Washington Post’s Guantánamo Transfer Claim Debunked as Fake News

The Washington Post’s June 10, 2025, article claiming the Trump administration plans to transfer thousands of illegal immigrants, including citizens from Britain, France, and Italy, to Guantánamo Bay is fake news, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed today on X.

Fact-checking reveals no Pentagon data or official statements support this assertion, with only 30 detainees currently at the facility.

The story’s reliance on anonymous sources and lack of verifiable documents undermines its credibility, while the logistical impossibility of moving thousands by this week further disproves the claim.

Diplomatic silence from allied nations and no policy shift toward mass detention at Guantánamo add to the evidence of fabrication.

This appears to be sensationalism amid heightened immigration debates, echoing public distrust in media, as noted in a 2023 study.

Trust primary sources for the truth.

This story is Fake News. Not happening. https://t.co/cxzPLkql0S

— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) June 11, 2025