MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 01/08/2026

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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TRUE	Claim via Social Media: On his first day as New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani repealed the city’s use of the antisemitism definition from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance and rules making it illegal to boycott Israeli businesses. Snopes rating: True (While Mamdani did revoke these executive orders, Mamdani’s target was all ongoing executive orders issued by former Mayor Eric Adams after Adams’ federal indictment on bribery and related charges. Mamdani revoked the orders based on their dates, without regard for policy, and as of this writing he already had reissued one of the Adams-era executive orders he revoked.) Why Mamdani revoked NYC’s use of IHRA antisemitism definition
BLATANT LIE	Claim by President Donald Trump (R): Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed. PolitiFact rating: False (There is no credible evidence that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was involved in the fatal shootings of a Minnesota state representative and her husband, or the non-fatal shootings of a state senator and his wife. Police charged 58-year-old Minnesota resident Vance Luther Boelter in the June attacks, which they said were politically motivated.) Trump amplifies conspiracy theory that Gov. Tim Walz ordered Minnesota lawmaker’s killing Donald Trump Rating
MISLEADING	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Venezuela “stole” U.S. oil in the past. PolitiFact rating: Misleading (Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in the 1970s after decades of foreign-company dominance, and U.S. firms were compensated; characterizing this as “stealing” strips the event of key legal and historical context.) Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: An image accurately showed that Minnesota day cares donated more than $35 million to political campaigns over the past two years. Snopes rating: False (The $35 million figure shown in the chart referred to Child Care Assistance Program funding received by day care providers, not political donations; no evidence supports claims of campaign contributions at that level, and the original poster later admitted the post was misinformation.) Posts claim Minnesota day cares donated $35M to political campaigns. Here’s the real story
FALSE	(International: India): Viral video shows an NDTV news bulletin where journalist Aditya Raj Kaul tells about 15 Indian army officers resigned within 72 hours BOOM Fact Check rating: False Deepfake Of Aditya Raj Kaul Saying Indian Army Officers Resigned Viral \| BOOM

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