MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 12/31/2025

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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: U.S. Department of Justice released an FBI tip in which a complainant alleged President Donald Trump witnessed her uncle kill her newborn child and dispose of the body in Lake Michigan when she was 13 and being trafficked for sex by Jeffrey Epstein. Snopes rating: True (Although the document is real, its claims have not been substantiated.) FBI tip alleged Trump witnessed Epstein victim’s baby being killed, dumped in Lake Michigan
MISLEADING	Claim by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Menopausal hormone therapy has “profound long-term health benefits” and is “life-saving” for women’s heart and brain health. FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (Hormone therapy is effective for treating menopausal symptoms, but evidence does not support its use for long-term prevention of cardiovascular disease or dementia.) Makary, RFK Jr. Exaggerate Chronic Disease Benefits of Menopausal Hormone Therapy
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Fox News host Jesse Watters said, “If Trump had been president during the Civil War, we would’ve won it,” as seen on a chyron on the news channel. Snopes rating: False (Labeled Satire) Did Fox News’ Jesse Watters say, ‘If Trump had been president during the Civil War, we would’ve won it’?
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): The video shows a Christmas tree being recently set on fire by Muslims in the United Kingdom. The Quint rating: False Old, Unrelated Video Shared as Christmas Tree Set on Fire in United Kingdom

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