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L.A. mother says she was taken to U.S. border, being held until she self-deports
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THE OFFENSE
KTLA’s Lily Dallow published an article that blindly accepted the claims of a Los Angeles woman who said she’d been kidnapped by ICE.
THE TRUTH
The entire story was fabricated. The Los Angeles woman – Yuriana Calderon – was never in ICE custody and instead made up the kidnapping story to generate public sympathy and solicit donations.
KEY POINTS
• An illegal immigrant told an elaborate lie meant to demonize law enforcement.
• KTLA eagerly spread the story without confirming its credibility.SOURCES
• White House Response
• KTLA Article
• Mexican National Charged in Federal Criminal Complaint with Staging Fake Immigration ‘Kidnapping’
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Immigrants in overcapacity ICE detention say they’re hungry, raise food quality concerns
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THE OFFENSE
NBC News published an article in which detainees and so-called “immigration advocates” complained about food quality and overcrowding in ICE facilities.
THE TRUTH
The Department of Homeland Security has thoroughly debunked this. No ICE detainee is subject to a lack of food or subprime living conditions.
KEY POINTS
• NBC News published false reports from criminal illegal aliens as fact, ignoring the facts outlined by DHS, and contributed to a false narrative that has driven a 1,000% increase in violence against ICE agents.
SOURCES
• Immigrants in overcapacity ICE detention say they're hungry, raise food quality concerns
• DHS Debunks Georgia Senator’s False Allegations About ICE Detention Centers
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Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say
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THE OFFENSE
CNN’s Natasha Bertrand – the same “journalist” who reported the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation and the COVID lab leak was a conspiracy theory – published an inaccurate preliminary threat assessment downplaying the damage from U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
THE TRUTH
At President Trump’s direction, the U.S. military totally obliterated Iran’s nuclear program, the Israel Atomic Energy Commission finding “the devastating US strike on Fordo destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable,” and Iran’s own Foreign Ministry spokesman admitting their “nuclear installations have been badly damaged.”
KEY POINTS
• ake news journalist Natasha Bertrand published a confidential and inaccurate assessment of Operation Midnight Hammer.
SOURCES
• Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say
• Special counsel plans to use infamous Hunter Biden laptop as evidence at gun trial
• Top US intel agency rules out ‘manmade’ theory of coronavirus origins
• Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Have Been Obliterated — and Suggestions Otherwise are Fake News
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Trump’s autocratic dreams come true as National Guard turns DC into a police state
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THE OFFENSE
An opinion piece in The Hill that described President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C. as “autocratic” featured an image of National Guard troops in front of the U.S. Capitol.
THE TRUTH
The Hill’s featured image was from March 2021 when Joe Biden was president.
KEY POINTS
• The Hill used an image of law enforcement agents from Joe Biden’s Presidency to inaccurately portray President Trump’s law enforcement efforts as “autocratic.”
SOURCES
• Trump’s autocratic dreams come true as National Guard turns DC into a police state
• Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson's Statement
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Left-Wing Media Pushes Fake Washington Crime Narrative
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THE OFFENSE
The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times and Politico worked together to weave a narrative that President Trump’s enhanced law enforcement activities in Washington, D.C. were not taking place in the high crime areas of D.C.
THE TRUTH
Half of the arrests made in the Washington, D.C., crime crackdown have been in high-crime areas. The Washington Post included a map of “troops in the district” in one of their articles which was based on “accounts from Post reporters on the ground in D.C. and verified videos on social media.” Their reporters got it wrong, and used incomplete data to create their inaccurate map. NYT’s Peter Baker then made a post on X that cited the map as evidence that law enforcement efforts were not present in high-crime areas. Next, the Wall Street Journal released a story corroborating the narrative, but based entirely on the testimony of Ebony Payne, a Democrat neighborhood commissioner in D.C., and a deeply conflicted source. Finally, Politico continued the narrative by citing the WSJ story in their Playbook newsletter where they attempted to downplay the impacts of the enhanced law enforcement efforts.
KEY POINTS
• The Washington Post published a poorly substantiated map of law enforcement activity in D.C.
• NYT’s Peter Baker posted about the map, and caused the hoax to go viral.
• WSJ then released a story supporting the narrative, but only cited a Democrat neighborhood commissioner as evidence.
• Politico elevated the WSJ’s poorly source article on their newsletter which promoted the article and furthered the hoax.SOURCES
• On D.C. Streets, Feds Make a Show of Force
• Where National Guard troops and federal agents are patrolling D.C.
• Peter Baker's Post
• Playbook: Zelenskyy’s White House do-over
• White House: Half of D.C. crackdown arrests are in high-crime areas
• Ebony Payne Biography
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ICE moves to shackle some 180,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors
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THE OFFENSE
The Washington Post claimed that using ankle monitoring devices to track illegal aliens is inhumane and “steeped in controversy.”
THE TRUTH
Ankle monitoring devices have been used to track criminals for decades and are considered uncontroversial in mainstream American jurisprudence.
KEY POINTS
• The Washington Post mischaracterized the use of ankle monitors as inhumane and “steeped in controversy.” When in fact, there is well-documented precedent for this common law enforcement method.
SOURCES
• ICE moves to shackle some 180,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors
• The Evolution Of Electronic Monitoring Devices
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The Mainstream Media’s Coverage of the Infamous “Maryland Man” Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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THE OFFENSE
The mainstream media spent months attempting to run cover for Kilmar Abrego Garcia – portraying him as a “Maryland Dad” rather than a pedophilic illegal migrant gangbanger. CBS News even went so far as to deceptively edit an interview with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem excluding details of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s criminal history. Similarly, MSNBC cut away from Oval Office coverage just as President Trump began reading off Abrego Garcia’s rap sheet.
THE TRUTH
Despite what the legacy media may want you to think, Abrego Garcia is a known MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, child predator and criminal illegal alien.
KEY POINTS
• The media attempted to generate sympathy for an illegal migrant by describing him as a “Maryland Dad” and omitting facts about his criminal history.
SOURCES
• MSNBC Cuts Away From President Trump
• A Maryland dad was sent to El Salvador prison by mistake. Can his community get him back?
• El Salvador President Claims He Also Lacks the 'Power' to Return Wrongly Deported Maryland Father
• Maryland dad Abrego Garcia moved out of brutal El Salvador jail but remains behind bars, says senator who met with him
• Wrongfully Deported Maryland Dad Released From Detention After 5 Months
• Secretary Noem Announces ICE Arrest of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an MS-13 Gang Member, Human Trafficker, Wife Beater, Child Predator and Criminal Illegal Alien
• CBS Deceptively Edits Secretary Noem’s Answers, Cutting More than 23% of Footage from Face the Nation Interview
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Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism
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THE OFFENSE
The Associated Press accused President Trump of misleading the public by drawing attention to evidence linking Tylenol use during pregnancy and children developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
THE TRUTH
There is extensive evidence linking Tylenol use to ASD, including a 2025 Harvard study, a 2019 Johns Hopkins study and a 2021 international consensus statement calling for women to “minimize exposure” to acetaminophen during pregnancy.
KEY POINTS
• The Associated Press omitted scientific studies that support President Trump’s claim in order to construct a narrative he’d misled the public.
SOURCES
• Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism
• Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's Statement
• Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology
• Taking Tylenol during pregnancy associated with elevated risks for autism, ADHD
• Paracetamol use during pregnancy – a call for precautionary action
• President Trump, Secretary Kennedy Announce Bold Actions to Tackle Autism Epidemic
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BBC apologizes to Trump over misleading edit, but rejects basis for defamation claim
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THE OFFENSE
The BBC released a doctored video of President Trump’s speech on January 6th, 2021.
THE TRUTH
By the BBC’s own admission, the broadcaster edited the speech in a misleading manner that “gave the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action.” The bogus video led to the ouster of (now former) BBC Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness. It also led to BBC Chair Samir Shah sending a personal letter to the White House apologizing on behalf of the BBC for the deceitful video edit.
KEY POINTS
• The BBC deceptively edited a video to misrepresent President Trump’s statements and help craft a narrative opposing him.
SOURCES
• BBC apologizes to Trump over its misleading edit, but says there’s no basis for a defamation claim
• Panorama – Trump: A Second Chance?
• BBC director general and News CEO resign over Trump documentary edit
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
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THE OFFENSE
The Washington Post’s Tara Copp and Michelle Boorstein published an article claiming that The U.S. Coast Guard would no longer classify the swastika, nooses, and the confederate flag as hate symbols.
THE TRUTH
The Washington Post’s claim isn’t remotely true, and they posted the article without official comment from the Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security stated that Copp and Boorstein’s article is “unequivocally false.”
KEY POINTS
• The Washington Post released a fake story about Coast Guard policy without confirmation or comment from the department.
SOURCES
• U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
• Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin's Statement