White House names and shames ‘biased’ news outlets and reporters with new website
The White House has taken a bold step in its ongoing battle against what it deems to be “fake news” by launching a new website dedicated to calling out media outlets for misrepresenting facts. The site, titled “Misleading. Biased. Exposed,” features a “Hall of Shame” where repeat offenders are singled out and criticized.
The inaugural “media offenders of the week” include the Boston Globe, CBS News, and The Independent. These outlets were accused of misrepresenting President Trump’s response to a video released by six Democratic lawmakers, known as “the Seditious Six,” who urged members of the military not to obey unlawful commands.
The website asserts that President Trump has never issued an illegal order, and accuses the media of running with the story despite knowing the truth. The site includes a section called “Key Points” with links to news stories that allegedly subversively implied otherwise.
The feud between Trump and the lawmakers in the video escalated after the president called for their arrests in a series of posts on the Truth Social platform. The website also features an “Offender Hall of Shame” that names outlets like the Washington Post, CBS News, CNN, and MSNBC (now known as MS NOW) as repeat offenders.
Additionally, there is a leaderboard that the site refers to as “a race to the bottom,” along with a video showing the logos of these outlets zooming across the screen. A “Repeat Offenders” section displays a word cloud with different-sized cells containing the names of media outlets like Politico, the New York Times, BBC, and People, along with their number of “offenses” categorized as “Left-Wing Lunacy,” “Bias,” and “Misrepresentation.”
Visitors to the site can sign up for a weekly digest of “Offender Alerts” by entering their email address. The website also includes a list of recent articles that the White House claims exhibit bias, which can be searched by publication, reporter, or category.
President Trump’s contentious relationship with the media dates back to his first term in office, with frequent clashes over coverage of his actions and statements. He has been known to publicly criticize individual reporters, as seen in a recent incident where he called a Bloomberg News reporter the “worst” and questioned her presence at a press event.
In another instance, Trump reportedly referred to a female Bloomberg reporter as “piggy” during a heated exchange about the Jeffrey Epstein files. These confrontations highlight the ongoing tension between the administration and the press, as the White House continues to push back against what it perceives as biased or dishonest reporting.
