MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/20/2026 (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

FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): James Talarico “says that God is transgender.” PolitiFact rating: False (Talarico said God is “non-binary” and “both masculine and feminine,” but later said he was being provocative and that human categories cannot define God.) Fact-check: Trump misleads on midterm candidates Talarico and El-Sayed, affordability at RNC Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Inmates at a Kansas prison donated over $4,000 to a Kansas school district’s lunch debt in 2026. Snopes.com rating: True (The incarcerated men who organized the fundraiser are part of a non-profit organization called Reaching Out from Within.) Did prisoners in Kansas donate over $4K to pay off school lunch debt?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Democratic socialists are “communists” and Congress could be controlled by a “communist caucus.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Democratic socialists and communists are not the same ideology (not even close), and there are no communists in Congress or known communist candidates running for the House or Senate.) FactChecking Trump’s Midterm Convention Speech
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): The number of apprenticeship starts collapsed under the last government after 2020. Full Fact rating: Incorrect (The number of apprenticeship starts per year in England rose after 2020/21—although that year may have been affected by the pandemic. Apprenticeship starts did fall significantly in the years before 2020.) Apprenticeship starts have risen—not fallen—under this government – Full Fact

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