MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/15/2026

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only use fact-checkers who are either signatories to 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 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: The Trump administration reversed a “30-year decline in longevity.” FactCheck.org rating: False (U.S. life expectancy rose from 1990 to 2019, fell during the COVID-19 pandemic, and rebounded to an all-time high in 2024.) FactChecking Day Two of the GOP Midterm Convention
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An image authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump’s Fordham University transcript with a grade point average of 1.28. Snopes.com rating: Fake Does image show Trump’s low grades at Fordham University?
MISLEADING	Claim by several Republican speakers: The Trump administration caused the large 2025 drop in violent crime and the historically low murder rate. FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (Violent crime and murder did decline in 2025, but that continued a multiyear trend, and criminologists said many factors may be involved.) FactChecking Day Two of the GOP Midterm Convention
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Tucker Carlson: World Trade Center 7 collapsed for “no explicable reason.” PolitiFact rating: False (The National Institute of Standards and Technology concluded that debris from the Twin Towers caused fires that led to structural failure and the building’s collapse.) How Tucker Carlson’s online universe propels 9/11 conspiracy theories, 25 years later Tucker Carlson Rating
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): Kent Police’s facial recognition team says around 76% of Dover protestors have previous convictions for domestic abuse, paedophilia, GBH or drug dealing. Full Fact rating: False (Kent Police confirmed it did not issue or recognize the statistic. The claim originated from a satire account.) Kent Police didn’t say 76% of Dover protestors have previous convictions – Full Fact

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