US EditionTrump Team Threatens Media: Tell the War’s Story the Way We See It
Trump accused media of spreading false Iran war reports with AI-generated videos and praised FCC threats to revoke licenses of outlets sharing 'fake' news.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump urged treason charges against news outlets for Iran war coverage on Truth Social.
- Citing an allegedly fake Lincoln video, Trump claimed Iran used AI to create false attack footage of the USS Abraham Lincoln and accused The Wall Street Journal of false reporting on Sunday.
- CNN's Daniel Dale reported the White House gave three examples, none from U.S. outlets, and none included the AI videos Trump referenced.
- Brendan Carr, FCC commissioner, warned that 'hoaxes and news distortions' could lead to local broadcast stations losing licenses, but revoking them is a years-long process despite tools available.
- The administration has launched a wider pressure campaign as the Trump administration targets news organizations over Iran coverage, while Mark Thompson, CEO of CNN, warned journalists and press groups about politicians labeling critical reporting false.
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Trump team threatens media: Tell the war’s story the way we see it
Through lectures, scoldings and outright threats, President Donald Trump and his aides are ratcheting up the pressure on journalists to cover the war in the Middle East the way the administration wants.
Trump pressures media over war coverage, raises ‘treason’ claims | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The Trump administration has unleashed a multifaceted pressure campaign against news organizations as it increasingly bristles at media coverage of a Middle East military operation that many Americans oppose.
Why Trump is denouncing the media’s Iran war coverage as too negative – boosted by rhetorical FCC backing
Iran war media coverage is under fire, with President Donald Trump accusing news organizations of wanting America to lose as casualties and oil blockade challenges mount.
Trump Administration Demands American Press Propagandize Its Iran War
We are two weeks into President Donald Trump’s ill-conceived war of choice against Iran, and the president is already suggesting his administration should shut down news outlets for producing critical reports — or even consider treason charges based on spurious claims of collusion with America’s enemies.Though U.S. and Israeli forces have successfully bombed a wide array of Iranian targets and assassinated its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Al…
Trump's threat to charge media outlets with 'treason' takes a strange new turn
President Donald Trump's recent call to charge media outlets with "treason" for covering the war in Iran negatively took a strange new turn on Monday night. Over the weekend, Trump posted on Truth Social that media outlets that covered a story about Iran striking the USS Abraham Air Craft Carrier sh...
Trump Threatens Media With Treason Charges; FCC Warns of License Scrutiny Over "False" Iran War Coverage
Trump accused the media of reporting “fake news” regarding Iran, and said they might face “charges for treason.” ... The post Trump Threatens Media With Treason Charges; FCC Warns of License Scrutiny Over “False” Iran War Coverage appeared first on The New American.
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