Latest Fact-Checks In Trade

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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 13, 2023 a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire
Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”
Half-True
By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 13, 2023 a speech at the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, N.H.
"95% of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals" in the U.S. come from China.
False
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 26, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2023 a speech
Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China.
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 8, 2023
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on December 12, 2022 an interview
The U.S. "trade deficit with China has gone from about $80 billion a year in the 1990s to $400 billion a year.”
Mostly True
December 19, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on September 27, 2022 a campaign ad
“I voted with Trump on trade.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2022 posts on social media
The United States can’t import baby formula because of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • May 24, 2022
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 7, 2022 an ad from Advancing American Freedom
Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone pipeline "dramatically increased Americans' dependence on Russian oil."
False
March 11, 2022
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on February 3, 2022 Twitter
Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • March 11, 2022
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
stated on March 1, 2022 an ad
Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.”
Half-True
March 4, 2022
Jake LaTurner
Jake LaTurner
stated on February 25, 2022 an ad
The Keystone XL pipeline "would have produced 830,000 barrels of oil per day, more than enough to offset what we import from Russia."
Half-True
February 28, 2022
Stand Up To China
Stand Up To China
stated on January 20, 2022 an ad
Build Back Better “would be a huge payday for Chinese manufacturing” and “would fill our streets with cars made with Chinese parts.”
False
February 28, 2022
Team PAC
Team PAC
stated on February 7, 2022 an ad
Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland."
Half-True
February 9, 2022
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on December 1, 2021 a TV segment
"If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • December 2, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2021 an Instagram post
A video shows “your packages were rerouted and have arrived in the port of Miami” as a result of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Mostly False
By Gabrielle Settles • November 5, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on October 24, 2021 in a TikTok video
Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses.
Pants on Fire!
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 4, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 21, 2021 an Instagram post
Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959.
False
October 25, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2021 a Facebook post
California’s shipping backlog is, in part, caused by a “California Truck Ban which says all trucks must be 2011 or newer and a law called AB 5 which prohibits Owner Operators.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • October 19, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 6, 2021 a Facebook post
Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports.
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 13, 2021
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on July 28, 2021 an article in RealClearEnergy
“We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports.”
Half-True
By Ava Peroni, Elisa Contreras • October 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2021 a Facebook post
“There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.”
Mostly False
By Isabella Fertel • October 1, 2021
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