MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 01/03/2026 (Weekend Edition)

Fact Check Search

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 via Social Media: A medical study chart shows that drug overdose deaths in the United States sharply declined in 2025 under President Trump. Lead Stories rating: False (It was under Biden in 2024.) Fact Check: Chart Does NOT Show Drug Overdose Deaths ‘Dropped Off A Cliff’ in 2025 Under Trump — It Was Biden in ’24
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. President Donald Trump posted “Windmills are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles!” on social media with an image of a bird that’s not an eagle and not in America. Snopes rating: True (It was a falcon in Israel.) Wrong place, wrong bird in Trump’s post about bald eagles and ‘windmills’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The Department of Government Efficiency found U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, owed $1.6 million in unpaid taxes. Snopes rating: False (Labeled Satire) Rumor DOGE found Bernie Sanders owes $1.6M in unpaid taxes amounts to fiction
FALSE	(International: India): Images from CCTV footage captures two terrorists who killed Osman Hadi entering Bangladesh from the Indian border. DigitEye India rating: False (There is no evidence that the suspects are of Indian nationality or pre-crime border entry. The alleged CCTV footage is baseless with no credible evidence, illogical timestamps and absence of a border infrastructure.) Do these images show the terrorists who killed Osman Hadi crossing India-Bangladesh border? Fact Check

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