The Trump administration accused CBS of omitting key details from its 60 Minutes profile of a deported husband and father.
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REAL AF with Andy FrisellaOct 28, 2026
… presidential election victory over Bolsonaro amid controversy surrounding extended voting hours in Brazil, hundreds of Maine absentee ballot envelopes reportedly being shipped to a Soros-linked nonprofit in Maryland before the investigation was closed, and the Trump administration accusing CBS of omitting key details from its 60 Minutes profile of a deported husband and father.
Multiple outlets report that the Trump administration, through the Department of Homeland Security, publicly slammed CBS's 60 Minutes profile of Moussa Diawara, a deported husband and father, for omitting an "absurd bit of fraud" from his asylum application.
What we found
Supports. An AOL report dated 2026-10-27 states that the Trump administration slammed a CBS 60 Minutes segment on Monday for leaving out an "absurd bit of fraud" from the profile of a deported husband and father, with DHS saying the omission was his claim that he is gay.[1]
Supports. A New York Post post on X dated 2026-10-27 carries the same headline, reporting that the Trump administration slammed CBS for leaving out the "absurd bit of fraud" from the 60 Minutes profile of a deported husband and father.[2]
Supports. A separate repost dated 2026-10-27 repeats the account that DHS said the news program left out an "absurd bit of fraud" from Diawara's asylum application.[3]
Context. The CBS 60 Minutes transcript published 2026-10-25 covers third-country deportations and a Houston-area case involving a man with a U.S. citizen family, confirming the segment that the administration criticized exists.[4]
Context. The podcast listing from 2026-10-30 only restates the claim and is not evidence of the accusation.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 4 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1Trump admin slams CBS for leaving out 'absurd bit of fraud ...aol.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2New York Post (@nypost) on Xx.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Intentional dishonesty is a CBS specialty.commonsensewonder.blogspot.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 460 Minutes Transcript: How some deportees end up in countries ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 5REAL AF with Andy Frisella podcast | Listen online for free - Radio.netradio.net · not rated · cited for: context
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