MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/28/2025

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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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Elon Musk acquired Donald Trump’s Truth Social for $10 billion in November 2025. Lead Stories rating: False (The screenshot claiming Trump announced the sale was fabricated. The X user who posted it admitted it was created “to entertain.” Searches of Truth Social, Google News, and Yahoo News show no evidence Musk purchased Truth Social, and such a deal would have generated major coverage.) Elon Musk did not acquire Donald Trump’s Truth Social for $10B
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. Department of Homeland Security detained White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s brother’s ex-fiancee, Brazilian national Bruna Caroline Ferreira. Snopes rating: True Here’s the evidence ICE detained Karoline Leavitt’s brother’s ex-fiancee
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Chiropractor Bryan Ardis: “Nicotine cures Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis, and is a treatment for autism.” Science Feedback rating: Unsupported (No scientific evidence shows nicotine cures these diseases. Small or flawed studies are misrepresented, and large high-quality studies show no benefit for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, autism, or multiple sclerosis. Limited evidence suggests nicotine may slightly improve ulcerative colitis symptoms but not better than standard treatments and with significant side effects.) No evidence for chiropractor Bryan Ardis’ claim that nicotine cures Parkinson’s and other diseases
FALSE	(International: Australia): The coalition cut $20 million a year from Foodbank funding. AAP rating: False (While Foodbank’s federal funding fell, it was not in the region of $20 million annually.) Albanese overstates coalition Foodbank cuts

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