THE OFFENSE
Margherita Stancati and Gavin Bade, reporters for the Wall Street Journal, published an article and claimed Italian pasta would “disappear” from American grocery stores.
THE TRUTH
This is an exaggerated lie. These potential anti-dumping tariffs would only affect 16% percent of Italian pasta imports, so it’s ludicrous to assert that Italian pasta is “poised to disappear.” Even then, Italian pasta makers have weeks to comply with a simple data request and have their anti-dumping tariff rate adjusted before it’s finalized in January.
KEY POINTS
• The Wall Street Journal’s Gavin Bade and Margherita Stancati lied in an effort to fearmonger against President Trump’s successful tariff policies.
SOURCES
• Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
• Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai's Statement
