The United States government launched a new media bias-tracking website on Friday, aimed at "exposing" outlets and journalists whose work is deemed "false and misleading" by the White House, placing them in an "Offender Hall of Shame."
A "media offender of the week" section is centrally featured on the website, displaying multiple well-known mainstream United States media outlets accused of misrepresenting and exaggerating "President Trump’s Calls for Democrat Accountability."
Categorized as an offense of "misrepresentation" and "omission of context," the website details the outlets and reporters accused of the claim, elaborating on "the offense," the White House-designated "truth," and "key points" of the incident, which occurred after a number of US lawmakers told members of the military they can legally refuse to carry out unlawful orders.
"The Democrats and Fake News Media subversively implied that President Trump had issued illegal orders to service members," the "truth" sections read, "it is dangerous for sitting Members of Congress to incite insubordination in the United States’ military, and President Trump called for them to be held accountable."
The "offense," which is currently being investigated by the FBI, is explained as "the media [having] misrepresented President Trump’s call for Members of Congress to be held accountable for inciting sedition by saying that he called for their 'execution.'"
The website’s "Offender Hall of Shame" showcases supposedly offensive claims, which are organized by category, ranging from "bias" and "omission of context" to "left-wing lunacy" and "lie."
US President Trump's relationship with mainstream media
United States President Donald Trump has a history of conflict with mainstream media outlets and journalists, often garnering criticism for his comments.
Earlier in November, Trump called a female reporter "piggy" after she questioned him about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the recent political movement to declassify documents and emails relating to Epstein.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Trump's statement, saying that he "calls out fake news when he sees it and gets frustrated with reporters who spread false information," during a following White House briefing.
In a similar incident, Trump called another female reporter "a terrible person" during a press conference with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after the journalist asked the Saudi Crown about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Reuters contributed to this report.