Politico has been caught red-handed manipulating disaster relief data in a shameless attempt to portray President Trump as denying aid to blue states, according to a devastating exposé by The Federalist that reveals the depths of media dishonesty.
The so-called "journalism" involved taking 2,500 FEMA disaster declarations and reducing them to a measly 45 data points, then slapping partisan political labels on natural disasters to craft an anti-Trump narrative. This isn't reporting – it's propaganda masquerading as news.
Social media users quickly called out the bogus analysis. "Politico analyzed FEMA records across eight presidencies. Reagan through Biden approved disaster requests from Republican AND Democratic states at roughly equivalent rates," posted @ZeroBarkThirty2, highlighting how the data manipulation ignored decades of bipartisan disaster relief.
The reality that Politico doesn't want you to know? Every president from Reagan to Biden has approved disaster relief for both Republican and Democratic states at equivalent rates. But apparently, facts don't matter when you're trying to take down Trump.
Data Manipulation at Its Worst
How do you turn 2,500 disaster declarations into an attack piece? Simple: you cherry-pick 45 convenient data points, ignore the broader context, and hope your readers don't notice the statistical sleight of hand.
This is the same legacy media that lectures Americans about "misinformation" while engaging in the most blatant data torture to serve their partisan agenda. Patriots on social media weren't fooled, with @davisj1 sharing the Federalist exposé to expose Politico's journalistic malpractice.
The Trump administration has consistently provided disaster relief based on need, not politics – unlike the previous administration's track record of weaponizing federal agencies against political opponents.
When will Americans finally say enough is enough to these media manipulators who think we're too stupid to see through their lies?