MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 12/09/2025

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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

UNPROVEN	Claim by Kristi Noem (R): “Fifty percent” of Minnesota’s visas and immigration programs are fraudulent. Snopes rating: Unproven (Noem cited no data, and DHS would not clarify what types of visas or programs she meant. The only available metric — a September 2025 USCIS investigation in Minneapolis–St. Paul — found issues in at most 27.5% of reviewed cases, not 50%. Without verifiable evidence or defined categories, the claim cannot be confirmed.) Are 50% of Minnesota visas and programs fraudulent? Investigating Kristi Noem’s claim
BLATANT LIE	Claim by The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): The U.S. is unusual in recommending a hepatitis B dose at birth. PolitiFact rating: False (Most of the world does this. The CDC reports that 116 of 194 WHO member states recommend universal hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination. Denmark does not, but Denmark also has universal prenatal care, centralized health records, and higher screening rates — conditions not matched in the U.S.) Hepatitis B vaccine debate at ACIP: Four fact-checkable moments CDC Rating
FALSE	Claim by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: The Pentagon inspector general report is a “total exoneration” showing “no classified information was shared” and that the “case is closed.” FactCheck.org rating: False (The IG agreed Hegseth had authority to declassify information, but found his messages “created a risk to operational security,” could have allowed adversaries to evade U.S. strikes, and posed potential danger to U.S. pilots. The report also found policy violations: transmitting sensitive operational details over Signal on a personal phone, exposing them to an uncleared journalist, and failing to preserve required federal records.) Pentagon Inspector General Report Not ‘Total Exoneration’ for Hegseth
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Real video shows anti-ICE protester who hit an officer with a trash can sentenced to six month in jail and a $10,000 fine. Lead Stories rating: False (AI-Generated) Fact Check: Video Of Anti-ICE Protester Sentenced To Six Months In Jail And $10,000 Fine For Throwing Trash Can At Officer Is NOT Real
FALSE	(International: Australia): Pauline Hanson is suing Anthony Albanese in a US court over her senate suspension for wearing a burqa on the floor of parliament. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The story is fake and based on made-up quotes._ Foreign Facebook pages behind false swimmer LGBTIQ quotes pivot to fake news about Hanson, PM \| AAP

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