MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 12/15/2025

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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: In mid-December 2025, the official White House X account posted an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump as a Minecraft character. Snopes rating: True (Yes, this is real) White House really posted image of Trump as Minecraft character
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Photo shows $45 million in freshly-printed cash sent by the United States to the Taliban in Afghanistan on a chartered flight on December 8, 2025 Lead Stories rating: False (The photo used to make the claim was published in 2023 in a report about United Nations cash shipments to Afghanistan as humanitarian aid. The UN — not the US — has sent nearly $3 billion in cash to the country since the Taliban regained control in 2021. An inspector general report did conclude that some of the money, which was sent for relief groups, did come from US contributions and some of it ended up with the Taliban.) Fact Check: The U.S. Did NOT Send $45 Million In Cash To The Taliban In Afghanistan On December 8, 2025 — Old Photo Used
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Somalians ripped off [Minnesota] for billions of dollars, billions. Every year, billions of dollars and they contribute nothing. The welfare is like 88%.” FactCheck.org rating: False (The White House provided no evidence for either of those figures.) Probing Trump’s Verbal Attack on Somalis Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: CNN refused to talk about a video showing missile strikes on a “runner” near a church during the Obama administration Lead Stories rating: False (Came from a Video Game) Fact Check: Video Game Footage Showing Strike On ‘Runner’ Near Church Predates Obama Administration — And CNN Did Write About The Game
FALSE	(International: Japan): Japanese researchers at Kyoto University announced in December 2025 that they invented a coin-sized generator that creates 24/7 electricity “out of thin air.” Snopes rating: False Don’t waste your energy on claim about tiny Japanese generators pulling electricity from air

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