MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/21/2026 (Weekend Edition)

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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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Donald Trump was honored for helping “inner city Black youths.” AFP Fact Check rating: False (He has not. Trump has led a campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs since his return to office, and in early February faced backlash for posting a video depicting former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes.) Posts misrepresenting Trump’s Ellis Island Medal of Honor resurface online
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Congressman Randy Fine posted on x “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” Lead Stories rating: True (That is exactly what he said) Fact Check: Rep. Randy Fine DID Say On X That ‘The Choice Between Dogs And Muslims Is Not A Difficult One’
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: The word “jerky” in Jeffrey Epstein’s federal case files is coded language for human meat. Snopes.com rating: False (Emails contained grocery shopping lists for Epstein with familiar items, beef jerky included, as well as mentions of buying grass-fed beef jerky, interest in turkey jerky, and purchasing steak for a chef, or other people, to make homemade beef jerky for Epstein.) Epstein files’ references to ‘jerky’ fuel cannibalism claims. The records tell a different story
FALSE	(International: India): Video shows PM Modi saying that the destruction of Indian Rafale jets by Pakistan impacted India’s reputation on the global stage. boomlive.in rating: False Video Of PM Modi Accepting IAF Rafale Defeat To Pakistan Is A Deepfake \| BOOM

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