MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/28/2025

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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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. President Donald Trump once said the Japanese came through the Panama Canal to attack Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Snopes rating: False (He never said this) Trump didn’t say Japanese ‘came through the Panama Canal’ to attack Pearl Harbor
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Florida banned “The Diary of Anne Frank” from public library shelves. Lead Stories rating: False (Not the state – A graphic version of Anne Frank’s diary was removed from school library shelves in Escambia County, Florida, after a complaint that it minimized the Holocaust with the inclusion of Frank’s description of her private thoughts about sex.) Fact Check: Florida Did NOT Ban ‘Diary Of Anne Frank’ From School Libraries
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Miami and Tampa have each reached triple-digit temperatures only once since temperatures have been recorded. Snopes rating: True Miami and Tampa have each had just a single 100-degree day in recorded history?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Pam Bondi is involved in a legal action against Brittney Griner that will prevent her from competing in the Olympics. Lead Stories rating: False (Made-Up Story) Fact Check: Pam Bondi Did NOT Sue Brittney Griner, Precluding Basketball Player From Competing In Olympics
FALSE	(International: Australia): Australia has given $130 million to Hamas. AAP rating: False (Australia has given $130 million to aid organizations operating in the Middle East.) No, Australia has not sent $130m to Hamas

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