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Five Times What? Trump’s tariff windfall claim, aired on the Mark Levin Podcast
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Claim: the U.S. is taking in over $200 billion in tariffs, "5 times more than ever before" and four times more than any other country. The source is President Trump's North Carolina rally audio, aired by the Mark Levin Podcast, "9/16/26 – The Left's Dangerous Plan For AI And The Economy" (1:14:11).
Verdict: mostly-false (truth score 0.25, confidence 0.72). The dollar figure holds up on a gross basis. "Than ever before" does not, and much of the money has been ordered refunded.
We start with the strongest case for the claim. U.S…
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