Media Offenders

Associated Press

OUTLET

Associated Press, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Government, CNN, Reuters, Scripps, Spectrum, The Daily Signal, USA Today

REPORTER

Corina Cappabianca, Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, Haley Bull, Haya Panjwani, Jennifer Dlouhy, Joey Garrison, Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Mica Soellner, Rachel Bade, Trevor Hunnicutt

CLAIM

Journalists Snub Artemis II Astronauts

CATEGORY

Malpractice

THE OFFENSE

The White House press corps had a rare opportunity to engage with the Artemis II crew following their record-setting trip around the moon – and instead chose to ignore them entirely.

THE TRUTH

The mainstream media is completely out of touch, and chooses to be helplessly fixated on Beltway gossip and political theater. Rather than acknowledge or celebrate a landmark American achievement, reporters offered the astronauts no recognition, no congratulations, and no substantive engagement – a telling display of misplaced priorities.

KEY POINTS

SOURCES

• White House Communications Director Steven Cheung’s Post
• Rapid Response 47’s Post
• White House Deputy Communication Director Kaelan Dorr’s Post
OUTLET

Associated Press

REPORTER

Ali Swenson

CLAIM

Senate committee advances a Trump-aligned pick for HHS watchdog, a role long seen as nonpartisan

CATEGORY

Bias, Omission of context

THE OFFENSE

The Associated Press’s Ali Swenson attacked President Trump’s highly respected pick for HHS inspector general (IG) as not being “nonpartisan.”

THE TRUTH

Swenson completely omitted the fact that Biden’s HHS inspector general donated to Democrats WHILE serving in the office of the inspector general.

KEY POINTS

• The AP’s Ali Swenson omitted vital context to push her own anti-Trump agenda.

SOURCES

• The Associated Press: Senate committee advances a Trump-aligned pick for HHS watchdog, a role long seen as nonpartisan
• Washington Examiner: Democratic donors among inspectors general dismissed by Trump
• RapidResponse47’s Post
OUTLET

Associated Press

REPORTER

Ali Swenson, Lauran Neergaard

CLAIM

Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism

CATEGORY

False Claim, Lie, Malpractice

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

Associated Press

Journalists Snub Artemis II Astronauts

Senate committee advances a Trump-aligned pick for HHS watchdog, a role long seen as nonpartisan

Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism