MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/28/2026

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 Chris Pappas (D): New Hampshire U.S. Senate candidate John E. Sununu “cashed in” with “Big Pharma,” earning “up to $35 million.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Sununu became substantially wealthier after leaving the Senate and earned about $4.8 million from medical-device company Boston Scientific, but Pappas attributed as much as $35 million to “Big Pharma” by using the highest end of broad financial-disclosure ranges. Sununu’s reported net worth ranged from about $7.9 million to $36.3 million.) In NH Senate race, Chris Pappas said John E. Sununu ‘cashed in’ with ‘Big Pharma.’ That’s exaggerated
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A punch hole in a California mail ballot envelope can reveal a voter’s choice and is evidence that the 2026 election can be rigged. Lead Stories rating: False (California and Ventura County election officials said the holes are used to help election workers confirm envelopes are empty and to assist visually impaired voters with locating the signature area. Ballots can be inserted in many different ways, and officials said the holes are not positioned to reveal any particular contest or candidate.) Fact Check: California Ballot Envelope Hole Position Does NOT Prove Election Rigging
TRUE	Claim by Kelly Ayotte (R): New Hampshire Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cinde Warmington “was a Purdue Pharma lobbyist” and “said that OxyContin was a miracle drug.” PolitiFact rating: True (State records show Warmington was registered as an outside lobbyist for Purdue Pharma in 2001, and during 2002 testimony opposing tighter prescribing rules she said, “OxyContin is a miracle drug for many patients.” Warmington has since said she regrets the work and would not have represented Purdue had she known what later emerged about its conduct.) PolitiFact Was Cinde Warmington a Purdue Pharma lobbyist? Did she call OxyContin a ‘miracle drug’? Yes and yes
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Catholic priest Patricio Sánchez stole $2 million in church donations before he was killed by a falling crucifix during Mass. Snopes rating: False (Sánchez’s death was real, but there is no credible evidence that he stole church funds. The Archdiocese of Guayaquil said it had received no accusations or complaints of financial mismanagement involving Sánchez or his parish.) Did priest killed by falling crucifix steal $2M in church funds? There’s no proof
FALSE	(International: France): An image shows an elderly couple robbed during Paris student protests. AFP Fact Check rating: False (AI-generated) Image of elderly couple robbed during Paris protests is AI-generated

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