When the world is busy checking its Spotify Wrapped - comparing top artists, debating surprise rankings and laughing at this year's "listening age", the White House has unveiled its own twist on the trend. But instead of playlists and minutes listened, the administration turned the format into a pointed critique of what it calls media bias, unveiling both a viral reel and a new website section dedicated to naming and shaming outlets.
A satire of media coverage, 'wrapped' style
The reel is styled exactly like Spotify's colourful recap format, beginning:
“We’re ready for you. Media Bias Offenders, come on down.”
It continues in the same punchy tone:
“You spread fake news. We listened!”
"Taste like yours can only be defined one way: SAD!"
A flashing counter claims these outlets "complained" for 457,772 minutes.
Even the platform's signature feature gets a twist:
“Your listening age is 47… Since you were into complaining from Day One, your opinion isn’t very popular.
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The reel then enumerates the week's "Top Media Offenders," naming:
The Washington Post - Accused of publishing an unsubstantiated story undermining the DOW’s anti-terror operations.
Reuters - Flagged for falsely reporting that DOGE had disbanded, despite the unit continuing to operate and save taxpayer money.
MSNBC - Called out for allegedly “demonizing” the National Guard after two servicemen were shot, one of them killed.
The New York Times - Criticised for asserting President Trump was fulfilling presidential duties using incomplete evidence.
The Associated Press - Accused of omitting key context to advance an anti-Trump angle.
Two journalists named as ‘top offenders’
The reel closes by spotlighting two Washington Post reporters: Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima, positioning them as the week’s “Top Offenders.”
White House launches website targeting ‘misleading’ coverage
Also, parallel to the reel, the administration has created a new section on its official website with the banner entitled: "Misleading. Biased. Exposed."
The page openly attacks media outlets and journalists for what it calls inaccurate or biased reporting. Boston Globe, CBS News, and The Independent are named as this week’s “media offenders,” accused of misrepresenting President Trump’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers who released a video urging military personnel not to follow illegal orders.
The website states: "The Democrats and Fake News Media subversively implied that President Trump had issued illegal orders to service members. Every order President Trump has issued has been lawful. It is dangerous for sitting Members of Congress to incite insubordination in the United States’ military, and President Trump called for them to be held accountable "
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'Offender hall of shame' and searchable database
The site also includes an "Offender Hall of Shame" list, ranking outlets by purported severity of misinformation. At the top sits The Washington Post, followed by MSNBC and CBS News. One prominent example is the report by the Washington Post, which said that the US Coast Guard had downgraded swastikas and nooses as hate symbols. It followed an internal memo quickly afterwards that recategorised them as “hate symbols” once more.
The sequence of events was controversial, but the Department of Homeland Security initially denied any policy change. Visitors to the site can also peruse a searchable database of articles tagged with labels such as "bias", "malpractice", and "left-wing lunacy."
Among the outlets flagged are The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, and Axios.
The move comes amid President Trump's long-running battles with the major news organisations - he is still embroiled in court fights with The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, previously settled with ABC and CBS, and continues to describe leading outlets as the “enemy of the people.”
