White House Launches Media Misinformation Tracker

The White House launched a new section on its official website on Friday, publicly identifying news outlets and journalists it accuses of publishing false or misleading stories about the Trump administration. Titled "Misleading. Biased. Exposed.," the page serves as a tracker of disputed coverage, featuring weekly examples and a searchable database of past instances.

The inaugural "Media Offender of the Week" section lists The Boston Globe, CBS News, and The Independent. According to the White House, these outlets misrepresented President Donald Trump's recent social media posts criticizing six Democratic lawmakers, whom he described as engaging in "seditious behavior" over a video they released urging military personnel not to follow illegal orders. Trump wrote that such actions were "punishable by death" and reposted a message stating "hang them," prompting coverage that suggested he had called for the lawmakers' execution. The website counters that the media "subversively implied" Trump had issued illegal orders to service members, adding, "Every order President Trump has issued has been lawful. It is dangerous for sitting Members of Congress to incite insubordination in the...