MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/14/2026 (Weekend Edition)

Fact Check Search

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

BLATANT LIE	Claim by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin: The endangerment finding enabled “electric vehicle mandates.” AP Fact Check rating: False (There was no federal mandate requiring consumers to purchase electric vehicles; Biden-era rules set emissions standards and a nonbinding goal for EV adoption, but did not require a specific vehicle type.) A look at false claims made by the Trump administration as it revokes a key scientific finding EPA Rating
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim via Social Media: On Dec. 6, 2018, when the FBI announced it would begin investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for suspected sex trafficking, he ordered barrels of sulfuric acid. Snopes.com rating: Mostly True (Emails and documents from the batch of published files related to the Epstein case refer to the chemical several times, including in 2013, in the context of water desalinization, which would have been necessary on his island Little St. James.) Epstein ordered sulfuric acid on same day FBI opened probe. Files show mundane reason
FALSE	Claim amplified by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump: “In the 2020 election, Pennsylvania sent out 1,823,148 mail-in ballots but received back around 2.5 million mail-in ballots.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Pennsylvania’s official 2020 report shows 2,673,272 mail-in ballot applications were approved for the general election and 2,273,490 mail-in votes were cast; the viral claim mixes primary-election figures with general-election totals.) Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim
FALSE	(International: Philippines): Cases of Nipah virus confirmed in Philippines; classes have been suspended. AFP Fact Check rating: False False posts about Nipah virus prey on fear of spread in Philippines

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