rating: True (ICE reports an average minimum cost of $17,121 for arresting, detaining, and deporting someone, though independent estimates such as Penn Wharton place true costs much higher, averaging about $70,236.) Does each ICE deportation cost taxpayers at least $17,000?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Every boat we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives.” AP Fact Check rating: False (Trump’s claim is mathematically impossible; overdose deaths are far lower than the totals implied, there is no verified cargo data, no empirical model supports the estimate, and most fentanyl enters the U.S. overland, not by sea.) FACT FOCUS: There’s no proof each strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives, as Trump claims Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: During a press gaggle on Air Force One, U.S. President Donald Trump said “Quiet, piggy!” to a reporter asking about the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Snopes.com rating: True (A Trump official said: “This reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way towards her colleagues on the plane. If you’re going to give it, you have to be able to take.” The official did not provide any evidence of inappropriate behavior by the reporter.) Did Trump call a reporter ‘piggy’ on Air Force One?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Kash Patel, Elon Musk, Caitlin Clark, Stephen Colbert, and Joy Behar and other celebs pay down kids school lunch debts. Lead Stories rating: False (Fake) Fact Check: Kash Patel And A Dozen Other Prominent Americans Are NOT Paying Off Hundreds Of Thousands In Student Lunch Debt — It’s Web Traffic-Baiting ‘Viet Spam’
FALSE	(International: India): This video shows a Gen Z protest after the Bihar election results. The Quint rating: False Zubeen Garg’s Funeral Clip Viral as ‘Gen Z’ Protest in Bihar After NDA Win

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