MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/29/2026

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 Turek (D): “We lead the nation in farm foreclosures now here in Iowa.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (National farm foreclosure data are not publicly available, and Turek’s campaign instead cited Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings. Iowa recorded 18 such filings in 2025, ranking third behind Arkansas and Georgia, and bankruptcies are not the same as foreclosures.) Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek says the Hawkeye State leads the nation in farm foreclosures. Does it?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): The world is getting cooler, ice is “bigger than it’s ever been,” and the term “climate change” replaced “global warming” because warming stopped. FactCheck.org rating: False (Global average temperatures have risen for decades, all 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2015, and Arctic sea ice and the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have declined over time.) FactChecking Claims from Trump’s Midterm Rallies Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, some election volunteers are training for what to do if federal agents attempt to intimidate voters at the polls. Snopes rating: True (There are nonprofit, voting-oriented organizations that have been training polling-site volunteers on what to do if federal agents are present and intimidate voters.) Are election volunteers preparing for federal agents potentially intimidating voters at polling sites?
FALSE	Claim by No Going Back PAC: Mary Peltola “voted against prohibiting taxpayer funded sex changes for minors.” FactCheck.org rating: False (The cited votes involved broader military health-care and defense bills covering gender-affirming medications as well as surgeries, and one vote was against a defense bill that also contained abortion restrictions. Peltola says she does not support gender-reassignment surgeries for children.) Republican Ads Distort the Facts in Claiming Democratic Support for ‘Sex Changes’ for Kids
FALSE	(International: South Africa): Asylum seekers can vote in South Africa. AFP Fact Check rating: False South African court ruling on asylum seekers marked by unrest and disinformation

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