Overview
- The new White House webpage names CBS News, The Independent and The Boston Globe as the first weekly offenders over coverage tied to a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders.
- Entries appear in a searchable index of stories and reporters labeled with categories such as bias, lie, malpractice, omission of context and left-wing lunacy, alongside repeat-offender lists and an email alert sign-up.
- A leaderboard places The Washington Post at the top of alleged offenders, and a Hall of Shame features outlets including CNN and MS NOW, while some named organizations defended their reporting.
- The dispute stems from six Democratic lawmakers’ video and President Trump’s posts including “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”, which the White House says were mischaracterized as calls for execution while asserting Trump has never issued an illegal order.
- The Pentagon said it is investigating Senator Mark Kelly’s role in the video and may recall him to active duty under the UCMJ, as media groups including the Freedom of the Press Foundation criticized the tracker.