# Claim 37

The order and White House fact sheet said funding was "corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence" and that NPR and PBS present coverage that is not "fair, accurate or unbiased."

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

- Statement: The order and White House fact sheet said funding was "corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence" and that NPR and PBS present coverage that is not "fair, accurate or unbiased."
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Order alleges biased coverage by NPR and PBS
- About: [incident 2025-trump-order-ends-cpb-funding-npr-pbs](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-trump-order-ends-cpb-funding-npr-pbs)
- Source: Executive Order 14290. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14290
- Publisher: Wikipedia
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current

## Quotation from the source

> not only outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence

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