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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."

By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2019

Ritchie Torres stated on July 20, 2025 in 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.”

By Louis Jacobson• July 25, 2025

Sherrod Brown stated on October 12, 2011 in a news conference:

"We buy 35 percent of all Chinese exports."

By Tom Feran• October 20, 2011

Rand Paul stated on May 06, 2020 in an interview:

$3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China."

By Tom Kertscher• May 14, 2020

Threads posts stated on November 13, 2024 in a Threads post:

Nissan just announced 9,000 layoffs in Tennessee “to avoid severe losses due to expected tariffs.”

By Jeff Cercone• November 14, 2024

Brooke Rollins stated on April 06, 2025 in an interview:

“We had an agriculture export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion” under former President Joe Biden.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 9, 2025

John Kerry stated on March 02, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":

"The (Russian) ruble is already going down."

By Jon Greenberg• March 2, 2014

Bloggers stated on November 14, 2021 in a blog post:

“Biden’s banking nominee demands all ‘private bank accounts’ be eliminated”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 19, 2021

Jim Jordan stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Heritage Foundation:

"Our debt to GDP ratios, our deficit to GDP ratios are quickly approaching the countries we have been reading about for the last year and a half. We are not far behind Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain and all these countries we have been reading about."

By Sabrina Eaton• February 16, 2011

Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Mo.:

We're borrowing money from China and Saudi Arabia "to finance this war" in Iraq.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2008

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

Barbara Cargill stated on March 11, 2010 in a State Board of Education meeting:

"The Federal Reserve system has presided over about a 95... percent decline in the U.S. dollar."

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2010

Michael Reagan stated on March 06, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com:

Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil."

By Jon Greenberg• March 13, 2014

Paul Ryan stated on September 02, 2014 in a speech:

"Miller Brewing is not a U.S. company any more. Neither is Anheuser-Busch."

By James B. Nelson• September 8, 2014

Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate:

"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."

By W. Gardner Selby• November 23, 2011

Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech:

The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore."

By Warren Fiske, Linda Qiu• March 14, 2016

Virginia Tea Party Patriots stated on November 15, 2010 in a letter to Congress.:

The dollar "has fallen over 44% since Bernanke began pumping money into the system beginning back in 2002."

By Wes Hester• November 19, 2010

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute stated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X:

An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2025

Instagram posts stated on March 27, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Kenya’s president saying he will “get rid of U.S. dollar.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 14, 2023

Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP primary debate.:

The Trans-Pacific Partnership "was designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone."

By Clayton Youngman• November 12, 2015

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

By Katie Sanders• November 27, 2015

Ten questions about the debt ceiling

By Louis Jacobson• October 13, 2013

Mix 'n match creditors with causes

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2008

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

By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2026

Examining Japan's gun laws after Shinzo Abe assassination

By Sara Swann• July 25, 2022

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

By Louis Jacobson• May 30, 2017

Russia’s economy and Western sanctions: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2022

Ron DeSantis’ baseless theory that the government wants to control people’s purchases

By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2023

US soybean farmers criticize Argentina ‘bailout.’ How are the issues linked?

By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2025

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

By Matthew Crowley, Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2023

So what is the debt ceiling all about anyway?

By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2017

PolitiFact previews Donald Trump's State of the Union address

By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2018

Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran

By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013

The looming debt-ceiling showdown: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• September 22, 2021

Trade and tariffs in 5 charts: A 2018 midterm report

By Manuela Tobias• September 24, 2018

The debt limit fight: Why does it matter? How could it be resolved?

By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2023

The battle over the debt limit: What to know after the House GOP passed its bill

By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2023

The money and politics of prescription drugs: What you need to know

By Jon Greenberg• April 30, 2019

Legal experts say Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency raises questions about ethics and secrecy

By Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2025

In Context: 'The private sector is doing fine'

By Louis Jacobson• June 8, 2012

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