Fact Check: Is Grindr app hosting White House correspondents' dinner?
WASHINGTON, DC: A rumor has been circulating on social media platforms claiming that Grindr, the homosexual dating app, was hosting a dinner for the White House correspondents. It has sparked criticisms and questions surrounding the authenticity of the viral claim. Let us analyze the online rumor and fact-check its authenticity.
Claim: Grindr is hosting a dinner at White House
Several accounts on X have claimed that Grindr, a dating app for homosexual men, was hosting the White House Correspondents' dinner, sparking a row.
“Grindr, the gay dating app, will host its first-ever White House Correspondents’ Dinner party, joining the lineup of events ahead of the April 25 WHCA dinner,” one shared on X.
Another added, “The White House is set to host Grindr, the popular gay hookup app, for its first White House Correspondents’ Dinner party.”
Another influencer wrote in all caps, “GRINDR TO HOST WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER,” pushing it as ‘breaking’ information.
Fact Check: Misinformation, Grindr is hosting a party before the dinner
According to a report by The Hill, Grindr is hosting the “White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend Party”, which is the night before the main event. It has been dubbed ‘nerd prom’ for many years.
Thus, the app is hosting a party before the dinner, not the correspondents’ dinner itself, as claimed in the social media rumor.
Grok fact-checked the claims, stating, "Grindr is hosting its first 'White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend Party' the night before the actual WHCA dinner (April 25, 2026), in Georgetown."
"The main event is entertained by mentalist Oz Pearlman—not Grindr. It's a side event to connect policymakers, journalists, and LGBTQ leaders."
Grindr joins event as Donald Trump plans attendance
Speaking about what inspired Grindr to join the event lineup tied to the correspondents' dinner, Joe Hack, Grindr’s head of global affairs, said to ITK, “Grindr represents a global community with real stakes in Washington."
"The issues being debated here — HIV funding, privacy and online safety, LGBTQ+ family rights — are daily life for our community.”
He added, “Nobody does connections like Grindr, and WHCD weekend is the most iconic place in the country to make them. We figured it was time to host.”
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has announced he intends to attend the correspondents’ dinner this year at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump promised to make the gathering, which is usually attended by journalists, celebrities, and lawmakers, the ‘greatest, hottest, and most spectacular dinner of any kind ever!’
