The claim that 100,000 T-shirts with the words "Boycott China" were manufactured in China and sold in the United States is not accurate. After Donald Trump assumed his second term as President of the United States in January this year, a decision was made on April 10 to impose a 145 percent tariff on Chinese products. The next day, April 11, China increased tariffs on American products from 84 percent to 125 percent. In response, the Trump administration announced that tariffs on Chinese imports could be raised further to as much as 245 percent. However, recently, Donald Trump stated that the substantial tariffs on imports from China would be significantly reduced.

Amid these developments, a photocard claiming that a Chinese clothing factory sold 100,000 T-shirts and caps with the words "Boycott China" in English in the United States has been circulating on social media. In the photocard, a young man is seen in a factory environment holding a white T-shirt in his hand and wearing a red cap, both bearing the words "Boycott China" in English.

The post, published from the Facebook page Esaholic at 2:19 AM on April 23, spread the most. The caption of the photocard, written in English, claimed that a Chinese garment factory sold 100,000 T-shirts and caps bearing "Boycott China" to the United States.

As of 12 PM today, April 27, the post had received 342,000 reactions, 17,700 comments, and 49,000 shares. In the comments, some users called the information false, while others believed it to be true. A Facebook user named Syed Shah Arif Qadri commented in English, "This is business." Another user, Bony Mansai, wrote, "Good idea. Good business."

Additionally, Facebook accounts named Habib Adrian, Muktar Ashrafi Nasim, Al Amin Mostafiz, and Alamgir Hossain posted the same photocard with separate captions.

To verify the authenticity of this claim, the Fact-Check division of Ajker Patrika conducted a keyword search on Google. However, no information was found in any international media from the United States, China, or any other country regarding this matter.

The fact-check division also examined whether the image was created using artificial intelligence tools. Verification through Hive Moderation showed a 99.5 percent probability that the image was AI-generated. Another AI detection tool, IsItAI, also indicated a 99 percent probability that the image was created using artificial intelligence.

Thus, the image of a young man holding a white T-shirt and wearing a red cap with "Boycott China" written on them was generated using artificial intelligence tools. Therefore, the claim that a Chinese garment factory sold 100,000 T-shirts and caps with "Boycott China" written on them in the United States is not true. The photocard used to spread this claim contains an AI-generated image.

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