The War On News

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Claim

Claim 379

The White House said its rotating pool system made outlets eligible regardless of their coverage's viewpoint.

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

Statement
The White House said its rotating pool system made outlets eligible regardless of their coverage's viewpoint.
Field
status
Value
White House defends rotating system
About
incident 2025-white-house-cuts-wire-service-pool-slot
Source
Associated Press, Reuters rip Trump White House for cutting wire service slot in press pool
Publisher
Fox News
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2025-04-16

Quotation from the source

regardless of the substantive viewpoint expressed by an outlet