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- Overall, we rate the White House Wire as Right-biased based on one-sided positive reporting on the Trump Administration. We also rate them as Questionable due to the promotion of one-sided propaganda that does not offer balanced viewpoints, republishing false statements by President Trump, and conspiratorial messaging.
Detailed Report
Questionable Reasoning: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, Propaganda, Poor Sourcing
Bias Rating: RIGHT (7.9)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (6.3)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Government
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
The White House Wire is a digital media platform launched by the Trump administration in April 2025. The webpage is modeled after right-leaning aggregators like the Drudge Report and aims to bypass traditional media by curating articles that reinforce the administration’s political messaging. The platform is updated daily and features links to stories and commentaries that promote President Trump’s agenda while attacking his critics. It functions as an extension of the official WhiteHouse.gov website, but with a much stronger editorial and partisan tone.
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Funded by / Ownership
The White House Wire is owned and operated by the Executive Office of the President and funded by the U.S. federal government. As a government-run platform, it is taxpayer-funded and subject to administrative control. However, its editorial direction is shaped entirely by the sitting administration—in this case, the Trump White House.
Analysis / Bias
The White House Wire exhibits strong right-wing bias and functions as a state-sponsored propaganda tool. Its homepage features curated headlines and links that consistently glorify President Trump, promote his agenda without critique, and attack political opponents with emotionally charged or conspiratorial framing. Unlike the more formal WhiteHouse.gov, this site adopts a tabloid-style format and aggressive editorial tone designed to appeal to Trump’s political base.
Rather than linking to balanced or neutral news outlets, the White House Wire frequently amplifies content from sources with poor fact-checking records, including Breitbart, Right Side Broadcasting Network, and the Washington Times. It also promotes political commentary from partisan social media figures, such as former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka, whose posts often contain inflammatory and misleading rhetoric. These sources are known for publishing false or misleading claims and hold low factual ratings from independent fact-checking organizations.
In addition to praising Trump, the site often advances common right-wing narratives—such as exaggerated fears over immigration, downplaying climate change, or alleging widespread voter fraud—while excluding any dissenting viewpoints. There is no editorial separation between news and opinion, and the site makes no effort to fact-check or contextualize the content it aggregates. By prioritizing loyalty over accuracy, The White House Wire serves more as a partisan messaging platform than an informational news service.
Failed Fact Checks
Overall, we rate the White House Wire as Right-biased based on one-sided positive reporting on the Trump Administration. We also rate them as Questionable due to the promotion of one-sided propaganda that does not offer balanced viewpoints, republishing false statements by President Trump, and conspiratorial messaging. (D. Van Zandt 05/01/2025)
Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wire/
Last Updated on May 1, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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