MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 04/21/2026

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

FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “98.2% of drugs coming into the U.S. by ocean or sea have stopped.” Associated Press rating: False (The figure reflects a short-term drop in drug seizures between two months, not total trafficking; experts say it’s impossible to know how much drug flow is actually stopped.) FACT FOCUS: Trump says drug trafficking by sea is down 98.2%. The numbers don’t show that Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump called Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese “Airbus” in a real Truth Social post. Lead Stories rating: False (Made-Up Post) Fact Check: FAKE Trump Truth Social Post Calls Australian PM Anthony Albanese ‘Airbus’ — Fabricated Image
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: You can get vaccinated by eating foods like lettuce or tomatoes (“edible vaccines”). PolitiFact rating: False (There are no FDA-approved edible vaccines, and the concept has not progressed beyond experimental research; vaccines cannot currently be delivered through food.) You can’t get vaccinated from food. But here’s how plant science is helping vaccine research
MISLEADING	Claim by Ashley Gantt (D): Mid-decade redistricting is “illegal unconstitutional.” PolitiFact rating: Misleading (Mid-decade redistricting itself is not illegal, but drawing maps to intentionally favor a political party would violate the Florida Constitution.) Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say?
FALSE	(International: Lebanon): Apple removed the names of villages in Southern Lebanon from its maps application. Snopes rating: False Did Apple Maps ‘erase’ Lebanese town names? We investigated

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