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US and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 231 words · By Associated Press; ROB GILLIES
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The United States and Canada have entered a deeper trade conflict following the collapse of negotiations, resulting in new tariffs. Both nations have exchanged blame for the failure of the talks, which is expected to increase consumer prices in both countries.

Propaganda risk 20%
Claims checked 4
Techniques found 1
Topics 2

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Right20%

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What happened

US and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread TORONTO (AP) — The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and…

Why it matters

Each side blamed the other for the collapse of negotiations …

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Giants fans question John Harbaugh’s Cam Skattebo usage after the rookie plays 58% of snaps in a 28-6 loss to the Rams.

Perspective signals

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

The United States and Canada have entered a deeper trade conflict following the collapse of negotiations, resulting in new tariffs. Both nations have exchanged blame for the failure of the talks, which is expected to increase consumer prices in both countries.

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Propaganda Score
confidence: 95%
Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Giants fans question John Harbaugh’s Cam Skattebo usage after the rookie plays 58% of snaps in a 28-6 loss to the Rams.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While Wikipedia confirms that John Harbaugh is the head coach of the New York Giants for the 2026 season, there is no evidence in the provided web search or Wikipedia results regarding a game against the Rams with a score of 28-6 or Cam Skattebo's snap percentage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh spent …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the New York Giants' 101st in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under general manager Joe Schoen, their final under the ownership tandem of John Mara and Steve Tisch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Giants_season
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Claim 2: “The United States and Canada... fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs”
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Multiple independent cross-references from Flipboard report that the US and Canada fell deeper into a trade war on Saturday with new tariffs. This is further supported by Wikipedia entries regarding the 2025-2026 US trade war with Canada.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Saturday Night" is a song recorded by the Scottish pop rock band Bay City Rollers, taken from their debut album Rollin' (1974). Written and produced by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter, it was originally…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament began on…
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Claim 3: “talks collapse”
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Two independent Flipboard reports explicitly state that trade talks collapsed, and Wikipedia confirms the start of a trade war in February 2025 following the imposition of tariffs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 1, 2025, a trade war started by the United States against Canada began when the U.S. president Donald Trump signed orders imposing near-universal tariffs on goods from Canada entering the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_United_States_trade_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 2025, the United States has engaged in trade wars with Canada and Mexico: 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada 2025–2026 Mexico–United States trade war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_United_States_trade_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The trade relationship between Canada and the United States is one of the largest in the world. In 2023, the goods and services trade between the two countries totalled US$916 billion with U.S. export…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada–United_States_trade_rel…
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Claim 4: “a dangerous Category 5 180-mph hurricane (Hurricane Polo) was threatening the west coast of Mexico”
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Only one source (Flipboard) reports the specific details of Hurricane Polo being a Category 5 with 180-mph winds. While Wikipedia confirms the existence of a 2026 Pacific hurricane season, it does not provide specific details on 'Hurricane Polo' to corroborate the wind speed or category.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Category 5 Pacific hurricane is a tropical cyclone in the Pacific Ocean that reaches Category 5 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale, the highest possible classification on the scale. Hur…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The name Polo has been used for six tropical cyclones in the East Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Polo (1984) – a Category 3 hurricane that struck southern Baja California as a tropical depression Hurricane…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Pacific hurricane season is the current Pacific hurricane season in the Northern Hemisphere. The season officially began on May 15, 2026, and will end on November 30, 2026. For the Central P…
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