MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/04/2026

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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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A photo authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump pointing and yelling at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Snopes rating: Fake Is image of Trump yelling at Hegseth in Oval Office real?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Photos show that Austin Tucker Martin, who was shot and killed trying to breach Mar-a-Lago with a gun, is transgender. Lead Stories rating: False (Wrong person) Fact Check: Mislabeled Photos Do NOT Show Austin Tucker Martin Or Demonstrate He Was Transgender — Unidentified Person
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Chris Murphy (D): “There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there’s not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Although some U.S. airstrikes have helped improve political conditions, experts said airstrikes alone are generally not enough to bring about regime change. Usually, airstrikes combined with ground troops have a better likelihood of regime change success.) Have missile strikes without ground troops ever brought about regime change? Chris Murphy Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: In 2023, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, then a senator, wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal titled “Trump’s Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars.” Snopes rating: True (Yes, he wrote it.) Vance once wrote an op-ed claiming Trump’s best foreign policy during first term was ‘not starting any wars’
FALSE	(International: Japan): New Japanese PM announces anti-Islam laws in February 2026. AFP rating: False Clips misrepresented as Takaichi’s order to expel foreign nationals

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