The first clue that this is bogus is that there's no 15th circuit federal court of appeals, they go up to 13.

A quick search on the text only provides links to Facebook posts.


Asking Google's AI about it results in:

This claim is false. There is no credible evidence or official record of a federal judge ordering Senator Bernie Sanders to disclose holdings in China.

The report likely originates from a satirical post published on February 20, 2026, by the page "America's Last Line Of Defense," which included a disclaimer stating that "nothing on this page is real".

Key Facts:
Source of the Claim: The claim gained traction via a meme that alleged Sanders owned numerous companies and bank accounts in Beijing that were not disclosed on congressional statements. Fact-checkers confirmed the image was a joke from a known satirical site.
Sanders' Actual Policy on China: Senator Sanders has historically been a critic of U.S. trade policy with China, arguing that it has led to the loss of millions of American jobs.
Related News Confusion: The claim may also be conflated with actions taken by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who in 2023 and 2025 ordered Chinese-owned companies to divest from agricultural land in her state.
Judicial Activity: While there have been recent federal court rulings regarding trade and tariffs involving China (such as those by Judge Richard Eaton on the U.S. Court of International Trade), none of these cases pertain to personal holdings of Senator Sanders.