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White House Drops Fox News From Its Media Offenders Hall Of Shame

Bonisiwe Shabane
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white house drops fox news from its media offenders hall of shame

The White House is now naming and shaming reporters and media outlets for writing unfavorable stories that the administration disagrees with. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important... At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum.

And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. The White House continued its relentless war on the mainstream media this past weekend by launching a new website page dedicated to calling out news organizations and reporters who publish unflattering stories the administration... The White House launched a “Media Offenders” webpage last week dedicated to disparaging news outlets that publish anything other than fawning coverage of the president. The page includes an “Offender Hall of Shame” and what will apparently be a recurring “Media Offender of the Week” feature. But things began to unravel soon after the page launched when the White House website misidentified a reporter as a Fox News staffer and included the conservative outlet’s name on the page.

Fox News’ apparent offense: “bias” and being “woke.” “These outlets don’t just get it wrong – they do it over and over again,” reads a screengrab from the webpage saved on the Internet Archive. Fox said its inclusion on the page was a case of mistaken identity. A spokesperson told The Washington Post the reporter in question worked for a different outlet entirely. Fox News has been dropped from President Donald Trump’s debut media “Hall of Shame” over the weekend after the network pointed out that the White House misidentified a reporter as one of its own. The White House launched the official site on Friday, naming and shaming major news outlets and journalists it claims have twisted coverage of Trump and his handling of a controversy involving six Democratic lawmakers.

The move marks one of the administration’s most direct efforts yet to air its grievances against the media and to publish them under the presidential seal. The page greets visitors with the banner: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” It then singles out the Boston Globe, CBS News, and The Independent as “media offenders of the week,” alleging the outlets misrepresented Trump’s response after Democrats released a video urging service members not... According to the Washington Post, however, Fox News was also listed on the page, but for the work of a journalist who is not employed at the network. A Fox News spokesperson told the newspaper that the criticism was “misdirected.” After the network pointed this out, the White House removed Fox News from the list.

The White House is calling on the public to report what it has dubbed “Fake News”—the latest escalation of President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media. The White House recently launched what it is calling a “Media Bias Portal,” which lists journalists, news outlets, and articles that it has deemed biased against the Trump Administration. On Tuesday, the White House announced a tipline, encouraging Americans to “submit biased or undeniably false articles” in order to help “keep the Media Bias Portal updated.” The portal, the White House said, is “a service to truth and transparency.” “Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies, purposely omitted context, and outright left-wing lunacy of the Fake News Media—a tall task that demands the help of everyone who believes in facts and accuracy... “So-called ‘journalists’ have made it impossible to identify every false or misleading story, which is why help from the American people is essential.

The days of the Fake News Media controlling the narrative with lies, fake anonymous sources, and willful bias are over.” The portal includes an “Offender Hall of Shame”—a database of articles, news outlets, and reporters that the White House classifies with categories including “bias,” a “false claim,” a “lie,” “left-wing lunacy,” or "misrepresentation." The media misrepresented President Trump’s call for Members of Congress to be held accountable for inciting sedition by saying that he called for their “execution.” The Democrats and Fake News Media subversively implied that President Trump had issued illegal orders to service members. Every order President Trump has issued has been lawful. It is dangerous for sitting Members of Congress to incite insubordination in the United States’ military, and President Trump called for them to be held accountable.

• Democrats released a video calling for service members to disobey their chain of command, and in turn, implied President Trump had issued illegal orders.• President Trump has never issued an illegal order. The Fake News knew that, but ran with the story anyway. • Video of Democrat Officials Calling for Sedition• Trump accuses Democrats who urged military to resist illegal orders of ‘seditious behavior,’ suggests execution• Trump calls for arrest of ‘seditious’ Democrats who told troops their... A record of the media’s false and misleading storiesflagged by The White House. Scroll for the Truth. The White House launched a "media offenders" page on its official website Friday, naming outlets it accuses of bias and "fake news" – including 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist the Boston Globe, CBS News and...

Critics fear the initiative is aimed at delegitimising the very media outlets who could hold US President Donald Trump to account. The White House on Friday launched a new "Media Offender of the Week" page targeting outlets it accused of bias and inaccuracies, prompting warnings from analysts that the initiative is part of a broader... The White House named The Boston Globe – a finalist for three Pulitzer Prizes just this year – CBS News and The Independent as its inaugural "offenders of the week" for stories the White... It also featured a "Hall of Shame" list of allegedly "misleading" articles, calling out TV stations CNN and MSNBC alongside The Washington Post (whose staff and affiliates have won more than 70 Pulitzers). The official White House X account promoted the initiative, stating: "Tired of the Fake News? We've got the place for you.

Get the FACTS. Track the worst offenders. See the Fake News EXPOSED." The rollout came as tensions between the White House and the media continue to escalate, with Trump directing a series of personal insults at reporters and pursuing legal action against several major news organisations,... US broadcasters ABC and CBS both agreed to pay up to $16 million to settle legal disputes filed by Trump. This is read by an automated voice.

Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NEW YORK — President Trump’s White House is taking on the role of media critic and asking for help from “everyday Americans.” Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the White House launched a web portal it says will spotlight bias on the part of news outlets, targeting the Boston Globe, CBS News and The Independent as its inaugural... It’s the latest wrinkle in the fight against what Trump, back in his first term, labeled “fake news.” The Republican president has taken outlets like CBS News and the Wall Street Journal to court... Trump has also engaged in personal attacks, last month alone saying “quiet, piggy,” to a female reporter who was questioning him on Air Force One, calling a reporter from the New York Times “ugly,... President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi at the U.S.

Institute of Peace, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s White House is taking on the role of media critic and asking for help from “everyday Americans.” The White House launched a web portal it says will spotlight bias on the part of news outlets, targeting the Boston Globe, CBS News, The Independent and The Washington Post in its first two... It’s the latest wrinkle in the fight against what Trump, back in his first term, labeled “fake news.” The Republican president has taken outlets like CBS News and The Wall Street Journal to court... The White House has launched a tracker designed to call out "media offenders" every week. The site labels every story the Trump administration objects to by classifying them into categories like "lie" or "bias." The White House launched a new page on its website on Friday called "media offenders," listing news sites, reporters, and stories it claims misled the public.

The top publications cited as "media offenders of the week" were the Boston Globe, CBS News, and the Independent. Reporters from those outlets were singled out for stories about a controversial video released last week by six Democratic lawmakers. The lawmakers, all of whom are military veterans or former intelligence officials, reminded service members they are not obligated to follow illegal orders. In a video posted online last week, the lawmakers said, "Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren't just coming from abroad, but from right here at home."

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