MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 01/28/2026

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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

MISLEADING	Claim via Social Media: “Ilhan Omar’s net worth jumped from below zero to $30 million since she joined Congress.” Snopes rating: Misleading (This is an old story. Omar did report a negative net worth in 2019, and her 2024 disclosure listed assets that could total up to $30 million; however, those valuations largely reflect estimated ranges for businesses partly owned by her husband, not her personal wealth. Her individual net worth could still be negative or modestly positive, and no exact figure can be determined from disclosure forms.) Contextualizing claim Ilhan Omar’s net worth jumped from below zero to $30M since joining Congress
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. … They’re professional troublemakers.” PolitiFact rating: False (Reporting, on-the-ground accounts, and expert analysis show that the protests are largely grassroots actions by local Minnesotans; claims that protesters are paid or professionally organized lack evidence and often rely on recycled or AI-generated misinformation.) Critics of Minnesota anti-ICE protests falsely call protesters paid Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Evan Kilgore is one of the Border Patrol agents who shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire! (Evan Kilgore is not a federal agent and he was at home in Ohio when federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.) Social media posts misidentify Alex Pretti shooter as Evan Kilgore
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: ICE protesters beat up staff at Minneapolis hotel Jan. 25, 2026 and police never came. Lead Stories rating: False ( A receptionist said that the hotel’s employees weren’t harmed and that the police were present during the protest.) Fact Check: Anti-ICE Protesters Did NOT Beat Up Staff At Minneapolis Hotel, NOT TRUE That ‘Police Never Came’
FALSE	(International: Philippines): Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia will abduct and jail the International Criminal Court (ICC) judges who are handling the case of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. Rappler rating: False FACT CHECK: Russia not planning to jail ICC judges over Duterte’s case

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