MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/30/2026 (Weekend Edition)

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 via Social Media: North Carolina “processed 1,031,350 duplicate voter registrations.” PolitiFact rating: Misleading (More than 1 million already-registered North Carolinians submitted duplicate registration applications, but they were not added to the voter rolls a second time and state officials said the duplicates had no relationship to the 2024 election results.) Did North Carolina ‘process’ more than 1 million duplicate voter registrations?
MISLEADING	Claim by Senate Leadership Fund: “Roy Cooper let 3,500 criminals out on the street; 18 of them were murders.” FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (North Carolina did release 3,500 prisoners after a COVID-19 court settlement, but Cooper had resisted releases, and the cited “18” refers to people later charged with murder, not prisoners who were murderers at release.) Ad Attacking Cooper Makes False Connection to Murder
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A graphic showing “Parental Child Homicides by Gender of Perpetrator” is based on a real 2016 paper by “Ribaux, L., et al.” Lead Stories rating: Fake (The cited paper does not exist in the journal issue named in the graphic, and Lead Stories found no article by Ribaux or any article with that title or topic.) Fact Check: FAKE Graphic Of ‘Parental Child Homicides By Gender Of Perpetrator’ Is Based On Non-Existent 2016 Paper By ‘Ribaux, L., Et Al.’
FALSE	(International: Philippines): Mayor Klarex Uy ordered that Muslims be banned from entering schools. AFP Fact Check rating: False Rare school shooting in Philippines fuels false claims mayor barred Muslims from schools

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