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Yes, the US Senate voted to overturn Trump's tariffs on Canada

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 31, 2025 Republican senators joined the Democrats' effort to end President Donald Trump's tariffs on Cana ...
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Debunking claim Nebraska is going bankrupt because of tariffs and labor shortages due to immigration raids

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 19, 2025 The state's gross domestic product fell by more than 6% in the first quarter of 2025.
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Don't fall for Trump post criticizing Indian PM Modi over tariffs

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Joey Esposito
Aug. 1, 2025 Although a screenshot circulating online started as satire, the U.S. president has had sharp wor ...
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Nebraska farmer building monument to Trump out of manure?

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Jack Izzo
June 30, 2025 Allegedly, the farmer was constructing the sculpture in response to the U.S. president's tariffs.
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Ford didn't shut down US production due to Trump's tariffs, nor did it move manufacturing overseas

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Jordan Liles
May 20, 2025 YouTube creators used artificial intelligence in May 2025 to generate scripts and voice narratio ...
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A white man holds a sign in red that says, "14,000 JOBS LOST 5 U.S. PLANTS CLOSED." A building next to him is shown on fire. On the very right side, a man holds a tissue too his face as he cries. At the bottom, it says, "1 MIMUTES AGO!"

Watch out for rumor Amazon announced it's leaving the US

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Jordan Liles
May 15, 2025 YouTube videos published in May 2025 falsely claimed President Trump's tariffs led Amazon to ann ...
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Yes, Trump called the toy company Mattel a country

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 9, 2025 The president was speaking during a news conference announcing a trade deal with the U.K.
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No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though cargo volume is unpredictable

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Taija PerryCook
May 1, 2025 "We are seeing some vessels come in with 30% less cargo than anticipated," the Northwest Seaport ...
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11 Canadian political claims we've broken down

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
April 26, 2025 Many claims spread online ahead of federal elections on April 28, 2025, including rumors about C ...
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A white woman smiles looking at the camera. A chyron says, "LEAVITT: "AVOID WOKE THINGS LIKE MATH, AAND YOU'LL LOVE THE TARIFFS." The image is centered on top of red signs that have white cameras with lines going through them.

Karoline Leavitt didn't say, 'Avoid woke things like math, and you'll love the tariffs'

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Aleksandra Wrona
April 25, 2025 A fake Fox News chyron falsely attributed a quote to Leavitt that read: "Avoid woke things like ...
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What we know about rumors Canadian PM Mark Carney orchestrated US Treasurys sell-off

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 19, 2025 A vocal supporter of Carney's in Canada's upcoming federal election made these allegations, but ...
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Fake Fox News chyron claims Karoline Leavitt said people will love tariffs if they 'avoid woke things like math'

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Aleksandra Wrona
April 18, 2025 At no point in the relevant Fox News interview did Leavitt say, "avoid woke things like math, an ...
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Breaking down claims that China halted all its orders of Boeing planes

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Laerke Christensen
April 16, 2025 The claim came from a Bloomberg News report based on anonymous sources.
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Unpacking claims that Canadian PM Mark Carney orchestrated a US Treasurys sell-off

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 11, 2025 The allegation came from a staunch supporter of Carney in Canada's upcoming federal election; Sn ...
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Unpacking rumors that Subaru is halting sales in US due to tariffs

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Taija PerryCook
April 11, 2025 The company said in an email to Snopes that Subaru of America has not stopped selling vehicles i ...
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Trump's tariffs still include 10% duty on imports from uninhabited, penguin-filled islands

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Laerke Christensen
April 11, 2025 Even though no humans live on the Heard and McDonalds islands, the region faces 10% tariffs on f ...
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Apple flew 5 planes full of iPhones into US to avoid tariffs? Here's what we know

Written by:
Rae Deng
April 9, 2025 Ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's April 2, 2025, tariff announcement, Apple reportedly scra ...
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No, RFK Jr. didn't claim cod liver oil could reverse stock market crash

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Amelia Clarke
April 9, 2025 Kennedy was claimed to have said the market was plummeting because investors were in a "bad mood ...
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Trump has paused tariffs plan for most countries. Here's context

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 9, 2025 The president announced a 90-day pause on new rates for more than 75 trading partners, excluding ...
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Trump adviser Peter Navarro and 'economics expert Ron Vara' are same person, NYT reported in 2019

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Jack Izzo
April 8, 2025 "Ron Vara" happens to be an anagram of "Navarro."
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