Latest 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 Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in 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.” Jake LaTurner stated on February 25, 2022 in 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." Stand Up To China stated on January 20, 2022 in an ad: Build Back Better “would be a huge payday for Chinese manufacturing” and “would fill our streets with cars made with Chinese parts.” Team PAC stated on February 7, 2022 in 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." Sean Hannity stated on December 1, 2021 in a TV segment: "If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2021 in 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. TikTok posts stated on October 24, 2021 in in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses. Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959. Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in 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.” Viral image stated on October 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports. Carol Miller stated on July 28, 2021 in an article in RealClearEnergy: “We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports.” Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in 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.” The Gateway Pundit stated on June 1, 2021 in a blog post: Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.” Bloggers stated on April 3, 2021 in a blog post: Navy SEALs found over 1,000 trafficked children and dead bodies on the Evergreen ship that blocked the Suez Canal. Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: A map shows “all the cargo ships backed up by the Suez Canal. Get ready for shortages and prices to skyrocket.” Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Oil is now $61.30 a barrel and rising drastically! On Jan. 5, it was about $25 a barrel.” Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “We have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.” Joe Biden stated on September 9, 2020 in a speech in Warren, Mich.: The “U.S. trade deficit is at an all-time high under Trump in the last three years.” Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.” Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” Chris Jacobs stated on June 17, 2020 in an ad: “As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia” Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2020 in 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." Glenn Grothman stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet: "In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2020 in a tweet: Says the USMCA is the “biggest trade deal ever made.” Bernie Sanders stated on January 14, 2020 in 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." Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close." Viral image stated on September 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Ivanka Trump’s shoe line is made in China but is exempt from tariffs. Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA" John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country."
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Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in 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.” Jake LaTurner stated on February 25, 2022 in 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." Stand Up To China stated on January 20, 2022 in an ad: Build Back Better “would be a huge payday for Chinese manufacturing” and “would fill our streets with cars made with Chinese parts.” Team PAC stated on February 7, 2022 in 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." Sean Hannity stated on December 1, 2021 in a TV segment: "If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2021 in 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. TikTok posts stated on October 24, 2021 in in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses. Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959. Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in 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.” Viral image stated on October 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports. Carol Miller stated on July 28, 2021 in an article in RealClearEnergy: “We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports.” Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in 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.” The Gateway Pundit stated on June 1, 2021 in a blog post: Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.” Bloggers stated on April 3, 2021 in a blog post: Navy SEALs found over 1,000 trafficked children and dead bodies on the Evergreen ship that blocked the Suez Canal. Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: A map shows “all the cargo ships backed up by the Suez Canal. Get ready for shortages and prices to skyrocket.” Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Oil is now $61.30 a barrel and rising drastically! On Jan. 5, it was about $25 a barrel.” Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “We have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.” Joe Biden stated on September 9, 2020 in a speech in Warren, Mich.: The “U.S. trade deficit is at an all-time high under Trump in the last three years.” Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.” Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” Chris Jacobs stated on June 17, 2020 in an ad: “As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia” Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2020 in 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." Glenn Grothman stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet: "In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2020 in a tweet: Says the USMCA is the “biggest trade deal ever made.” Bernie Sanders stated on January 14, 2020 in 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." Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close." Viral image stated on September 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Ivanka Trump’s shoe line is made in China but is exempt from tariffs. Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA" John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country."
Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in 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.”
Jake LaTurner stated on February 25, 2022 in 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."
Stand Up To China stated on January 20, 2022 in an ad: Build Back Better “would be a huge payday for Chinese manufacturing” and “would fill our streets with cars made with Chinese parts.”
Team PAC stated on February 7, 2022 in 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."
Sean Hannity stated on December 1, 2021 in a TV segment: "If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.”
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2021 in 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.
TikTok posts stated on October 24, 2021 in in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses.
Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959.
Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in 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.”
Viral image stated on October 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports.
Carol Miller stated on July 28, 2021 in an article in RealClearEnergy: “We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports.”
Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in 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.”
Bloggers stated on April 3, 2021 in a blog post: Navy SEALs found over 1,000 trafficked children and dead bodies on the Evergreen ship that blocked the Suez Canal.
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: A map shows “all the cargo ships backed up by the Suez Canal. Get ready for shortages and prices to skyrocket.”
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Oil is now $61.30 a barrel and rising drastically! On Jan. 5, it was about $25 a barrel.”
Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “We have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.”
Joe Biden stated on September 9, 2020 in a speech in Warren, Mich.: The “U.S. trade deficit is at an all-time high under Trump in the last three years.”
Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
Chris Jacobs stated on June 17, 2020 in an ad: “As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia”
Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2020 in 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."
Glenn Grothman stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet: "In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2020 in a tweet: Says the USMCA is the “biggest trade deal ever made.”
Bernie Sanders stated on January 14, 2020 in 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."
Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
Viral image stated on September 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Ivanka Trump’s shoe line is made in China but is exempt from tariffs.
Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA"
John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China.
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country."
