“A video of journalist Rajat Sharma, in which he claims that India has cut off 50% of its pharmaceuticals exports to the USA following the recent tariff hikes.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 9 Aug 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This viral video is AI-generated, and there are no reports indicating that India has reduced its pharmaceuticals exports to the USA by 50% following the recent tariff hikes imposed by Donald Trump. As of 11 August 2025, the USA has not imposed tariffs on Indian pharmaceutical imports.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 August 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 August 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BE2TCfKC5/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.