MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 12/27/2025

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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 Donald Trump (R): Recommending more childhood vaccines is harmful or unnecessary. FactCheck.org rating: No Evidence (Vaccines are added through evidence-based review for safety and effectiveness, and the total number of antigens children receive today is lower than in the past.) Trump, FDA Make Misleading International Vaccine Schedule Comparisons Donald Trump Rating
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by JD Vance (R): Housing became unaffordable “because we had 20 million illegal aliens in this country taking homes that ought by right go to American citizens.” FactCheck.org rating: Mostly False (Best available estimates put the total unauthorized immigrant population at about 14 million in 2023, not 20–30 million. Immigration does modestly increase housing demand, but economists say the main drivers of recent price spikes were years of under-building, pandemic-era demand, and big swings in interest rates. Research suggests the impact of unauthorized immigrants on median home prices is under 1%.) Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): The Epstein files were “made up” by former FBI Director James Comey and former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. PolitiFact rating: False (The files consist of real investigative records, testimony and court documents; neither Obama nor Biden were in office during key Epstein investigations, and Comey was not working at the FBI at the time.) Six years after his death, Jeffrey Epstein still fuels conspiracies and falsehoods
FALSE	(International: India): The Supreme Court has issued directions to reduce the recovery period for pension commutation to 10 years and eight months from the current period of 15 years. The Quint rating: False No, Supreme Court Hasn’t Reduced Recovery Period for Pension Commutation

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