Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Trade Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Ritchie Torres dicho el Julio 20, 2025 en an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.” U.S. Trade Representative dicho el Julio 20, 2025 en a social media post: “America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficit of $40.6 million under President Biden's watch.” Charles Schumer dicho el Abril 27, 2025 en an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.” Ro Khanna dicho el Diciembre 12, 2022 en 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.” Tim Ryan dicho el Septiembre 27, 2022 en a campaign ad: “I voted with Trump on trade.” Joe Biden dicho el Junio 24, 2020 en an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” Bernie Sanders dicho el Marzo 8, 2020 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Trade agreements like NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China, which forced American workers to compete against people making pennies an hour, has resulted in the loss of 160,000 jobs here in Michigan." Bernie Sanders dicho el Enero 14, 2020 en comments at a presidential debate: "The Machinists Union does not (support the USMCA trade deal). And every environmental organization in this country (also) opposes it." Kamala Harris dicho el Junio 1, 2019 en a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month." Tammy Baldwin dicho el Enero 2, 2019 en a tweet: "Wisconsin lost over 600 farms last year & our farmers can't afford the #TrumpShutdown." Joe Manchin dicho el Octubre 14, 2018 en an op-ed: The United States imports "50 percent of at least 50 mineral commodities each year, including 100 percent of 21 of them." Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 1, 2018 en a White House press event: "Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion." Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 20, 2018 en an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost thousands of plants." Sonny Perdue dicho el Julio 26, 2018 en a press release: "America’s hard-working agricultural producers … have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes to illegal retaliatory tariffs." Bloggers dicho el Julio 31, 2018 en a blog post: Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense." Donald Trump dicho el Junio 8, 2018 en a tweet: "Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!" Donald Trump dicho el Abril 9, 2018 en in a tweet: "When a car is sent to the United States from China, there is a Tariff to be paid of 2 1/2%. When a car is sent to China from the United States, there is a Tariff to be paid of 25%." Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 6, 2018 en in a press conference : Says the U.S. steel and aluminum industry is "a fraction of what it once was." Angus King dicho el Marzo 4, 2018 en in an interview: "China, my understanding is, supplies 4 percent of the steel in the U.S." Jeff Flake dicho el Abril 27, 2017 en a tweet: "Before NAFTA, trade between the US and Mexico was around $50 billion. Now it stands at more than $500 billion." Donald Trump dicho el Abril 18, 2017 en a speech: "We’ve lost 70,000 factories since China joined the World Trade Organization." Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 20, 2017 en remarks at a Kentucky rally: "Since China joined — that’s another beauty — the WTO in 2001, the U.S. has lost many more than 60,000 factories." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 3, 2017 en a tweet: "General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border." Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 20, 2016 en a rally in Delaware, Ohio: "Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico." Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 26, 2016 en a Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen." Michael Morell dicho el Septiembre 19, 2016 en an open letter to Donald Trump: Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list." Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 2, 2016 en at the White House: Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "we’ve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking." Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 2, 2016 en a White House press conference: The Trans-Pacific Partnership "knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods." Doctors Without Borders dicho el Julio 21, 2016 en a press release: Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines. Donald Trump dicho el Julio 25, 2016 en an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC: Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade
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Ritchie Torres dicho el Julio 20, 2025 en an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.” U.S. Trade Representative dicho el Julio 20, 2025 en a social media post: “America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficit of $40.6 million under President Biden's watch.” Charles Schumer dicho el Abril 27, 2025 en an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.” Ro Khanna dicho el Diciembre 12, 2022 en 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.” Tim Ryan dicho el Septiembre 27, 2022 en a campaign ad: “I voted with Trump on trade.” Joe Biden dicho el Junio 24, 2020 en an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” Bernie Sanders dicho el Marzo 8, 2020 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Trade agreements like NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China, which forced American workers to compete against people making pennies an hour, has resulted in the loss of 160,000 jobs here in Michigan." Bernie Sanders dicho el Enero 14, 2020 en comments at a presidential debate: "The Machinists Union does not (support the USMCA trade deal). And every environmental organization in this country (also) opposes it." Kamala Harris dicho el Junio 1, 2019 en a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month." Tammy Baldwin dicho el Enero 2, 2019 en a tweet: "Wisconsin lost over 600 farms last year & our farmers can't afford the #TrumpShutdown." Joe Manchin dicho el Octubre 14, 2018 en an op-ed: The United States imports "50 percent of at least 50 mineral commodities each year, including 100 percent of 21 of them." Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 1, 2018 en a White House press event: "Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion." Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 20, 2018 en an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost thousands of plants." Sonny Perdue dicho el Julio 26, 2018 en a press release: "America’s hard-working agricultural producers … have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes to illegal retaliatory tariffs." Bloggers dicho el Julio 31, 2018 en a blog post: Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense." Donald Trump dicho el Junio 8, 2018 en a tweet: "Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!" Donald Trump dicho el Abril 9, 2018 en in a tweet: "When a car is sent to the United States from China, there is a Tariff to be paid of 2 1/2%. When a car is sent to China from the United States, there is a Tariff to be paid of 25%." Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 6, 2018 en in a press conference : Says the U.S. steel and aluminum industry is "a fraction of what it once was." Angus King dicho el Marzo 4, 2018 en in an interview: "China, my understanding is, supplies 4 percent of the steel in the U.S." Jeff Flake dicho el Abril 27, 2017 en a tweet: "Before NAFTA, trade between the US and Mexico was around $50 billion. Now it stands at more than $500 billion." Donald Trump dicho el Abril 18, 2017 en a speech: "We’ve lost 70,000 factories since China joined the World Trade Organization." Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 20, 2017 en remarks at a Kentucky rally: "Since China joined — that’s another beauty — the WTO in 2001, the U.S. has lost many more than 60,000 factories." Donald Trump dicho el Enero 3, 2017 en a tweet: "General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border." Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 20, 2016 en a rally in Delaware, Ohio: "Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico." Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 26, 2016 en a Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen." Michael Morell dicho el Septiembre 19, 2016 en an open letter to Donald Trump: Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list." Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 2, 2016 en at the White House: Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "we’ve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking." Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 2, 2016 en a White House press conference: The Trans-Pacific Partnership "knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods." Doctors Without Borders dicho el Julio 21, 2016 en a press release: Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines. Donald Trump dicho el Julio 25, 2016 en an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC: Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade
Ritchie Torres dicho el Julio 20, 2025 en an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.”
U.S. Trade Representative dicho el Julio 20, 2025 en a social media post: “America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficit of $40.6 million under President Biden's watch.”
Charles Schumer dicho el Abril 27, 2025 en an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”
Ro Khanna dicho el Diciembre 12, 2022 en 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.”
Bernie Sanders dicho el Marzo 8, 2020 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Trade agreements like NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China, which forced American workers to compete against people making pennies an hour, has resulted in the loss of 160,000 jobs here in Michigan."
Bernie Sanders dicho el Enero 14, 2020 en comments at a presidential debate: "The Machinists Union does not (support the USMCA trade deal). And every environmental organization in this country (also) opposes it."
Kamala Harris dicho el Junio 1, 2019 en a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month."
Tammy Baldwin dicho el Enero 2, 2019 en a tweet: "Wisconsin lost over 600 farms last year & our farmers can't afford the #TrumpShutdown."
Joe Manchin dicho el Octubre 14, 2018 en an op-ed: The United States imports "50 percent of at least 50 mineral commodities each year, including 100 percent of 21 of them."
Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 1, 2018 en a White House press event: "Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion."
Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 20, 2018 en an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost thousands of plants."
Sonny Perdue dicho el Julio 26, 2018 en a press release: "America’s hard-working agricultural producers … have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes to illegal retaliatory tariffs."
Bloggers dicho el Julio 31, 2018 en a blog post: Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense."
Donald Trump dicho el Junio 8, 2018 en a tweet: "Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!"
Donald Trump dicho el Abril 9, 2018 en in a tweet: "When a car is sent to the United States from China, there is a Tariff to be paid of 2 1/2%. When a car is sent to China from the United States, there is a Tariff to be paid of 25%."
Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 6, 2018 en in a press conference : Says the U.S. steel and aluminum industry is "a fraction of what it once was."
Angus King dicho el Marzo 4, 2018 en in an interview: "China, my understanding is, supplies 4 percent of the steel in the U.S."
Jeff Flake dicho el Abril 27, 2017 en a tweet: "Before NAFTA, trade between the US and Mexico was around $50 billion. Now it stands at more than $500 billion."
Donald Trump dicho el Abril 18, 2017 en a speech: "We’ve lost 70,000 factories since China joined the World Trade Organization."
Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 20, 2017 en remarks at a Kentucky rally: "Since China joined — that’s another beauty — the WTO in 2001, the U.S. has lost many more than 60,000 factories."
Donald Trump dicho el Enero 3, 2017 en a tweet: "General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border."
Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 20, 2016 en a rally in Delaware, Ohio: "Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico."
Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 26, 2016 en a Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership "the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said it’s the finest deal you’ve ever seen."
Michael Morell dicho el Septiembre 19, 2016 en an open letter to Donald Trump: Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."
Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 2, 2016 en at the White House: Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "we’ve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking."
Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 2, 2016 en a White House press conference: The Trans-Pacific Partnership "knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods."
Doctors Without Borders dicho el Julio 21, 2016 en a press release: Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines.
Donald Trump dicho el Julio 25, 2016 en an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC: Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade
