Claim: Since US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, there have been sporadic calls for a Canadian boycott of American products and holiday destinations. These unofficial boycotts led to an article asserting that 75 percent of Canadians stopped going to the US. The report is based on a poll of travel intentions, and there were actually more Canadian border crossings in June 2018 than in June 2017.75 percent of Canadians stopped travelling to the US because of trade war
Fact-check: No, 75% of Canadians did not stop going to the US because of the trade war
Verdict: fake
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Louis Baudoin-Laarman
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09