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Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices? By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2026 Ask PolitiFact: How did U.S. actions contribute to economic and political upheaval in Iran? By Louis Jacobson • February 27, 2026 Supreme Court strikes down use of primary law Donald Trump used to impose tariffs By Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2026 Trump sees a future without federal income taxes, but the tariff math doesn’t add up By Louis Jacobson • December 3, 2025 Trump propone pagos de $2,000 a todos los estadounidenses. ¿Es posible? By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2025 Can Trump create $2,000 tariff dividends, 50-year mortgages or direct health care payments? By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2025 Trump proposed $2,000 payments for Americans from tariff dividends. Would that work? By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2025 Republicans say latest US consumer price report is a boon. Democrats say it’s a bust. Which is it? By Samantha Putterman • August 14, 2025 Donald Trump’s tariff powers face a high-stakes legal test By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2025 PolitiFact answers reader questions about the Big Beautiful Bill By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2025 Trump launched the MAGA movement 10 years ago today. Have his priorities changed? By Katie Sanders • June 16, 2025 What is the Court of International Trade, which ruled against Trump’s tariffs? By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2025 9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2025 Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple By Amy Sherman • April 10, 2025 Are other countries ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade? By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2025 Did Trump impose ‘the largest tax hike in our lifetime’? How it compares, as it’s currently proposed By Grace Abels • April 7, 2025 Fact-check: President Donald Trump’s Super Bowl LIX interview with Fox’s Bret Baier By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2025 New Trump tariffs could put even more downward pressure on economy because they’re less targeted By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s interview with ‘Meet the Press’ By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2024
