59 People 24099 Fact-checks 7845 Articles People (59) Stand Up To China American Commitment American Revolution True American American Crossroads Americans for Prosperity Really American Americans for Safe Access American Unity PAC American Automobile Association American Future Fund American International Group American Leadership Action American Principles in Action American Principles Project Americans for Prosperity Action Americans for Prosperity: Florida 18% of the American public Becoming American Initiative People for the American Way Fact-checks (24099) Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final presidential debate: “When I closed (travel from China) he said I should not have closed. ...He said this is a terrible thing, you are a xenophobe, I think he called me racist. Now he says I should have closed it earlier.” By Samantha Putterman• October 23, 2020 Joe Biden stated on March 27, 2020 in a virtual town hall on CNN: “There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.” By Jon Greenberg• April 3, 2020 Barack Obama stated on June 01, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." By Louis Jacobson• June 3, 2015 Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen." By Linda Qiu• April 4, 2016 Judson Phillips stated on July 27, 2011 in a "Washington Post" opinion piece: "Our government has spent $2.6 million to teach Chinese prostitutes how to drink responsibly." By Robert Farley• July 29, 2011 Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2016 in an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC: Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade By Will Doran• July 27, 2016 Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade." By John Kruzel• May 1, 2017 Donald Trump stated on December 27, 2024 in a U.S. Supreme Court brief: On banning TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 16, 2025 Mike Gibbons stated on February 20, 2018 in an interview: "A lot" of Sen. Sherrod Brown’s policies "reflect that interest in Marxism" and a fondness for communism. By Amy Sherman• March 27, 2018 Kevin Brady stated on July 28, 2010 in a U.S. House floor speech: "Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States." By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2010 Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "We’ve rebuilt China." By Linda Qiu• April 4, 2016 Gretchen Carlson stated on June 02, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story: "Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time." By Katie Sanders• June 4, 2015 Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2008 in a mailer to Pennsylvania voters: "Hillary Clinton supported NAFTA and permanent China trade. Pennsylvania lost thousands of jobs." By Robert Farley• April 21, 2008 Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016 in : Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists." By Cassie Owens• June 7, 2016 Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement." By Linda Qiu• July 19, 2016 Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” By Sasha Hupka• April 30, 2021 Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Xi of China under house arrest” amid “coup by the PLA.” By Jeff Cercone• September 28, 2022 Chuck Grassley stated on June 28, 2009 in interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: "If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, we're going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent." By Catharine Richert• July 2, 2009 Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice-presidential debate: Says the Obama administration spent taxpayer dollars on electric cars in Finland (and) windmills in China. By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2012 Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally: "We have been losing to China for many years, $500 billion a year. By D.L. Davis• April 30, 2019 Articles (7845) Ramaswamy’s GOP debate rivals tied his business to China, Hunter Biden. What’s behind the attacks? By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2023 Fact-checking Pam Bondi’s RNC attacks about Hunter Biden By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 26, 2020 Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• April 20, 2020 Ad Watch: Michigan Democrats call James’ tough-on-China stance hypocritical. Is it? By Clara Hendrickson• August 7, 2020 5 fact-checks about foreign trade, TPP, and China By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 12, 2016 The tale of a falsehood, minute by minute By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2012 Fact-checking Bill Clinton on the second night of the Democratic convention By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 26, 2016 Donald Trump's accusations about Hunter Biden and a payout from China: A closer look By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Tampa with Ron DeSantis By Katie Akin, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• August 1, 2018 Fact-checking Mike Pence, night 3 of the 2020 RNC By PolitiFact Staff • August 27, 2020 Fact-checking Sen. Brian Schatz vs. Sen. Josh Hawley on aid to Ukraine By Jon Greenberg• April 12, 2022 The week in fact-checking: Donald Trump's Pants on Fire week, the death of George Floyd By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 29, 2020 Explained: How Trump and Biden would confront China By Noah Y. Kim• September 14, 2020 What we know about the source of the coronavirus pandemic By Daniel Funke• April 17, 2020 Fact-checking the 2020 vice presidential debate, Kamala Harris vs. Mike Pence By PolitiFact Staff • October 8, 2020 Tim Ryan targets China's trade practices By Sabrina Eaton• March 16, 2012 Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2012 Hunter Biden and China: Sorting through a murky business deal By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2020 Where do the GOP candidates stand on a federal abortion ban? By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 Ad Watch: Donald Trump’s video about Joe Biden and China is rife with omission, deceptive editing By Miriam Valverde• April 15, 2020
Stand Up To China American Commitment American Revolution True American American Crossroads Americans for Prosperity Really American Americans for Safe Access American Unity PAC American Automobile Association American Future Fund American International Group American Leadership Action American Principles in Action American Principles Project Americans for Prosperity Action Americans for Prosperity: Florida 18% of the American public Becoming American Initiative People for the American Way
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final presidential debate: “When I closed (travel from China) he said I should not have closed. ...He said this is a terrible thing, you are a xenophobe, I think he called me racist. Now he says I should have closed it earlier.” By Samantha Putterman• October 23, 2020 Joe Biden stated on March 27, 2020 in a virtual town hall on CNN: “There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.” By Jon Greenberg• April 3, 2020 Barack Obama stated on June 01, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." By Louis Jacobson• June 3, 2015 Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen." By Linda Qiu• April 4, 2016 Judson Phillips stated on July 27, 2011 in a "Washington Post" opinion piece: "Our government has spent $2.6 million to teach Chinese prostitutes how to drink responsibly." By Robert Farley• July 29, 2011 Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2016 in an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC: Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade By Will Doran• July 27, 2016 Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade." By John Kruzel• May 1, 2017 Donald Trump stated on December 27, 2024 in a U.S. Supreme Court brief: On banning TikTok By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 16, 2025 Mike Gibbons stated on February 20, 2018 in an interview: "A lot" of Sen. Sherrod Brown’s policies "reflect that interest in Marxism" and a fondness for communism. By Amy Sherman• March 27, 2018 Kevin Brady stated on July 28, 2010 in a U.S. House floor speech: "Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States." By W. Gardner Selby• August 19, 2010 Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "We’ve rebuilt China." By Linda Qiu• April 4, 2016 Gretchen Carlson stated on June 02, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story: "Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time." By Katie Sanders• June 4, 2015 Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2008 in a mailer to Pennsylvania voters: "Hillary Clinton supported NAFTA and permanent China trade. Pennsylvania lost thousands of jobs." By Robert Farley• April 21, 2008 Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016 in : Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists." By Cassie Owens• June 7, 2016 Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement." By Linda Qiu• July 19, 2016 Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” By Sasha Hupka• April 30, 2021 Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Xi of China under house arrest” amid “coup by the PLA.” By Jeff Cercone• September 28, 2022 Chuck Grassley stated on June 28, 2009 in interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: "If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, we're going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent." By Catharine Richert• July 2, 2009 Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice-presidential debate: Says the Obama administration spent taxpayer dollars on electric cars in Finland (and) windmills in China. By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2012 Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally: "We have been losing to China for many years, $500 billion a year. By D.L. Davis• April 30, 2019
Ramaswamy’s GOP debate rivals tied his business to China, Hunter Biden. What’s behind the attacks? By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2023 Fact-checking Pam Bondi’s RNC attacks about Hunter Biden By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 26, 2020 Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• April 20, 2020 Ad Watch: Michigan Democrats call James’ tough-on-China stance hypocritical. Is it? By Clara Hendrickson• August 7, 2020 5 fact-checks about foreign trade, TPP, and China By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 12, 2016 The tale of a falsehood, minute by minute By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 12, 2012 Fact-checking Bill Clinton on the second night of the Democratic convention By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 26, 2016 Donald Trump's accusations about Hunter Biden and a payout from China: A closer look By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Tampa with Ron DeSantis By Katie Akin, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• August 1, 2018 Fact-checking Mike Pence, night 3 of the 2020 RNC By PolitiFact Staff • August 27, 2020 Fact-checking Sen. Brian Schatz vs. Sen. Josh Hawley on aid to Ukraine By Jon Greenberg• April 12, 2022 The week in fact-checking: Donald Trump's Pants on Fire week, the death of George Floyd By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 29, 2020 Explained: How Trump and Biden would confront China By Noah Y. Kim• September 14, 2020 What we know about the source of the coronavirus pandemic By Daniel Funke• April 17, 2020 Fact-checking the 2020 vice presidential debate, Kamala Harris vs. Mike Pence By PolitiFact Staff • October 8, 2020 Tim Ryan targets China's trade practices By Sabrina Eaton• March 16, 2012 Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2012 Hunter Biden and China: Sorting through a murky business deal By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2020 Where do the GOP candidates stand on a federal abortion ban? By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023 Ad Watch: Donald Trump’s video about Joe Biden and China is rife with omission, deceptive editing By Miriam Valverde• April 15, 2020
