Latest Fact-checks in China Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category 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." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China." X posts stated on October 4, 2015 in tweets: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China. Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined." Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years." Xi Jinping stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference in Beijing.: "China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact recognized by all the people in the world." Bloggers stated on April 17, 2014 in multiple blog and video posts: The Bundy Ranch deal is all about Nevada Sen. Harry Reid "using federal violence to take people’s land in his state so he can package it to re-sell it to the Chinese." Mark Warner stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview.: "The largest enterprise in the world is the federal government of the United States of America" Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a CPAC speech: "The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 5, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant. Clint Eastwood stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad: "We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China." Mitt Romney stated on October 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs. Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China. Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in debate comments: Says Barack Obama has pension investments that include Chinese firms, and "investments through a Caymans trust." Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate: Says Joe Biden "went to China and said that he sympathized and wouldn't second-guess their one-child policy of forced abortions and sterilizations." Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney invested in a firm that made goods in China that "could have been made here in America." Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 28, 2012 in a mailer to voters: The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China. Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2012 in a television ad: Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision." Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 21, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas. Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China." Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused." Anthony Gemma stated on August 28, 2012 in an online debate: U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China. Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Stimulus dollars paid for "windmills from China." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2012 in a speech at Port of Tampa: "We've brought trade cases against China at nearly twice the rate as the last administration." Restore Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in a television ad: Says Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy." Eric Cantor stated on November 14, 2011 in a news conference.: The U.S. economy "is three times as big as China's." Michele Bachmann stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army." Herman Cain stated on October 31, 2011 in an interview on "PBS Newshour": China is "trying to develop nuclear capability." Edd Houck stated on September 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: "Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China." Jon Huntsman stated on July 26, 2011 in a speech at Dartmouth College.: China is or soon will be "the largest English-speaking nation" in the world.
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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." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China." X posts stated on October 4, 2015 in tweets: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China. Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined." Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years." Xi Jinping stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference in Beijing.: "China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact recognized by all the people in the world." Bloggers stated on April 17, 2014 in multiple blog and video posts: The Bundy Ranch deal is all about Nevada Sen. Harry Reid "using federal violence to take people’s land in his state so he can package it to re-sell it to the Chinese." Mark Warner stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview.: "The largest enterprise in the world is the federal government of the United States of America" Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a CPAC speech: "The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 5, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant. Clint Eastwood stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad: "We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China." Mitt Romney stated on October 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs. Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China. Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in debate comments: Says Barack Obama has pension investments that include Chinese firms, and "investments through a Caymans trust." Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate: Says Joe Biden "went to China and said that he sympathized and wouldn't second-guess their one-child policy of forced abortions and sterilizations." Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney invested in a firm that made goods in China that "could have been made here in America." Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 28, 2012 in a mailer to voters: The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China. Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2012 in a television ad: Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision." Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 21, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas. Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China." Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused." Anthony Gemma stated on August 28, 2012 in an online debate: U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China. Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Stimulus dollars paid for "windmills from China." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2012 in a speech at Port of Tampa: "We've brought trade cases against China at nearly twice the rate as the last administration." Restore Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in a television ad: Says Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy." Eric Cantor stated on November 14, 2011 in a news conference.: The U.S. economy "is three times as big as China's." Michele Bachmann stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army." Herman Cain stated on October 31, 2011 in an interview on "PBS Newshour": China is "trying to develop nuclear capability." Edd Houck stated on September 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: "Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China." Jon Huntsman stated on July 26, 2011 in a speech at Dartmouth College.: China is or soon will be "the largest English-speaking nation" in the world.
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."
Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China."
X posts stated on October 4, 2015 in tweets: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China.
Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined."
Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years."
Xi Jinping stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference in Beijing.: "China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact recognized by all the people in the world."
Bloggers stated on April 17, 2014 in multiple blog and video posts: The Bundy Ranch deal is all about Nevada Sen. Harry Reid "using federal violence to take people’s land in his state so he can package it to re-sell it to the Chinese."
Mark Warner stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview.: "The largest enterprise in the world is the federal government of the United States of America"
Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a CPAC speech: "The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet."
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 5, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant.
Clint Eastwood stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad: "We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China."
Mitt Romney stated on October 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs.
Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China.
Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in debate comments: Says Barack Obama has pension investments that include Chinese firms, and "investments through a Caymans trust."
Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate: Says Joe Biden "went to China and said that he sympathized and wouldn't second-guess their one-child policy of forced abortions and sterilizations."
Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney invested in a firm that made goods in China that "could have been made here in America."
Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 28, 2012 in a mailer to voters: The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China.
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2012 in a television ad: Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama "stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision."
Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 21, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas.
Barack Obama stated on September 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Even today part of Romney’s fortune is invested in China."
Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused."
Anthony Gemma stated on August 28, 2012 in an online debate: U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China.
Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Stimulus dollars paid for "windmills from China."
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2012 in a speech at Port of Tampa: "We've brought trade cases against China at nearly twice the rate as the last administration."
Restore Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in a television ad: Says Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy."
Eric Cantor stated on November 14, 2011 in a news conference.: The U.S. economy "is three times as big as China's."
Michele Bachmann stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army."
Herman Cain stated on October 31, 2011 in an interview on "PBS Newshour": China is "trying to develop nuclear capability."
Edd Houck stated on September 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: "Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China."
Jon Huntsman stated on July 26, 2011 in a speech at Dartmouth College.: China is or soon will be "the largest English-speaking nation" in the world.
