Senator Ron Johnson pushes back, saying he’s not in favor of government meddling in freedom of speechThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair, Brendan Carr, is facing pushback from a Republican lawmaker after warning on Saturday that broadcasters could lose their licenses if they run what the federal agency deems “fake news” over the Iran…
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Sunday rebuked Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr’s threats to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over TV networks’ news coverage. “I am a big supporter of the First Amendment,” Johnson said on Fox News’s “The Sunday Briefing.” “I do not like the heavy-handed government, no matter who is wielding it. … I…
President Trump said he was “so thrilled” by Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr’s threat to revoke the licenses of broadcasters who peddle “hoaxes and distortions” related to the Iran war. Trump ripped outlets that distribute AI-generated content created by the Tehran regime, which he labeled the “master of media manipulation and public…
Amid surging oil prices and an unpopular war of choice in Iran, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is threatening not to renew the licenses of broadcasters for “running hoaxes and news distortions.” The Saturday post from Carr on X is not subtle: It explicitly warns broadcasters that they “have a chance now to correct…
After Trump criticised media coverage of the Iran war, Carr says he can remove licences if they do not serve the public interest.
Trump and FCC attack networks' Iran war coverage, critics warn of chilling effect on press freedom
Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, on Saturday appeared to threaten the licenses of broadcasters reporting on President Donald Trump’s war in Iran after the president crafted a lengthy Truth Social post against the “Fake News Media.”Trump, in a post on Saturday, took exception to an “intentionally misleading headline by the…
Carr on Saturday blasted broadcasters shortly after President Donald Trump called reports that Iran struck five U.S. tanker planes "fake news."
A major showdown is brewing between the Trump administration and the fake news media after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr issued a stark warning to broadcast networks over misleading coverage of the escalating war with Iran. The post Trump’s FCC Chairman Vows to Strip Licenses from ‘Fake News Media’ Peddling Iran War…
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