The War On News

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Claim

Claim 108

The White House first barred an Associated Press reporter from an Oval Office event on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The White House first barred an Associated Press reporter from an Oval Office event on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
Field
occurred_on
Value
2025-02-11
About
incident 2025-white-house-bars-ap-gulf-of-america
Source
White House blocks AP reporter from Oval Office event over 'Gulf of America' policy archived copy
Publisher
Voice of America
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
2025-02-12
Supersedes
Claim 28

Quotation from the source

The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday because the news agency has not altered its style on the Gulf of Mexico