The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 28

The White House began barring AP from the Oval Office and Air Force One.

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

This claim was superseded by claim 108 (correction). It stays here so the history can be checked.

Statement
The White House began barring AP from the Oval Office and Air Force One.
Field
occurred_on
Value
2025-02-16
About
incident 2025-white-house-bars-ap-gulf-of-america
Source
White House bans Associated Press from Oval Office, Air Force One archived copy
Publisher
News on Air (Prasar Bharati)
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
superseded
Source date
2025-02-16
Superseded by
Claim 108
Reason
correction

Quotation from the source

The Trump administration has indefinitely barred The Associated Press (AP) from the Oval Office and Air Force One after the news agency refused to use the new name “Gulf of America” for the Gulf of Mexico.