White House Deputy Communications Director Kaelan Dorr announced Tuesday that a new media-bias reporting portal has been launched, enabling the public to submit examples of alleged misinformation. The initiative, which allows users to text BIAS to 45470 to flag specific stories for review and publication on the White House website, is designed as an “alternative resource” in combating what Dorr termed a proliferation of “fake news.” Speaking during a segment of Newsmax’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Dorr emphasized that this effort has been prioritized since Day One following President Donald Trump’s administration.
Dorr framed the portal as part of exposing decades of alleged misrepresentation by major legacy outlets, suggesting their coverage under former President Joe Biden aimed to confuse citizens into believing real events were not occurring. “No one who has ever occupied this White House had the stamina that this president has,” Dorr argued in reference to media bias during Trump’s tenure versus what he characterized as an era of deception while Biden was in office.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed similar sentiments Monday, stating that a running database would hold news organizations accountable for “false” or “misleading” coverage. In her view, the portal ensures transparency and corrects media narratives with real-time exposure to unsubstantiated claims—a move she believes will foster truthful discourse by countering what she termed decades-long attempts at manipulation under predecessors.
Dorr also tied this effort to broader criticism of media conduct during the transition from Trump’s presidency to Biden’s. “Under President Donald Trump, there was a level of openness that has never been matched,” he stated regarding press access, while implying that major news entities sought to obscure the truth after his departure by gaslighting citizens into doubt.
The portal is presented as an immediate tool for public participation against unsubstantiated reporting in what Newsmax describes not only as a contrast between administrations but also a direct challenge to the credibility of media institutions during the post-Biden era.
