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SFA Fund stated on December 28, 2023 in a campaign ad:

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

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• January 4, 2024

Sherrod Brown stated on March 23, 2012 in a news release:

Says excessive speculation is pushing up oil prices and a recent report estimates it "adds 56 cents to every gallon of gasoline siphoned from the pump."

By Peter Krouse• May 2, 2012

Chris Collins stated on October 10, 2018 in a direct mail campaign ad:

"Nate McMurray lobbied to send our jobs to China. (And Korea, too.)"

By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 12, 2018

Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad:

“Trump lost a trade war that he started.”

By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2020

Chris Jacobs stated on June 17, 2020 in an ad:

“As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 20, 2020

Abigail Spanberger stated on February 24, 2026 in the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address:

President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.

By Loreben Tuquero, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026

Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a speech in Cincinnati:

"Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism."

By Louis Jacobson• June 27, 2016

Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.:

"We were losing all our cases in the World Trade Organization. ... And then I came along. Now we’re winning a lot of cases because they know that they’re not on very solid ground."

By Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2019

Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper:

"Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."

By Jon Greenberg• December 13, 2019

Angus King stated on March 04, 2018 in in an interview:

"China, my understanding is, supplies 4 percent of the steel in the U.S."

By John Kruzel• March 8, 2018

Robert Gibbs stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"We have been in Afghanistan longer now than we have been in any foreign land conducting a war in our nation’s history."

By Katie Sanders• January 12, 2014

Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate:

Says as secretary of state she was reserving judgment about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and "hoped it would be the gold standard."

By Lauren Carroll• October 14, 2015

Donald Trump stated on August 09, 2017 in a tweet:

"My first order as president was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before."

By Louis Jacobson• August 9, 2017

Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2015 in social media posts.:

"The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S."

By Linda Qiu• July 2, 2015

Barack Obama stated on December 03, 2009 in comments at the White House:

When Obama was interviewed by American reporters in Asia, "Not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 7, 2009

Viral image stated on August 26, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Video shows buildings crumbling because of an “earthquake in Taiwan.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 29, 2024

Barack Obama stated on August 06, 2013 in a speech on homeownership:

"We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before."

By Jon Greenberg• August 20, 2013

Instagram posts stated on July 31, 2022 in a post:

“China threatens to shoot Nancy Pelosi’s plane down if she visits Taiwan.”

By Monique Curet• August 2, 2022

Charles Schumer stated on April 27, 2025 in 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.”

By Louis Jacobson• May 5, 2025

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

Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: How did U.S. actions contribute to economic and political upheaval in Iran?

By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2026

High prices and depleted shelves: Here’s why the supply chain is a mess — and will be for a while

By Bill McCarthy• October 15, 2021

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

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

By Tom Kertscher• March 3, 2022

Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows

By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2019

Joe Biden’s climate change plan, explained

By Sophie Austin• August 3, 2020

Dissecting the spin on manufacturing numbers

By Eric Litke• November 13, 2019

State of the Union fact-check: Trump exaggerates on economy, immigration

By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026

Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final State of the State speech

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 13, 2026

Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village?

By Cassidey Kavathas• April 21, 2022

Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026

Yes, Donald Trump, Chevys are a rare sight in Japan, but why?

By Katie Sanders• November 27, 2015

The Story Behind a McAuliffe Ad Touting Youngkin Praise

By Warren Fiske• June 30, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

Fact-checking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on her agency’s role in elections

By Amy Sherman• February 18, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Michigan

By PolitiFact Staff • January 13, 2026

Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2026

Does the U.S. have a 'massive' trade deficit with Germany, as Donald Trump said?

By Louis Jacobson• May 30, 2017

Who is Bernie Sanders? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Jon Greenberg• June 12, 2019

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