MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/10/2026 (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 Mike Rogers (R): Abdul El-Sayed “is not really a doctor.” Politifact rating: False (El-Sayed earned a medical degree from Columbia University and a doctorate in public health from Oxford University. He did not complete a residency and is not licensed to practice medicine, but saying he is “not really a doctor” is contradicted by his academic credentials.) Fact-check: El-Sayed and Rogers level personal attacks in first Michigan Senate race debate
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said “the world should accept some bad things happening” in exchange for the benefits of artificial intelligence. Snopes rating: True (Altman made the statement during an Oct. 5 interview with Politico’s The Decoded Podcast. He argued for accepting bounded and understood risks in exchange for AI’s benefits, liberty and user agency, while distinguishing those from catastrophic risks that should not be accepted.) Sam Altman said world needs to accept ‘some bad things happening’ for benefits of AI
MISLEADING	Claim by No Going Back PAC and Michael Whatley’s campaign: Roy Cooper supports higher taxes on Social Security, tips and overtime and, if elected, “he’ll tax your Social Security.” FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (Cooper opposed the broader Republican tax-and-spending law but says he supports eliminating taxes on Social Security, tips and overtime. Many seniors earning under $75,000 also receive little or no benefit from the law’s additional senior deduction because they already owe no federal income tax.) Misleading GOP Attacks Over Taxes on Tips, Overtime, Social Security
FALSE	(International: Indonesia): Covid-19 vaccine causes turbo cancer. AFP Fact Check rating: False (Still not true after all the claims) False claim linking Covid jabs to ‘turbo cancer’ fuels vaccine fears in Indonesia

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