The “hall of shame” contains details of what the White House is calling “fake news”, the publication, and the reporters who reported the alleged fake news.
The White House has launched a “Media Bias” website with an “Offender Hall of Shame” where it is posting “a record of the media’s false and misleading stories flagged”.
The “hall of shame” contains details of what the White House is calling “fake news”, the publication, and the reporters who reported it. But social media users have hit back at the initiative, with one calling it “the ultimate form of propaganda.”
“Why would I trust a government that continually lies to me to inform me of which media outlets have bias or are lying to me?”, another user wrote on X. It comes after Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, revealed she has “PTSD” following difficult choices with her husband, 60.
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The website features reporting by CBS News, The Boston Globe, The Independent, and The Washington Post, amongst others. “The White House launching a ‘Media Bias Hall of Shame’ is just an official government enemies list dressed up as transparency”, wrote another user.
“The Trump White House is holding the Fake News accountable like never before,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement announcing the “media bias” page.
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According to a Gallup poll last month, just 28% of those surveyed said they have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in newspapers, television, and radio to report the news accurately and fairly.
President Donald Trump and Republicans have repeatedly lashed out at the press, with Trump calling many “Fake News”. He has cited data from sources such as the Media Research Center this year that showed the president received 8% positive coverage during his first four months in office, while 92% has been negative.
Some critics have faulted the White House, arguing that Trump’s approach threatens the spirit of a free and independent press. Concerns over free expression intensified after ABC News temporarily suspended comedian Jimmy Kimmel for controversial comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.
According to critics, Brendan Carr, Trump’s FCC Chairman, advocated for the suspension, raising worries that government influence was encroaching on the press and weakening free speech protections.
President Trump took to Truth Social, where he slammed the late-night comedian. Trump described him as “a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS” whose coverage is “totally biased” as he called for him to be taken off the air. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS, on the air?
It comes as the daughter of Donald Trump’s doctor makes a bombshell claim about his health.
