MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/27/2026

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 FALSE	Claim by Josh Stein (D): In North Carolina, “thousands more absentee ballots [are] being rejected this election — at a rejection rate twice as high as in 2022.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (North Carolina was rejecting absentee ballots at a higher rate than in 2022, but Stein exaggerated the scale. The increase amounted to hundreds more rejected ballots at the point he made the claim, not “thousands more,” and comparisons were affected by differences in how far along ballot processing was in each election.) Fact-checking Stein’s claims about mail-in ballot rejections in North Carolina Josh Stein Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Dan Sullivan campaign: “Lower 48 liberals opened our borders to the drug cartels,” contributing to fentanyl deaths. FactCheck.org rating: False (Illegal immigration rose sharply during the Biden administration, but experts and government officials say most illicit fentanyl enters through legal ports of entry, typically concealed in vehicles and often carried by U.S. citizens or other lawful entrants, rather than by migrants crossing illegally.) Alaska Ad Missing Context in Attacking Peltola’s Border Votes
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: In October, Democratic consultant James Carville said: “I would rather the Republicans keep the House by five than the Democrats win by five, because if that happens, they’re hostage to the [Democratic Socialists of America].” Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Why James Carville said he’d rather GOP win close election than Democrats
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by WinSenate: “After just five years in Washington,” Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is “$8 million richer.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Hinson’s financial disclosure forms show her household wealth increased after she entered Congress, but the $8 million figure relies on comparing broad estimated asset ranges and attributing the entire household increase to Hinson. The records do not establish that she personally became $8 million richer.) Ashley Hinson is wealthier after five years in Congress, but ad exaggerates by saying she’s $8 million richer
FALSE	(International: Russia): A laboratory worker at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute broke a flask containing plague bacteria, became infected and subsequently infected hundreds of people. DW Fact Check rating: False (There is no independent evidence confirming a laboratory leak or hundreds of infections. Russian health authorities said investigations found no evidence of an accident involving pathogenic microorganisms, and tests reportedly found no work-related pathogens in the deceased employee.) Fact check: Misleading claims spark plague fears in Russia

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