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MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/21/2025

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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 Tricia McLaughlin: A video shows a “burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago.” PolitiFact Rating: False (The viral video shows an Oct. 10, 2025 ICE arrest in Hoffman Estates, Illinois — not a 2024 Chicago burglary case. Multiple videos, visible street signs, and statements from the Hoffman Estates Police Department confirm it was an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation.) Viral video shows ICE activity in Hoffman Estates, not a 2024 Chicago ‘burglary arrest’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: MSNBC falsely aired a Video from 2017 claiming it was LIVE footage from yesterday’s “No Kings” rally in Boston. Lead Stories rating: False (It was real video from October 2025 No Kings Rally.) Fact Check: MSNBC Did NOT Broadcast Old Footage From 2017 — Video Really Shows Boston’s Oct. 2025 No Kings Protest
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Darren Soto (D): Florida will be the “hardest hit” state in the country if enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire. Politifact Rating: Mostly True (Florida, with 4.7 million people enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans—the most of any state—will be among the hardest hit by the expiration of enhanced subsidies, which 24% of its under-65 enrollees rely on, compared with just 8% nationally. While some states like West Virginia may see steeper premium increases, far fewer residents there will be affected.) Florida’s insurance hikes and uninsured rates will be among nation’s largest if ACA credits expire
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: VP Vance’s X post said Oval Office banter is worse that the Young Republicans’ text messages about Hitler, Slaves. Lead Stories rating: False (Didn’t Post It) Fact Check: JD Vance Did NOT Write On X That Oval Office Banter Is Worse Than Young Republicans’ Messages On Telegram About Hitler, Slavery
FALSE	(International: Australia): Almost a million migrants who arrived between 2022/23 and 2023/24 will be invited to become citizens over the next two years. AAP rating: False (The figures include mostly temporary migrants who are ineligible to apply for citizenship.) False citizenship claims promote anti-immigration rally

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