Trump Action Archive

A searchable record of documented actions, compiled weekly from public sources.

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Jul 8, 2026 U.S. satellite imagery companies withheld war-damage imagery from parts of the Middle East under reported government pressure Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation

The withholding restricted public access to evidence about military damage and suggested state influence over private information channels.

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  • US satellite imagery companies withhold damage data under government pressure — US satellite imagery companies, including Planet Labs, have withheld imagery of large swaths of the Middle East, concealing the extent of damage to US military property in the region.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 77 – 2026-07-04–2026-07-10 wk77_IM_013
Jun 23, 2026 Consumers in California filed a lawsuit alleging gas station companies used AI software to inflate prices. Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure

The case raised competition and consumer protection concerns about algorithmic pricing power in an essential market.

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  • Lawsuit Alleges Gas Stations Use AI to Inflate Prices — A federal lawsuit has been filed against gas station companies in California, alleging they are using AI software, Kalibrate, to illegally inflate gas prices.
  • Lawsuit alleges gas stations use AI to inflate prices — A new class action lawsuit in California accuses corporate gas station owners of using an AI-powered algorithm to avoid competition and inflate gas prices.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 75 – 2026-06-20–2026-06-26 wk75_ES_016
Jun 22, 2026 Judge Sparkle Sooknanan blocked the administration from using the SAVE system and related records changes for voter roll checks. Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance

The ruling limited executive use of federal databases in elections and reinforced privacy and statutory constraints on interagency data sharing.

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  • Judge blocks use of SAVE system for voting rolls — U.S.
  • Summary judgment ruling — League of Women Voters v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-03501 — In a memorandum opinion and order , Judge Sooknanan granted Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and denied Defendants' motions to dismiss.
  • Federal judge blocks Trump's voter roll purge database nationwide — A federal judge has blocked the implementation of a new voter roll purge database proposed by former President Trump.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 75 – 2026-06-20–2026-06-26 wk75_IG_008
Jun 7, 2026 A whistleblower said officials planned to falsely mark millions of immigrants as dead in government systems Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent

The reported plan suggested administrative systems could be weaponized to strip immigrants of services and pressure them to leave the country.

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  • Whistleblower reveals plan to declare immigrants dead — A whistleblower reported that officials from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) planned to falsely declare 2.7 million immigrants dead to force them to self-deport.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 73 – 2026-06-06–2026-06-12 wk73_CR_003
Apr 21, 2026 Meta and related platforms removed or banned AI-generated political influencer accounts while a TikTok network spread AI-generated Iranian military propaganda Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

The events showed both the reach of synthetic political content and the uneven platform response to manipulation in the public sphere.

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  • Facebook removes AI-generated influencer page
  • Instagram bans AI-generated pro-MAGA influencer account
  • TikTok network spreads AI-generated Iranian military propaganda
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 66 – 2026-04-18–2026-04-24 wk66_IM_007
Apr 12, 2026 President Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV and later posted and deleted an AI-generated religious image of himself Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation

The rhetoric and synthetic image showed political use of religious symbolism and manipulated media in the public sphere.

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  • Trump Criticizes Pope Leo XIV — President Trump publicly criticized Pope Leo XIV, accusing him of being weak on crime and foreign policy.
  • Trump criticizes Pope Leo XIV over war commentary — In a social media post, President Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV for his remarks against the religious justification for wars, particularly in relation to the ongoing conflict in Iran.
  • Trump Posts and Deletes AI-Generated Image — President Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ on social media, which he later deleted following widespread backlash.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 65 – 2026-04-11–2026-04-17 wk65_IM_003
Mar 13, 2026 ICE agents testified in court about daily arrest quotas and use of the Elite targeting app Corroborated Institutions and Governance

The testimony exposed internal enforcement practices that contradicted prior official claims and raised rule-of-law concerns.

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  • ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in court testimony — In a federal lawsuit in Oregon, ICE agents testified under oath about the use of a custom-made app called Elite to identify neighborhoods and individuals for targeting, and the existence of daily arrest quotas.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 60 – 2026-03-07–2026-03-13 wk60_IG_049
Feb 26, 2026 The White House released an AI-doctored video falsely depicting Brady Tkachuk insulting Canadians Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

The use of fabricated audiovisual content by an official account undermined trust in public communications and normalized state-linked disinformation.

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  • AI-Doctored Video of Brady Tkachuk Released by White House — The White House released an AI-doctored video on its official TikTok account, falsely depicting Brady Tkachuk, an Ottawa Senators captain, making derogatory remarks about Canadians.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 58 – 2026-02-21–2026-02-27 wk58_IM_009
Feb 17, 2026 ICE tripled its use of Microsoft's cloud technology during the immigration crackdown Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

The expansion increased the data infrastructure behind detention and deportation, strengthening surveillance capacity through private technology.

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  • ICE increased reliance on Microsoft technology amid immigration crackdown — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) significantly increased its use of Microsoft's cloud technology, tripling the amount of data stored in Microsoft's Azure cloud platform in the six months leading up to January
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 57 – 2026-02-14–2026-02-20 wk57_IM_010
Feb 14, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security used the SAVE database to flag supposed noncitizen voters and misclassified some naturalized citizens Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

The practice risked wrongful criminal referral and voter challenges by using flawed administrative data in the democratic sphere.

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  • DHS Uses Controversial Tool to Verify Voter Eligibility — DHS has been using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) tool to identify noncitizen voters, which has led to errors that incorrectly classify naturalized citizens as noncitizens.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 57 – 2026-02-14–2026-02-20 wk57_IM_001
Jan 28, 2026 Federal immigration officers expanded surveillance tools to monitor anti-ICE protest networks Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation

The use of biometric trackers, drones, and related tools threatened privacy and chilled political organizing.

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  • ICE Surveillance Expansion — Federal immigration officers have been equipped with advanced surveillance technologies, including biometric trackers and drones, following a bill that increased ICE's funding.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 54 – 2026-01-24–2026-01-30 wk54_IM_006
Jan 25, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement about Alex Pretti's shooting that conflicted with video evidence Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation

The misleading account undermined public trust and complicated accountability for lethal federal force.

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  • DHS issues misleading statement about Pretti's shooting — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a statement claiming that Alex Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and violently resisted arrest, which contradicted video evidence showing he was
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 54 – 2026-01-24–2026-01-30 wk54_IM_003
Jan 24, 2026 The White House posted a digitally altered image of Nekima Levy Armstrong after her arrest Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

The manipulated image used official channels to discredit a protest figure and distort the public record of a political arrest.

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  • White House posts digitally altered image of protestor — The White House posted a digitally altered image of Nekima Levy Armstrong's arrest on social media, falsely portraying her as crying and darkening her skin.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 54 – 2026-01-24–2026-01-30 wk54_IM_001
Jan 22, 2026 A DOGE staffer and allied actors used or sought Social Security and voter data to push false voter-fraud narratives Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

The conduct mixed misuse of state data with election disinformation, threatening both privacy and trust in democratic administration.

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  • DOGE staffer signed agreement to share Social Security data with political group — In March 2025, a staffer from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) signed an agreement to share Social Security Administration (SSA) data with a political advocacy group aiming to overturn election results in
  • DOGE staffer sought voter registration data for cross-checking with government databases — In March 2025, Aram Moghaddassi, another DOGE staffer embedded at the SSA, reached out to Florida officials to obtain voter registration data.
  • DOGE staffer publicly claimed misuse of Social Security data to expose voter fraud — Antonio Gracias, a DOGE staffer embedded at the SSA, publicly claimed during a March 30 rally in Wisconsin that he used Social Security data to identify voter fraud.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 53 – 2026-01-17–2026-01-23 wk53_IM_007
Jan 21, 2026 A Justice Department court filing revealed that DOGE had improperly accessed and shared Social Security data Corroborated Institutions and Governance

The filing exposed a breakdown in institutional safeguards around sensitive data and suggested political misuse inside government.

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  • DoJ Court Filing Reveals Improper Data Sharing by Doge — A recent Department of Justice court filing has revealed that the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), under Elon Musk's cost-cutting operation, improperly accessed and shared sensitive social security data.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 53 – 2026-01-17–2026-01-23 wk53_IG_031
Jan 21, 2026 The White House posted an AI-altered image of activist Nekima Levy Armstrong after her arrest Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

The altered image used official channels to distort a protester's appearance, showing state-backed manipulation of visual evidence.

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  • WH Alters Image of Arrested Activist — The White House posted an altered image of activist Nekima Levy-Armstrong following her arrest, showing her crying hysterically, contrary to the original photo where she appeared defiant.
  • White House Posts Digitally Altered Image of Arrested Protester — The White House posted a digitally altered image of Nekima Levy Armstrong, a woman arrested after an ICE protest, making it appear as if she was crying.
  • White House Posts AI-Altered Images of Protesters — The White House has been accused of posting AI-generated images related to the arrests of protesters in Minneapolis.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 53 – 2026-01-17–2026-01-23 wk53_IM_006
Dec 11, 2025 The Network Contagion Research Institute reported coordinated artificial engagement boosting Nick Fuentes online Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

The findings showed algorithmic and network manipulation amplifying extremist influence in the democratic information sphere.

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  • Artificial Engagement Boosting for Nick Fuentes — A report by the Network Contagion Research Institute reveals that Nick Fuentes, a leader of the extremist Groyper movement, has been artificially boosted on social media platforms.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 47 – 2025-12-06–2025-12-12 wk47_IM_009
Oct 4, 2025 OpenAI launched Sora 2 despite reports that it generated violent, racist, and misleading content Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

The release expanded the capacity for synthetic media to distort public understanding and spread harmful false content at scale.

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  • OpenAI launches Sora 2 video app with problematic content — OpenAI launched its new video app, Sora 2, which quickly became popular but was soon criticized for generating violent and racist content, including videos depicting copyrighted characters in harmful scenarios.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 38 – 2025-10-04–2025-10-10 wk38_IM_001
Oct 2, 2025 The White House played AI-generated deepfake videos of Democratic leaders in the briefing room Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation

Using synthetic propaganda in an official setting marked a direct state role in spreading manipulated political content.

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  • White House Plays Racist Deepfake Video of Democratic Leaders — On Wednesday, the White House played a pair of AI-generated deepfake videos on loop in the briefing room.
  • Trump posts doctored video targeting Hakeem Jeffries — President Donald J.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 37 – 2025-09-27–2025-10-03 wk37_IM_012
Sep 14, 2025 Elon Musk amplified a list of educators over their comments about Charlie Kirk's killing Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent

The targeting contributed to a chilling effect on speech in education by exposing teachers to punishment for political expression.

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  • Elon Musk targets educators over Kirk's murder — Elon Musk reposted a list of individuals who allegedly made negative comments about the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, suggesting that educators are poisoning the minds of children.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 35 – 2025-09-13–2025-09-19 wk35_CR_005
Jul 23, 2025 President Trump issued executive orders to expand AI exports, speed data center permitting, and restrict federal use of so-called woke AI Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority

The orders combined deregulation, procurement control, and ideological standards, expanding executive influence over infrastructure, information systems, and federal technology policy.

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  • Trump administration unveils plan to fast-track AI sector — The Trump administration has announced a plan to accelerate the development of the artificial intelligence sector by dismantling certain environmental and land-use regulations.
  • Executive Order on Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack — On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to promote the export of American AI technology.
  • Executive Order to Accelerate Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure — On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at accelerating the federal permitting process for data center infrastructure.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 27 – 2025-07-19–2025-07-25 wk27_PA_009
Jun 26, 2025 Six protesters were arrested at a demonstration against Palantir’s work for ICE Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent

The arrests showed the risks faced by people protesting private-sector support for immigration surveillance and detention systems.

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  • Six protesters arrested at Palantir Technologies protest — Six demonstrators were arrested during a protest at Palantir Technologies' New York City office.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27 wk23_CR_017
Jun 24, 2025 The Trump administration used DHS messaging to encourage the public to report sightings of undocumented immigrants Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent

Encouraging citizen reporting normalized social surveillance and increased fear among immigrant communities beyond formal law enforcement encounters.

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  • Trump administration uses DHS propaganda to promote ICE actions — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been accused of weaponizing propaganda to support ICE's immigration enforcement actions.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27 wk23_CR_011
Jun 22, 2025 The Trump administration contradicted intelligence assessments on Iran to support its public case for military action Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation

Overriding intelligence findings with political messaging weakened the integrity of public information used to justify war and assess its results.

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  • Trump Dismisses Intelligence Community's Assessment — In a press interaction, President Trump dismissed the intelligence community's assessment that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, stating, "my intelligence community is wrong." This statement came after a reporter
  • Trump Administration Contradicts Intelligence Community on Iran — The Trump administration has publicly contradicted the U.S.
  • Israeli Intelligence Influences U.S. Decision to Bomb Iran — The U.S.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27 wk23_IM_003
Jun 21, 2025 President Trump dismissed U.S. intelligence assessments that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority

Rejecting his own intelligence agencies weakened informed accountability in national security decision-making and helped justify major military action on disputed factual grounds.

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  • Trump Disregards Intelligence on Iran's Nuclear Capabilities — President Donald Trump dismissed the testimony of his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, who had stated that Iran was not seeking to build a nuclear weapon as of March 2025.
  • Trump Dismisses Intelligence Community's Assessment — In response to a reporter's question about the intelligence regarding Iran's nuclear capabilities, President Trump dismissed the assessment from his own director of national intelligence, claiming it was incorrect.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27 wk23_PA_002