Overview
- The official White House webpage went live Friday, presenting a weekly list of outlets it labels misleading along with detailed rebuttals of their reporting.
- CBS News, The Boston Globe and The Independent were named inaugural offenders over stories the White House says implied President Trump called for lawmakers’ execution.
- An expanded “Offender Hall of Shame” ranks outlets such as the Washington Post, MS NOW and CBS News, with a searchable database tagging entries as bias, lie or malpractice.
- The rollout drew scrutiny after Fox News objected to a misattributed entry that was subsequently removed, with the page briefly returning a 404 before updates were made.
- The tracker follows coverage of a video by six Democratic lawmakers urging troops to refuse unlawful orders and Trump’s posts including “punishable by DEATH,” as the Pentagon’s inquiry into Sen. Mark Kelly remains active and civil‑liberties groups warn of government pressure on the press.