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Trump Threatens to Charge Reporters With Treason as Iran War Spirals

Mar 16, 2026Left

Donald Trump is accusing media outlets of committing treason over their Iran war coverage. On Truth Social Sunday, Trump made a long-winded post accusing Iran of using AI to create fake videos of attacks on U.S. ships and American publications of “false reporting,” calling out The Wall Street Journal by name. In one instance, he cited a fake video of the…

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