Alarm as FCC chair threatens broadcast licenses over 'fake polls': 'Upset dear leader'

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr sent shivers across social media by warning that broadcast networks could be breaking federal rules by airing what he called “entirely fake polls and suppression polls.”In a post on X, Carr claimed there has been a significant surge in such polls ahead of the November midterms, saying they are “designed to do nothing more than interfere with the regular functioning of the electoral process and alter the normal patterns of voter turnout and enthusiasm.”"Many journalists and broadcasters have been amplifying or airing these Polls without regard to basic journalistic ethics and without informing the public that those Polls lack a scientific, accurate, or even real basis," Carr posted. "The FCC takes these issues seriously. Broadcasters are prohibited by the terms of their federal licenses from engaging in News Distortion or promoting Broadcast Hoaxes.""It is important that broadcasters comply with their public interest obligations," he...