# Claim 2

Trump characterized the outlets' coverage as fiction and lies as his stated reason for the ban.

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

This claim was superseded by claim 106 (correction). It stays here so the history can be checked.

- Statement: Trump characterized the outlets' coverage as fiction and lies as his stated reason for the ban.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: "FICTION and LIES"
- About: [incident 2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico)
- Source: Trump says CNN, MS NOW and Politico will be banned from the White House. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/19/nx-s1-5974854/trump-cnn-msnow-politico-ban
- Publisher: NPR
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: superseded
- Source date: 2026-09-19
- Superseded by: [Claim 106](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/106)
- Reason: correction

## Quotation from the source

> FICTION and LIES

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