MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/19/2026

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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Jeff Bezos said water should be prioritized for data centers over human consumption. Lead Stories rating: False (No Such Quote) Fact Check: Jeff Bezos Did NOT Say Water Should Be Prioritized For Data Centers Over Human Consumption
TRUE	Claim by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R): “I don’t own a single individual stock.” PolitiFact rating: True (Miller-Meeks’ congressional financial disclosure forms show holdings in mutual funds, retirement accounts and other pooled investments, but no individual company stocks.) Republican congresswoman Miller-Meeks says she doesn’t own individual stocks. True
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Amy Acton (D): Vivek Ramaswamy “pushed an Alzheimer’s drug that he knew didn’t work” and “made hundreds of millions of dollars scamming people.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Ramaswamy promoted intepirdine despite mixed and largely unsuccessful earlier trial results, and the drug later failed a Phase 3 trial. But the evidence does not establish that he knew the drug would fail or that he made hundreds of millions of dollars from a deliberate scam; a former SEC investigator characterized it as a failed bet rather than fraud.) Ramaswamy promoted a failed Alzheimer’s drug, but did he profit from knowing it would fail?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Real photo shows moment woman wearing “Release the Epstein files” shirt was punched by Trump supporters Lead Stories rating: False (AI) Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Moment Woman Wearing ‘Release the Epstein Files’ Shirt Was Punched By Trump Supporters — It Is AI-Generated
FALSE	(International: Philippines): President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is planning to resign. Rappler rating: False FACT CHECK: Contrary to claim, Marcos has no plans to resign

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