In a Feb. 20 town hall in South Carolina that aired on Fox News, days before the state’s Republican primary, former President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims we’ve fact-checked before.
Issues: tariffs
Haley’s Ad Misleads About Trump’s Proposed Tariffs
FactChecking Trump’s Rally, Fox Interview
The Whoppers of 2019
Video: Fact-Checking Trump’s Louisiana Rally
Trump’s Steel Industry Claims
Harris Wrong on Autoworker Jobs
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wrongly claimed that “as many as 300,000 autoworkers may be out of a job before the end of the year.” That’s a high-end estimate for total job losses — not solely among autoworkers — due to the potential impact of the Trump administration’s trade policies, including actions not yet taken.
Trump’s Dubious Claims About China
Photo Shoehorns Misinformation Into Tariff Debate
Economists: Tariffs Not Boosting GDP
Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have a small, negative impact on gross domestic product growth, according to economists, the Congressional Budget Office, the International Monetary Fund and the top White House economic adviser. That contradicts President Donald Trump’s repeated claim that the tariffs have boosted the GDP.