MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/26/2026 (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 Republican National Committee: “54% of North Carolina commercial driver’s licenses were issued illegally to foreign nationals.” PolitiFact rating: False (The 54% figure came from a federal review of a sample of 50 licenses issued to noncitizens, not all North Carolina commercial driver’s licenses. A full state review found 1,149 incorrectly issued licenses, about 0.35% of the state’s 325,114 active CDLs, and none were issued to immigrants who were in the country illegally.) RNC falsely says 54% of NC’s commercial driver licenses were issued illegally to noncitizens RNC Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Prominent conservative social media users called for a boycott of Tillamook cheese over the halal certification label on its packaging. Snopes.com rating: True (I wonder how they feel about Kosher? Some people online have said they would not buy Tillamook products because of the halal label, but it is unclear how large the movement is.) Tillamook cheese faces boycott over halal label on its packaging. How serious is it?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): U.S. strikes on cartel drug boats have destroyed “97% of the drugs coming into the ocean and sea.” AP News rating: False (Experts say there is no way to determine what percentage of trafficked drugs is intercepted because the amount that escapes detection is unknown. Drug seizure statistics measure interdiction activity, not total trafficking volume.) FACT FOCUS: Trump made multiple false and misleading claims in front of the UN General Assembly Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): Migrants on small boats who are rescued at sea and brought ashore by Border Force or RNLI boats are automatically given refugee status. Full Fact rating: False (Migrants picked up in the Channel are not immediately given refugee status. They must apply for and be granted asylum in order to be recognized as a refugee.) Claim that migrants intercepted by rescue ships in the Channel automatically get refugee status misunderstands asylum rules – Full Fact

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