The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Claim 44

Acosta could not access the White House grounds under his usual credential until the pass was restored.

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

Statement
Acosta could not access the White House grounds under his usual credential until the pass was restored.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Acosta lost White House access for about ten days
About
incident 2018-white-house-revokes-acosta-press-pass
Source
White House restores Jim Acosta's press pass, CNN drops lawsuit
Publisher
Yahoo News / AP
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2018-11-19

Quotation from the source

your hard pass is restored,