The White House has launched a new online portal designed to publicly track what it calls “fake news,” intensifying the Trump Administration’s long-running confrontation with major U.S. media organizations.
The database, now live at wh.gov/mediabias, lists journalists and news outlets alleged to have published misleading, distorted, or fabricated reports. Users can sort entries and access side-by-side comparisons between disputed claims and what the administration presents as the “actual facts.”
According to the announcement, the initiative is intended to prevent inaccurate or anonymously sourced reporting from being “memory-holed,” a phrase used by the White House to describe stories it says quietly disappear after being disproven.
The media-tracking portal is paired with the White House Rapid Response account on X, which the administration says will counter questionable reporting in real time to ensure the public receives “unfiltered truth.”
The move comes amid escalating tensions between the Trump administration and U.S. news organizations, with critics warning that such initiatives may further erode trust between government and the press.
