FCC Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcast Licenses Over Iran War Coverage
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The FCC chair is threatening to revoke broadcast licenses from news outlets over their Iran war coverage.
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Your access to independent news could be limited as the government pressures broadcasters to support official positions or lose their licenses.
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses for outlets running "hoaxes and news distortions," warning they have a chance to "correct course before their license renewals come up." Carr's Saturday post on X responded to President Trump's Truth Social criticism of Iran war coverage by outlets including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, amid polling showing most Americans disapprove of the war and oil prices topping $100 per barrel. The threat represents the Trump administration's attempt to pressure independent news outlets into supporting the government line on the unpopular Iran conflict. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth separately expressed support for CNN's potential takeover by Trump-supporting billionaire David Ellison, son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. Carr previously forced Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air "indefinitely" last year through similar FCC threats, with Kimmel only returning after massive public backlash.
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The FCC chair issued warnings to outlets and previously forced Jimmy Kimmel off air through similar threats.
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