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All Fact-checks for China

Instagram posts

stated on January 3, 2025 in a post

China has “a mystery disease outbreak” and has declared a “state of emergency.”

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stated on December 30, 2024 in a post

Photo shows a large Temu warehouse in China “went up in flames.”

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Michigan Republican Party

stated on October 8, 2024 in an X post

Elissa Slotkin “signed a secret agreement with a CCP-linked Chinese battery company.”

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stated on August 25, 2024 in a TV ad

Sen. Bob Casey “voted to sell American oil to China.”

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stated on August 9, 2024 in Meta ad

Mike Rogers “left Michigan to trade on his D.C. connections, helping Chinese tech companies get access to the U.S.”

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stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post

Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.”

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stated on May 12, 2024 in a fundraising event in Seattle

"China's in a situation where they have more retired than working."

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stated on March 26, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook

"Barco chino destruye imponente barco en Baltimore".

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stated on March 27, 2024 in Facebook posts

The ship that struck the Baltimore bridge was controlled by a Chinese company.

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Instagram posts

stated on January 21, 2024 in an Instagram post

Chinese scientists “created (a) new COVID-19 strain (with) 100% fatality.”

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stated on December 28, 2023 in a campaign ad

Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’”

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stated on December 13, 2023 in 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.”

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stated on November 30, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook

"Neumonia misteriosa ya está golpeando" a niños en Estados Unidos "lo mismo que está pasando en China".

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stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire

China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.

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stated on November 10, 2023 in an interview

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “did something six months ago” akin to Nikki Haley recruiting Chinese companies to South Carolina.

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Vivek Ramaswamy

stated on November 8, 2023 in Republican primary debate

An exemption in a new Florida law “allowed Chinese nationals to buy land within a 20-mile radius of a military base, lobbied for by one of (Gov. Ron DeSantis’) donors.”

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stated on October 26, 2023 in en una publicación en Facebook

Video muestra “momento cuando el huracán Otis llegó a Acapulco”.

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stated on October 12, 2023 in a town hall in Exeter, N.H.

China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.”

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Vivek Ramaswamy

stated on October 13, 2023 in 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.

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stated on August 18, 2023 in comments at a conference

“After China sent a balloon over strategic sites in the United States … President Biden literally sent the secretary of state hat in hand to go kowtow and ask for a meeting.”

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Biden’s big clemency move and a prisoner swap with China: Here are the facts

Biden’s big clemency move and a prisoner swap with China: Here are the facts

By Jeff Cercone • December 13, 2024

To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok

To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • June 13, 2024

Are there really Chinese sleeper cells operating in the U.S.?

Are there really Chinese sleeper cells operating in the U.S.?

By Conor Amendola • April 29, 2024

As Chinese immigration to U.S. rises, Republicans and Trump use ‘military age men’ scare tactic

As Chinese immigration to U.S. rises, Republicans and Trump use ‘military age men’ scare tactic

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 7, 2024

How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections

How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections

By Loreben Tuquero • December 5, 2023

Ramaswamy’s GOP debate rivals tied his business to China, Hunter Biden. What’s behind the attacks?

Ramaswamy’s GOP debate rivals tied his business to China, Hunter Biden. What’s behind the attacks?

By Madison Czopek • October 2, 2023

New electric vehicle tax credit rules aim to reduce dependence on China, but present new obstacles

New electric vehicle tax credit rules aim to reduce dependence on China, but present new obstacles

By Matthew Crowley • May 1, 2023

US versus China: Which nation is doing more to address climate change?

US versus China: Which nation is doing more to address climate change?

By Tom Kertscher • March 27, 2023

US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say

US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say

By Madison Czopek • March 17, 2023

Ask PolitiFact: Does the Chinese Communist Party own U.S. land?

Ask PolitiFact: Does the Chinese Communist Party own U.S. land?

By Loreben Tuquero • March 15, 2023

New reports show backing for lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided

New reports show backing for lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided

By Jeff Cercone • March 2, 2023

Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon

Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon

By Sara Swann • February 7, 2023

Viral video from Shanghai brings attention to China’s zero-COVID policies

Viral video from Shanghai brings attention to China’s zero-COVID policies

By Jeff Cercone • April 14, 2022

2022 candidates use ads vowing to be tough on China, or attacking rivals as too soft on China

2022 candidates use ads vowing to be tough on China, or attacking rivals as too soft on China

By Tom Kertscher • March 3, 2022

Did Gen. Mark Milley overstep on nuclear launch meeting, call to China?

Did Gen. Mark Milley overstep on nuclear launch meeting, call to China?

By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: What is China's Belt and Road Initiative, and why is Joe Biden concerned?

Ask PolitiFact: What is China's Belt and Road Initiative, and why is Joe Biden concerned?

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2021

Debating the origins of the COVID-19 virus: What we know, what we don’t know

Debating the origins of the COVID-19 virus: What we know, what we don’t know

By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2021

What Biden said during CNN town hall about China, Uyghur genocide

What Biden said during CNN town hall about China, Uyghur genocide

By Sudiksha Kochi • March 4, 2021

Explained: How Trump and Biden would confront China

Explained: How Trump and Biden would confront China

By Noah Y. Kim • September 14, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s case against the World Health Organization, China

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s case against the World Health Organization, China

By Jon Greenberg • June 2, 2020

Latest promises about China

Adopt a four-year plan to phase out Chinese imports

Stop China from buying land in the U.S.

Create a new trade enforcement unit that will address China's trade practices

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