MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 01/04/2026 (Weekend Edition)

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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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The FBI and ICE busted a sex-trafficking ring organized by a Harvard or Georgetown professor who recruited students to perform sex work on a luxury yacht off Miami Lead Stories rating: False (No Reports of this) Fact Check: FBI, ICE Did NOT Raid Yacht Near Miami & Rescue 34 Students Sex-Trafficked By A Harvard Professor
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Fewer than 30% of ICE detainees in 2025 had criminal records. Gigafact rating: True (ICE data show that about 29% of detainees in 2025 had criminal convictions, while roughly 71% had no criminal record; about 5% had convictions for violent crimes.) Did fewer than 30% of ICE detainees in 2025 have criminal records?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: On Dec. 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered President Donald Trump to release his financial records within 72 hours or face prison time. Snopes.com rating: False (this is made up.) Supreme Court did not request Trump’s financial records on 72-hour deadline
FALSE	(International: India): India has refused to grant airspace to Pakistan for humanitarian aid flights headed to Sri Lanka for flood relief. DigitEye India rating: False (Official sources from the India’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveals that no refusal was made. Moreover, the Sri Lankan media affirms that India allowed Pakistan to use their airspace for aid.) Did India refuse to grant airspace to Pakistan for humanitarian aid flights to Sri Lanka for flood relief? Fact Check

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