# Claim 38

The order directs agencies and CPB to stop funding NPR and PBS.

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

- Statement: The order directs agencies and CPB to stop funding NPR and PBS.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: CPB funding to NPR and PBS targeted for elimination
- About: [incident 2025-trump-order-ends-cpb-funding-npr-pbs](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-trump-order-ends-cpb-funding-npr-pbs)
- Source: Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't. https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5384790/trump-orders-end-to-federal-funding-for-npr-and-pbs
- Publisher: NPR
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-05-02

## Quotation from the source

> Neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to tax-paying citizens

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/38. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.