This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Not only did White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt point out to reporters in the briefing room on Tuesday that some of their outlets had been lying about the president, the White House followed up just hours later with a list of new lies that appeared in publications.
In her first briefing, she said, "I vow to provide the truth from the podium, we ask all of you in this room to hold yourselves to that same standard."
But she wasn't done: "We know for a fact there have been lies that have been pushed by many legacy media outlets in this country about this president, about his family, and we will not accept that. We will call you out when we feel that your reporting is wrong or there is misinformation about this White House. So yes, I will hold myself to the truth and I expect everyone in this room to do the same."
Just hours later, the evidence appeared, in a statement from the White House Office of Communications.
"President Donald J. Trump has been subjected to more manufactured Fake News hoaxes than any president in history, and it hasn't gotten any better in his second term. Here are just a few:"
Then it listed a "hoax" from Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, "and media outlets" who claimed the president's directive to "pause radical, wasteful government spending means an end to Medicaid, food assistance, and other individual assistance programs."
The facts are that "Individual federal assistance programs — such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and other important programs — are explicitly excluded, as was made clear by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and a memo from the Office of Management and Budget. Only unnecessary spending — such as DEI, the Green New Scam, and funding nongovernmental organizations that undermine the national interest — are included in President Trump's directive," the statement said.
Then Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, and officials at Chicago Public Schools were called out.
They "claimed, without bothering to verify, that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had conducted a 'raid' at a local elementary school — a false claim echoed by media outlets, including the Chicago Tribune."
What happened, actually, was an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service of a threat "unrelated to immigration."
Then another "hoax" appeared on the list, from a purported "physicians advocacy group" expressing opposition to Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
"FACT: The 'advocacy group' is an astroturfed partisan organization funded by prominent left-wing donors — and accepts fake signatures," the White House said.