Lie June 23, 2018 · Remarks · Trade

“United States Steel is expanding. We're building brand new plants and beautiful new expansions. They haven't done it in 35 years.”

Said
June 23, 2018
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Trade
Repeated
40 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 4028)

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