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13 rumors about impact of Trump's tariffs, fact-checked
The Trump administration’s ever-changing tariff policies can be hard to keep up with.
That hasn’t stopped us from investigating claims about the consequences the taxes have on businesses, consumers and trade.
Reporter Emery Winter compiled some of the rumors we’ve fact-checked, including:
Did Trump put a 2,000% tariff on Belgian chocolate after the US was defeated in the World Cup?
Did Bank of America say ‘overwhelming evidence’ showed tariffs fueled US inflation?
Are Toyota and Honda closing US plants due to tariffs?
Did Canada propose a 100% tariff on Teslas?
Why US Army swore in 4 tech executives as lieutenant colonels
The Army is running an initiative "designed to fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military innovation."
Group attended Florida planning meeting to protest alleged Muslim city project. Was it real?
Posts claimed Epic Estates — a land banking company — was connected with EPIC City, a development associated with a Texas mosque.
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