The taxpayer-funded news outlet NPR contradicted its own reporting about astronauts stranded in the International Space Station (ISS) while fact-checking President Donald Trump. NPR stated that American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were not “stranded,” despite having labeled them as such in previous reports. Trump had asked Elon Musk and SpaceX to rescue the astronauts, saying they had been “virtually abandoned” in space by the Biden Administration.
NPR’s headline read, “Trump asks SpaceX to ‘go get’ two stranded ISS astronauts. They’re not stranded,” which highlights the confusion. The astronauts arrived on the ISS in June 2024, but encountered technical issues that delayed their return. A NASA audit revealed problems with Boeing's rockets, and NASA officials stated multiple times that the astronauts were not actually stranded, even though they could not provide a timeline for their return.
NPR relies on federal funding despite receiving less than 1% directly. The outlet has faced accusations of having a left-wing bias in its reporting. NPR did not respond to requests for comment.
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