MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/23/2026

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

MOSTLY TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Mike Rogers, the 2026 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, received nearly $4.7 million from donors who appeared in the Epstein files. Snopes rating: Mostly True (Rogers and PACs supporting him received millions from donors named in the Epstein files, but most of the money went to independent PACs rather than directly to his campaign, and much of it was donated during his 2024 Senate campaign. Being named in the Epstein files is not evidence of wrongdoing.) Did Mike Rogers receive donations from people in Epstein files? We followed the paper trail
FALSE	Claim by One Nation: Sen. Jon Ossoff voted “to gut your child tax credit.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Ossoff voted against the broader reconciliation bill, not against a stand-alone child tax credit measure, and he previously supported increasing the credit to as much as $3,600 and making it fully refundable.) GOP Ad Attacks Ossoff’s Vote Against Trump Tax Cuts
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Fox News, One America News Network, Rep. Steve Scalise, and the White House: The Biden administration cut more than 440 reporters from the White House press pool in 2023. Snopes rating: Mostly False (The number of White House “hard pass” credentials fell after eligibility requirements were tightened, but the reporters were not removed from the press pool. Many did not renew, and journalists could still obtain day passes.) Did Biden revoke more than 400 press passes? How changes compare to Trump’s media ban
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Thimerosal in vaccines devastated children’s brains and caused numerous physical and neurological injuries. FactCheck.org rating: False (Multiple studies have found no evidence that the low doses of thimerosal formerly used in vaccines caused such harms, and it was removed from nearly all childhood vaccines more than 20 years ago.) FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense Keynote
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): A Muslim man was proven to have spiked Millie Taplin’s drink, paralyzing her Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Muslim Man Was NOT Proven To Have Spiked Millie Taplin’s Drink — Essex Police Say Claim Is ‘Deliberately False’

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