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- Overall, we rate whitehouse.gov 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, Failed Fact Checks
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
Launched in 1994, whitehouse.gov is the official website of the White House. It contains information about the President, the Vice President, their families, press releases, proclamations, executive orders, and some speeches by White House officials. It has the official websites of several offices in the Executive Office of the President, such as the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The website is redesigned for each new President.
Read our profile on the United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
Whitehouse.gov is owned and funded by the Federal Government of the United States.
Analysis / Bias
Whitehouse.gov publishes news and information about the current Presidential Administration. As of this review, Republican Donald Trump is the President of the United States. The website typically publishes statements & releases, remarks, Presidential memorandum, fact sheets, and news clips. Headlines and articles use minimally loaded language such as this:REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE WHITE HOUSE DIGITAL ASSETS SUMMIT.
Fact Sheets often highlight the successes of the Trump administration such as this: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026.
In general, the website is mixed for factual reporting, reflecting President Trump’s extensive history of making false or misleading statements. Fact-checkers have documented tens of thousands of such claims during his presidencies, averaging 21 falsehoods daily during his first term.
While the website publishes misleading information, the official social media accounts publish aggressive xenophobic propaganda like this:
🎶”Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye” @CBP pic.twitter.com/4bcfAxy2gz
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 6, 2025
As the official website of the White House, its bias will shift with each administration.
Failed Fact Checks
Overall, we rate whitehouse.gov 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 10/26/2019) Updated 04/06/2025)
Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov
Last Updated on April 6, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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