MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/09/2026

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 by former President Joe Biden (D): Border crossings were lower when he left office than when he entered office. FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (Monthly apprehensions were lower when Biden left office than when he took office, but total illegal border crossings during his presidency were significantly higher overall, with apprehensions in his final year more than double the level seen in the final year of Trump’s first term.) Biden Makes Flawed Comparisons with Trump Joe Biden Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Team USA figure skater Ilia Malinin received a message from U.S. President Donald Trump that Malinin said “was meant to shut me up.” Snopes rating: False (There is no such message) Did US figure skater Ilia Malinin receive threatening message from Trump?
FALSE	Claim by Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL): The Biden administration “reversed” a policy of deporting people in the country illegally who committed felonies. PolitiFact rating: False (The Biden administration changed immigration enforcement priorities and briefly attempted a 100-day pause on some deportations in 2021, but people who posed national security or public safety threats, including those convicted of serious crimes such as murder or rape, remained deportation priorities. In the final two years of Biden’s presidency, the administration deported more than 413,000 migrants, including about 158,665 with criminal charges or convictions.) No, Joe Biden didn’t reverse US policy to deport felony criminals Ashley Moody Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: On March 4, 2026, U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., wore a pin that read “Justice for Cricket” as he questioned then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, referring to the dog she said she shot in her autobiography. Snopes rating: True Rep. Jared Moskowitz wore ‘Justice for Cricket’ pin as he questioned Kristi Noem
FALSE	(International: Australia): Former prime minister Tony Abbott debated his opponents in parliament and on TV after undergoing “major surgery.” AAP rating: False (There’s no record of Mr Abbott undergoing surgery or appearing in the claimed debates.) Former PM Abbott the subject of political disinformation page

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