‘Lying Through Their Teeth’: White House Slams Fox News Over ‘Grooming and Pedophilia’ LGBTQ Pride Flag Article
declared Donald Trump the President of the United States and Joe Biden a “wannabe dictator,” Fox News once again is under fire, this time for an article and corresponding social media post that claimed “critics” say the LGBTQ pride flag “promotes grooming and pedophilia.”The White House in a rare move slammed the far-right wing propaganda network, which focused its article on an LGBTQ Pride flag hanging from the White House portico during President Biden’s LGBTQ Pride event this past weekend.Today, the People’s House – your house – sends a clear message to the country and to the world.America is a nation of pride.
pic.twitter.com/ZZS9oTpDww— President Biden (@POTUS) June 11, 2023According to multiple reports, the initial headline on the Fox News article written by Kerry J.
Byrne read: “White House flew controversial new transgender flag that promotes grooming and pedophilia, say critics.”Here’s what that looked like to some social media users:Fox just deleted this post that falsely claims the LGBTQ Pride flag “promotes grooming and pedophilia” after sharp backlash.They changed the headline but kept the article up, which still repeats the false claims.
pic.twitter.com/AmtvJ4Ld8s— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) June 14, 2023The updated headline reads: “White House flew controversial new transgender flag that troubles some critics in the gay community.”Mediate reports “Fox News altered the framing” of the article after “strong pushback from a White House spokesperson.”White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates tweeted that Fox News “is characteristically lying through their teeth.
