{"id":225467,"date":"2026-03-17T22:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T02:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/trump-says-he-wants-some-media-outlets-to-face-charges-for-treason-in-latest-rant-against-journalists\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:40:24","slug":"trump-says-he-wants-some-media-outlets-to-face-charges-for-treason-in-latest-rant-against-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/trump-says-he-wants-some-media-outlets-to-face-charges-for-treason-in-latest-rant-against-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says He Wants Some Media Outlets to Face &#8216;Charges for Treason&#8217; in Latest Rant Against Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/trump-says-wants-media-outlets-160307858.html\">Trump Says He Wants Some Media Outlets to Face &#8216;Charges for Treason&#8217; in Latest Rant Against Journalists<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/trump-says-wants-media-outlets-160307858.html\">https:\/\/www.aol.com\/trump-says-wants-media-outlets-160307858.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-17 22:29:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.aol.com\">www.aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump monitoring military operations in Iran on March 2, 2026<br \/>Credit: The White House via X Account\/Anadolu via Getty<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p>Donald Trump has accused Iran of using AI to spread misinformation and criticized media outlets for amplifying what he called &#8220;fake news&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The president called for certain publications to face &#8220;charges for treason&#8221; over what he claimed are &#8220;false&#8221; reports about U.S. military incidents amid the ongoing Iran war<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s rant on Truth Social is the latest in a long line of attacks on journalists<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>President Donald Trump has insisted some media outlets should face \u201ccharges for treason\u201d in his latest social media post criticizing journalists.<\/p>\n<p>In a Truth Social update shared on Sunday, March 15, Trump, 79, accused Iran of \u201clong [being] known as a Master of Media Manipulation and Public Relations\u201d amid the ongoing war with the country. He also alleged Iran had been using artificial intelligence (AI) to spread misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are Militarily ineffective and weak, but are really good at \u2018feeding\u2019 the very appreciative Fake News Media false information,\u201d the president wrote. \u201cNow, A.I. has become another Disinformation weapon that Iran uses, quite well, considering they are being annihilated by the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump added, &#8220;They showed phony &#8216;Kamikaze Boats,&#8217; shooting at various Ships at Sea, which looks wonderful, powerful, and vicious, but these Boats don\u2019t exist \u2014 It\u2019s all false information to show how &#8216;tough&#8217; their already defeated Military is!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Donald Trump addressing the press from Miami on March 9, 2026Credit: SAUL LOEB \/ AFP via Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/AfaNUDBP4.RFGY1wY6u2ZQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/e14324ee7b1af589f1cca19344a45c6d\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump addressing the press from Miami on March 9, 2026<br \/>Credit: SAUL LOEB \/ AFP via Getty<\/p>\n<p>In his post, the president criticized The Wall Street Journal, which reported five Air Force refueling planes were struck and damaged during a missile strike at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia. He also claimed reports about the USS Abraham Lincoln being on fire were fake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuildings and Ships that are shown to be on fire are not \u2014 It\u2019s FAKE NEWS, generated by A.I. 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