11 claims about US-China relations from our archives

CBSNews.com, Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at, et al. Trump Gives Primetime Speech on Elections as White House Alleges Chinese Access to Voter Data. 17 July 2026, https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-primetime-speech-elections-china/.Christensen, Laerke. "Image Claiming to Show Trump with Young Girl during China Visit Is Fake. Here's Proof." Snopes, 19 May 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/trump-girl-gift-china-visit/.———. "No, China Didn't 'cancel' US Beef amid Tariffs Tit-for-Tat." Snopes, 14 Mar. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/china-cancels-us-beef/.Deng, Rae. "Unpacking Claim Trump Admin Dumped Gifts from China before Leaving Country." Snopes, 18 May 2026, https://www.snopes.com//news/2026/05/18/trump-dumped-gifts-china/.Ibrahim, Nur. "Fake Image Shows Trump, Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with Fists up in Front of CCP Flag." Snopes, 15 May 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/trump-musk-huang-fists-up/.In Their Own Words: Officials Refuting False Claims of Voter Fraud | Brennan Center for Justice. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/their-own-words-officials-refuting-false-claims-voter-fraud. Accessed 24 July 2026.Izzo, Jack. "Chinese Investors Are Buying Farmland Around US Military Bases?" Snopes, 23 July 2024, https://www.snopes.com//news/2024/07/23/chinese-farmland-military-bases/.Kasprak, Alex. "What We Know About Alleged 'Secret Affair' Walz Had with Chinese Communist Party Official's Daughter." Snopes, 4 Nov. 2024, https://www.snopes.com//news/2024/11/04/walz-jenna-wang-ccp/.———. "Yes, Biden Commuted Sentences of Chinese Spies and Sex Offender. Here's What Else We Found." Snopes, 21 Dec. 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/biden-pardon-chinese-spies-for-prisoner-swap/.Moseley, Terry. "Trump Revives 2020 Election Meddling Allegations. Here's What Followed." USA TODAY, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/07/16/trump-2020-election-challenge-explained/90936765007/. Accessed 24 July 2026.Pavlounis, Zachary. "Trump Says These Documents Prove His False Claims of Election Fraud. Here's What They Really Say." The Associated Press, 17 July 2026, https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/trump-says-these-documents-prove-his-false-claims-of-election-fraud-heres-what-they-really-say/.PerryCook, Taija. "Examining Trump's Post about Putin, Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping Conspiring against the US." Snopes, 3 Sept. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/trump-post-putin-kim-jong-un/.Rascouët-Paz, Anna. "Examining Claim Trump Accepted $2B Bribe to Sell Highly Sensitive AI Chips to UAE, China." Snopes, 30 Sept. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//news/2025/09/30/trump-bribe-2-billion-uae-china/.———. "Trump Reportedly Threatened to 'bomb the [Expletive] out of Moscow' and Beijing. Here's Context." Snopes, 11 July 2025, https://www.snopes.com//news/2025/07/11/trump-bomb-moscow-beijing/.———. "US Trade Deficit with China Smallest Since 2010?" Snopes, 1 July 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/us-trade-deficit-with-china-smallest-since-2010/.Trump Alleges China Meddled in 2020 Election and Questions Voting Security Ahead of Midterms. 17 July 2026, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2k9wvv5wyo.