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President Trump accused leftwing media outlets of amplifying Iranian disinformation, saying such actions could be “criminal,” while speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening. Around the same time, the President also called for treason charges in a statement posted on Truth Social.
Over the weekend, Trump said he rejected a proposed agreement with Iran to end the war, explaining that “The terms are not good enough yet.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi offered a different account during an interview with CBS on Sunday, stating, “We never asked for a cease-fire, and we have never asked even for negotiation. We are ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes.” He added, “And this is what we have done so far, and we continue to do that until President Trump comes to the point that this is an illegal war with no victory. And, you know, there are, you know, people being killed only because President Trump wants to have fun.”
During the exchange with reporters, The Hill’s Julia Manchester asked Trump about Iran’s claims. The President responded by accusing Iran of spreading disinformation and producing AI-generated propaganda.
According to Trump, Iran has used artificially generated photos and videos to promote narratives suggesting widespread public support for the regime and to depict fabricated military strikes, including a supposed attack on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
On Saturday, Trump also criticized The Wall Street Journal over a report titled, “Five Air Force refueling planes hit in Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia,” which he described as “an intentionally misleading headline.”
“In actuality, the Base was hit a few days ago, but the planes were not ‘struck’ or ‘destroyed.’ Four of the five had virtually no damage, and are already back in service. One had slightly more damage, but will be in the air shortly. None were destroyed, or close to that, as the Fake News said in headlines,” Trump said. “The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (in particular), and other Lowlife ‘Papers’ and Media actually want us to lose the War. Their terrible reporting is the exact opposite of the actual facts! They are truly sick and demented people that have no idea the damage they cause the United States of America. Fortunately, as proven by our Great and Conclusive Election Win in 2024, the People of our Country understand what is happening far better than the Fake News Media!”
Yet again, an intentionally misleading headline by the Fake News Media about the five tanker planes that were supposedly struck down at an Airport in Saudi Arabia, and of no further use. In actuality, the Base was hit a few days ago, but the planes were not “struck” or “destroyed.” Four of the five had virtually no damage, and are already back in service. One had slightly more damage, but will be in the air shortly. None were destroyed, or close to that, as the Fake News said in headlines. The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (in particular), and other Lowlife “Papers” and Media actually want us to lose the War. Their terrible reporting is the exact opposite of the actual facts! They are truly sick and demented people that have no idea the damage they cause the United States of America. Fortunately, as proven by our Great and Conclusive Election Win in 2024, the People of our Country understand what is happening far better than the Fake News Media! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Speaking further with reporters on Air Force One, Trump said Iran frequently spreads misinformation and claimed that American media outlets sometimes repeat those narratives.
“Iran is known for a lot of fake news, and they deal with our fake news, and I actually think it’s pretty criminal because our media companies, who have no credibility whatsoever, are putting out information that they know is false, and it’s a very dangerous thing for the country,” Trump said.
He added, “I think they could be in serious jeopardy, frankly.”
Manchester: You mentioned that Iran wants to make a deal. However, earlier today, we heard their foreign minister say, they never said they wanted to make a deal, and that they’ll do whatever they can to defend—
Trump: What they tell you and what they tell the public— you know, I just put out a truth about their disinformation. I assume most of you saw it. They used AI. They said they attacked the USS Abraham Lincoln, one of the largest ships in the world, an aircraft carrier, and they show pictures of it burning. It was never attacked. It was never burning.
The Wall Street Journal put out a false story that five of our big, beautiful tankers that we feed the planes with to give the planes the gas, jet fuel, hundreds of thousands of gallons of gasoline, that they were all essentially destroyed. They weren’t destroyed at all. In fact, four of them weren’t, not even, I mean, literally, were not damaged. And one of them has slight damage. It’ll be back in the air soon. But if you read the Wall Street Journal, it’s like they were totally decimated and destroyed, like Iran has been.
So, they put out phony story— the kamikaze boats. The kamikaze boats don’t exist. They’re fake. And you can almost see that when you look at them; it looks fake, yeah, because if they did exist, we’d hit them just like we hit other boats all over the place. But they don’t exist. In fact, some of the people say, “Where are the boats?” How come nobody’s seen the boats? You know why? Because it’s aI generated. It’s fake.
And I found, I didn’t realize this before we started, but Iran is known for a lot of fake news, and they deal with our fake news, and I actually think it’s pretty criminal because our media companies, who have no credibility whatsoever, are putting out information that they know is false, and it’s a very dangerous thing for the country. I think it’s— I think they could be in serious jeopardy, frankly.
Shortly before speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump also issued a lengthy statement on Truth Social calling for media organizations that spread false information to be held accountable.
“I am so thrilled to see Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), looking at the licenses of some of these Corrupt and Highly Unpatriotic ‘News’ Organizations,” Trump wrote. “They get Billions of Dollars of FREE American Airwaves, and use it to perpetuate LIES, both in News and almost all of their Shows, including the Late Night Morons, who get gigantic Salaries for horrible Ratings, and never get, as I used to say in The Apprentice, ‘FIRED.’”
Iran has long been known for aggressive media messaging and public relations efforts. In his statement, Trump claimed that Iran has increasingly relied on artificial intelligence to produce fabricated wartime imagery and narratives that are then circulated through sympathetic media outlets.
Iran has long been known as a Master of Media Manipulation and Public Relations. They are Militarily ineffective and weak, but are really good at “feeding” the very appreciative Fake News Media false information. Now, A.I. has become another Disinformation weapon that Iran uses, quite well, considering they are being annihilated by the day. They showed phony “Kamikaze Boats,” shooting at various Ships at Sea, which looks wonderful, powerful, and vicious, but these Boats don’t exist — It’s all false information to show how “tough” their already defeated Military is! The five U.S. Refueling Planes that were supposedly struck down and badly damaged, according to The Wall Street Journal’s false reporting, and others, are all in service, with the exception of one, which will soon be flying the skies. Buildings and Ships that are shown to be on fire are not — It’s FAKE NEWS, generated by A.I. For instance, Iran, working in close coordination with the Fake News Media, shows our great USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier, one of the largest and most prestigious Ships in the World, burning uncontrollably in the Ocean. Not only was it not burning, it was not even shot at — Iran knows better than to do that! The story was knowingly FAKE and, in a certain way, you can say that those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information! The fact is, Iran is being decimated, and the only battles they “win” are those that they create through AI, and are distributed by Corrupt Media Outlets. The Radical Leftwing Press knows this full well, but continues to go forward with false stories and LIES. That’s why their Approval Rating is so low, and I can win a Presidential Election, IN A LANDSLIDE, getting only 5% positive Press — They have no credibility! I am so thrilled to see Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), looking at the licenses of some of these Corrupt and Highly Unpatriotic “News” Organizations. They get Billions of Dollars of FREE American Airwaves, and use it to perpetuate LIES, both in News and almost all of their Shows, including the Late Night Morons, who get gigantic Salaries for horrible Ratings, and never get, as I used to say in The Apprentice, “FIRED.” Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
