“The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China.”
John Delaney
Democratic presidential candidate. in an interview. Claim dated 27 Aug 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
John Delaney (Democratic presidential candidate) made this claim around 27 August 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 September 2019, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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- nbcnews.comhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/around-world-disruption-beating-out-stabi…
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