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Trump unveils up to 100% tariffs on patented drugs

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 908 words · By Doloresz Katanich
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What to know about Trade Policies

Companies in the EU, Japan, Korea and Switzerland face a lower, capped tariff rate under existing trade agreements with the US.

Claims checked 20
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center88%
Right12%

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What happened

Companies in the EU, Japan, Korea and Switzerland face a lower, capped tariff rate under existing trade agreements with the US.

Why it matters

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that could impose long-threatened tariffs of up to 100% on certain patented drugs from companies that do not reach agreements with his administration in the coming months.

Common ground

Companies that have signed a “most favoured nation” pricing deal and are actively building facilities in the US to bring production of patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients onshore will have a 0% tariff.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Fear 95% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to fear helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 20 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Starting Monday, tariff rates on those metals will be calculated based on the 'full customs value' of what US customers pay when buying foreign metal under the latest order, which administration officials say will prevent importers from other countries from avoiding higher payments.”
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Claim 2: “Those 'Liberation Day' tariffs were among the duties the Supreme Court overturned in February.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it insufficient evidence based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “Trump also unveils update to metal tariffs”
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Claim 4: “President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that could impose long-threatened tariffs of up to 100% on certain patented drugs from companies that do not reach agreements with his administration in the coming months.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it verified by reference based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 79 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) is a term that gained prominence in May 2025 after many threats and reversals during the trade war US president Donald Trump initiated with his administration's "Liber…
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Claim 5: “Trump has argued his steep new import taxes are necessary to bring back wealth that was 'stolen' from the US. He says they will narrow America’s decades-old trade deficit and bring manufacturing back to the country.”
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Claim 6: “The EU, Japan, Korea and Switzerland will see a 15% US tariff on patented pharmaceuticals, matching previously agreed rates for most goods, and the UK will get 10% — which Thursday’s order noted would 'then reduce to zero' under future trade agreements.”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The EU, Japan, Korea and Switzerland will see a 15% U.S. tariff on patented pharmaceuticals, matching previously agreed rates for most goods, and the U.K. will get 10% — which Thursday’s (April 2) ord…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/trump-unveils-10…
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Claim 7: “Products fully made of steel, aluminium and copper will continue to be tariffed at 50% for most countries.”
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Claim 8: “The administration is also changing how tariffs are calculated for derivative metals — or finished goods that contain some of these metals, but are not made entirely of them.”
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Claim 9: “For those that do not have a pricing deal but are building such projects in the US, a 20% tariff will apply, rising to 100% within four years.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A company is a legal entity representing an association of legal persons with a shared objective, such as generating profit or benefiting society. Depending on the jurisdiction, companies can take on …
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Claim 10: “Companies in the EU, Japan, Korea and Switzerland face a lower, capped tariff rate under existing trade agreements with the US.”
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Claim 11: “Thursday’s orders are the latest example of Trump turning to sector-specific duties. The president used Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act to impose the levies, the same authority he cited to impose import taxes on cars, lumber and even kitchen cabinets.”
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Claim 12: “For a product with metal that amounts to less than 15% of its entire weight (like the cap on a perfume bottle), only country-specific tariffs will now apply, officials told reporters on Thursday.”
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Claim 13: “A ruling from the Supreme Court struck down tariffs Trump imposed using another law — the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act — to immediately slap tariffs on any country, at nearly any level.”
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Claim 14: “The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to preview the executive order before it was issued, did not identify any companies or drugs at risk of being hit by the increased tariffs but noted the administration had already reached 17 pricing deals with major drugmakers, 13 of which have signed.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it insufficient evidence based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 15: “ˁTrump’s tariffs since his second term and deals with companies like Pfizer is factual.”
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Claim 16: “But for products with more metal, such as a largely steel washing machine, they said a 25% tariff will apply to the whole value.”
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Claim 17: “Companies that have signed a 'most favoured nation' pricing deal and are actively building facilities in the US to bring production of patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients onshore will have a 0% tariff.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it insufficient evidence based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 18: “The UK previously said it had secured a 0% tariff rate for all British medicines exported to the US for at least three years.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it insufficient evidence based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 19: “A senior administration official told reporters on a press call that companies still have months to negotiate before the 100% tariffs take effect — 120 days for larger companies, and 180 days for others.”
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Claim 20: “In the order, Trump wrote that he deemed such actions necessary 'to address the threatened impairment of the national security posed by imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients.'”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it insufficient evidence based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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