MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/23/2025 (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 via Social Media: “70% of undocumented immigrants arrested by ICE under Trump were convicted or charged with a crime.” GigaFact rating: False (TRAC data shows 72% of people in ICE detention had no criminal conviction as of Sept. 21, 2025. Chicago case records from “Operation Midway Blitz” show 97% of those arrested had no criminal record. Available evidence does not support the 70% claim.) Fact Check: Are 70% of undocumented immigrants arrested by ICE under Trump convicted or charged with a crime?
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim via Social Media: The administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden spent $42.45 billion on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program that has connected no one to the internet. Snopes rating: Mostly True (While the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program hadn’t connected anyone to the internet yet as of November 2025, it was expected to begin doing so within the next year.) Has Biden’s $42B broadband equity program connected no one to the internet?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Government jobs were going up, real jobs were going down” under Biden. Factcheck.org Rating: False (Private-sector jobs increased every year during Biden’s presidency, rising by 14.3 million (11.8%). Government jobs rose more slowly (8.3%). Trump’s claim reverses the real trend.) Trump Misrepresents Biden’s Job Numbers Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Ukraine): Zelensky put $500M of his own money into a ski resort in Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains. Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Zelenskyy Invested $500 Million, $1.5 Billion ‘Of His Own Money’ In Ski Resort In Western Ukraine — Project’s Developer Denies His Involvement

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