MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/21/2026

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

TRUE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering two deals that would give pieces of Georgia’s Cumberland Island National Seashore land to private owners. Snopes rating: True (The proposed deals were voluntary land exchanges, meaning they would require the new owners to hand over separate, environmentally sensitive parcels to the National Park Service in return for the land in question. As of this writing, the deals were in the public comment stage of the process and were not finalized.) Trump admin considers giving Cumberland Island National Seashore land to private owners
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: The CDC helped states bring measles outbreaks “to an end overnight” or at “record speed.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Major outbreaks in Texas, South Carolina, Utah and elsewhere lasted months, and Utah’s outbreak had not officially ended.) RFK Jr.’s Faulty Claim that U.S. Measles Response Is ‘Better’ Than ‘Any Other Country’
FALSE	Claim by One Nation: Sen. Jon Ossoff “supported” a $2,100 tax increase. FactCheck.org rating: False (Ossoff voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which extended expiring tax cuts, but the $2,100 figure is an average skewed by larger tax savings for higher-income households and does not account for spending cuts that reduce benefits for some lower-income Americans.) GOP Ad Attacks Ossoff’s Vote Against Trump Tax Cuts
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A real photo shows just how short Kash Patel is running next to FBI agent trainees. Lead Stories rating: False (Altered Image) Fact Check: Image Does NOT Accurately Depict Kash Patel’s Height Running Alongside FBI New Agent Trainees — Digitally Altered
FALSE	(International: Malaysia): Sulphur dioxide from Indonesia’s volcano is entering Malaysian airspace. AFP Fact Check rating: False Posts falsely claim gases from Indonesia’s volcanic eruption poses new threat to Malaysia

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