Since his election, President Donald Trump has used his office to promote misleading media narratives about his unique ability to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. He credited himself with brokering agreements with foreign companies to invest in the U.S. while using his bully pulpit to undermine American companies like Boeing, Carrier, and Ford. Trump generated a flurry of positive media coverage when he falsely claimed that strong arm tactics had prompted Ford to cancel an expansion in Mexico, which the company stated was part of a pre-existing business plan. Ford's decision to go ahead with a previously planned factory expansion in Mexico based on its own economic interests and with no regard for Trump's attacks highlights once again the importance of media outlets scrutinizing the president's boasts before broadcasting misinformation to their audience.
From the February 16 edition of Telemundo's Noticiero Telemundo: