FCC Chair Brendan Carr Threatens to Revoke Broadcast Licenses Over War Coverage

Brendan Carr and the Fog of War

FCC Chair Brendan Carr has taken lots of actions to designed to punish broadcasters that have behaved inappropriately by his lights: he has opened an investigation into a broadcaster reporting on the location of Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions; responded to Comcast, which allegedly "impl[ied] that [Kilmar] Abrego Garcia was merely a law abiding U.S. citizen" and ignored facts about Garcia, by suggesting that Comcast had engaged in ne…

'Actually want us to lose the War': U.S. broadcast licenses in danger over 'fake news' from Iran conflict * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

A U.S. Air Force C-130 pilot delivers supplies to warfighters throughout the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury in March 2026. (U.S. Central Command photo) The chief of the Federal Communications Commission is confirming U.S. broadcasters must “operate in the public interest,” and delivering fake news is not that. It is FCC chairman Brendan Carr who issued a statement calling for broadcast corporations to correct how they are report about th…

FCC Chair Threatens Broadcasters’ Licenses Citing Concerns Over Iran War Coverage

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr on March 14 threatened to revoke licenses of U.S. broadcasters, accusing them of publishing “fake news” amid the ongoing war with Iran. Broadcasters that are running what Carr referred to as “news distortions” must now “correct course before their license renewals come up,” the FCC chairman wrote on social media. “The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and…

FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatens to revoke broadcasters' licences over Iran coverage

After President Trump criticised media coverage of the US-Israel war with Iran, Carr said he can take away licences if they do not serve the public interest.

FCC threatening news stations who report US damage from Iranian attacks

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has threatened the licenses of news broadcasters for reporting on the damage that Iranian strikes have done to the US military. Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions – also known as the fake news – have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if the…

Trump administration threatens media outlets over Iran war coverage

The head of the Federal Communications Commission, which oversees US media outlets, has warned that some broadcasters risk losing their licenses over their news coverage of the Iran war. Brendan Carr – a Trump appointee – wrote in a social media post that broadcasters must operate in the public interest and those that are running hoaxes and fake news have the chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. Free speech groups …