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Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Donald Trump of the U.S. Both men wear black suits with reddish-purple ties.

14 rumors we've investigated about US-China relations

Trump recently welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House — his first trip to Washington, D.C., in over a decade.

Reporter Jack Izzo rounded up 14 claims about US-China relations that we've investigated, including:

  • Did Canada import Chinese steel and resell it to the U.S. to avoid tariffs?

  • Does an image show Trump with a young girl during a visit to China?

  • Did Trump post a derogatory statement about the people of India and China?

  • Did China “cancel” U.S. beef amid tariffs tit-for-tat?

Image shows Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking while standing with his arms spread wide behind a podium at the United Nations General Assembly.

Did Netanyahu compare Oct. 7 attack to '16 9/11s'?

The Israeli prime minister made the comparison between Hamas' attack on Israel and the 9/11 attacks in New York City during a U.N. speech last week.

Image shows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a black suit, speaking at an event.

Did Canada's Mark Carney say he prepared for US invasion?

The claim spread from a recent New York Times interview with Carney, which paraphrased his remarks.

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Posts claimed Trump is set to save the U.S. billions of dollars a year by invoking a supposedly unenforced law that would deny certain immigrants entry into the country.

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Former U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump face each other on a background showing a graph of inflation changes in the U.S. for the last 20 years.

Did prices rise more under Biden than Trump? We checked the data

To find the truth, we analyzed the figures using the database that a Facebook graphic claimed as its source.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shake hands with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, a white woman with brown hair wearing a navy suit and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, a white man wearing a dark suit.

Did Denmark play 'Send in the Clowns' when Rubio arrived at Greenland deal ceremony?

A spokesperson for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "Denmark was not involved in selecting the music for the signing ceremony."

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A podium sits at the back of the surprisingly small White House Press Briefing Room, with the White House logo and a stately background behind it for TV. In front, four rows of seven chairs running wall-to-wall are visible. The room is empty.

Did Biden revoke more than 400 press passes? How changes compare to Trump's media ban

While the Biden administration tightened White House press credential requirements, the policy fundamentally differs from Trump's unprecedented ban.

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