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Feb 14, 2025 White House published a promotional release cataloging the administration's claimed policy wins for the week, combining factual claims with curated endorsements Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The self-promotional release exemplified how official channels were used to shape public narrative around a week of controversial actions.
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- White House issues promotional release claiming multiple policy achievements — The White House published a promotional release titled "Wins Come All Day Under President Donald J. Trump" on February 14, 2025, cataloging claimed achievements from the preceding week. The document asserts actions including: hostage releases from Russia and Belarus; tariff impositions on steel and aluminum; trade policy announcements; diplomatic engagement with Russia, Ukraine, Jordan, and India; energy project approvals; federal workforce reductions (75,000+ resignations); executive orders on vaccine mandates, federal hiring freezes, and DEI program restrictions; agency investigations; name changes (Gulf of America); and various regulatory and personnel actions. The release attributes supportive statements to industry groups and foreign officials.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 4 – 2025-02-08–2025-02-14
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Feb 12, 2025 Elon Musk added data from a controversial rightwing thinktank to the DOGE website's regulations page Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Incorporating partisan advocacy data into an official government transparency site raised concerns about politicized government information.
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- Musk's agency site adds data from rightwing thinktank — Elon Musk's "department of government efficiency" (Doge) website added data from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a rightwing thinktank known for opposing climate-focused policies. The CEI's "unconstitutionality index" was included on the website's regulations page. CEI has a history of lobbying against climate treaties and regulations, and has ties to the Koch brothers' network. The addition of CEI data to the Doge website raises concerns about the influence of controversial thinktanks on government transparency and policy.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 4 – 2025-02-08–2025-02-14
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Feb 10, 2025 Trump administration signed executive orders directing removal of terms related to race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability from federal health agency websites Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Scrubbing diversity-related terminology from health information disrupted access to evidence-based medical guidance for providers and patients.
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- Trump signed executive orders to scrub diversity terms from health websites — On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed executive orders mandating the removal of terms related to race, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, and other diversity-related terms from U.S. health agency websites. This action led to the temporary removal of thousands of webpages and the permanent alteration of content, affecting the availability of vital health information. The orders have raised concerns about the impact on health research and the ability of healthcare providers to access necessary information for evidence-based care.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 4 – 2025-02-08–2025-02-14
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