The disgraced, far-left Associated Press got exposed peddling fake news on Monday, attempting to smear Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Trump administration with a completely fabricated hit piece.
Their Pentagon correspondent, Tara Copp, blasted out a now-debunked story on Xwitter, falsely claiming that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had fired hundreds of FAA employees, including those responsible for radar, landing, and navigational aid maintenance. She then implied that one employee, Charles Spitzer-Stadtlander, had been harassed on Facebook by DOGE before getting the boot.
Except… DOGE doesn’t even have a Facebook page.
AP’s Fake Story Falls Apart Instantly
Spitzer-Stadtlander, the so-called “victim”, claimed he was targeted after criticizing Musk’s straight-arm gesture at Trump’s inauguration and urging his followers to boycott Tesla and X.
“The official DOGE Facebook page started harassing me on my personal Facebook account,” he whined on LinkedIn. “Less than a week later, I was fired.”
But here’s the hilarious part: There is no official DOGE Facebook page.
If the AP had done even the bare minimum of fact-checking, they would have realized this. Instead, they ran with the bogus claim, only to stealth edit their story after getting called out.
Now, the AP’s revised version quietly walks back the original lie:
“Spitzer-Stadtlander said that post drew the attention of a Facebook account labeled ‘Department of Government Efficiency,’ which reacted with a laughing emoji.”
Oh, so now it’s just some random Facebook account that laughed at his nonsense? What happened to “official DOGE harassment”?
Trump Admin Fires Back—AP Melts Down
The AP’s smear campaign didn’t go unnoticed. The Trump White House immediately called them out for their dishonesty and blatant agenda-driven reporting.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt didn’t hold back, setting the record straight:
“More fake news from the AP. 1. DOGE doesn’t even have a Facebook page. 2. No air traffic controllers nor any professionals who perform safety-critical functions were terminated.”
Boom. Game over, AP.
This wasn’t journalism—it was retaliation. The AP is bitter that the Trump administration banned them from Air Force One and the Oval Office press gatherings over their refusal to acknowledge the Gulf of America. So, in a desperate attempt to regain relevance, they ran a provably false story in hopes of bullying the White House.
Well, those days are over.
The Bottom Line: The Media Can’t Bully Trump Anymore
The AP got caught fabricating a hit piece, and instead of admitting their mistake, they quietly rewrote the story to cover their tracks. But in Trump’s America, the fake news machine is finally being held accountable.
The AP’s credibility is in the gutter, and this latest stunt is just another reminder that the media isn’t interested in reporting facts—they’re interested in pushing an agenda.
