To be fair, NPR is state media and the state has a motive for stating certain things that mispresent the truth.
No, its not. VOA, Radio Free Europe, and other US Agency for Global Media outlets are US state media. NPR neither has government editorial control or predominant government funding (direct and indirect government funding amounts to around 10% of its total revenue).
If you want to cast doubt on some reporting you should provide some evidence not just say you think state has a motive for "stating certain things". Else people will reasonably wonder whether you have a motive for "stating certain things".