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dalton99a

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Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:27 PM Saturday

FCC lapdog Brendan Carr threatens broadcasters after Trump disputes reports on Iran-damaged U.S. tankers

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/14/trump-iran-war-fcc-chair-carr-broadcasters.html

FCC chair slams broadcasters after Trump disputes reports on Iran-damaged U.S. tankers
Published Sat, Mar 14 2026 5:18 PM EDT
Annika Kim Constantino

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr on Saturday blasted broadcasters shortly after President Donald Trump called reports that Iran struck five U.S. tanker planes “fake news.”

In a post on X, Carr also warned that broadcasters will lose their licenses if they don’t “operate in the public interest.”

“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,” Carr wrote in the post, which attached Trump’s statement on Truth Social earlier Saturday.

“It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news,” Carr added.

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FCC lapdog Brendan Carr threatens broadcasters after Trump disputes reports on Iran-damaged U.S. tankers (Original Post) dalton99a Saturday OP
I saw that post and here are some replies HOLD YOUR NOSE!! Playingmantis Saturday #1

Playingmantis

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1. I saw that post and here are some replies HOLD YOUR NOSE!!
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:43 PM
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I don't know that it's a great affront to the First Amendment if the government tries to stop media organizations from feeding in enemy state television unfiltered over their air. I think the First Amendment can survive it if the government puts a stop to that.
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The leftist shell game doesn’t address the problem. Pushing a false narrative and stating it is fact and then gets exploded all over every medium then twisted is not Free Speech. It’s goal is to chase away the truth as long as possible or drown it out.
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It wouldn’t be necessary to say anything at all if the “news” stations were even a teensy bit fair in their coverage. They’re not and haven’t been for a long, long, LONG time.
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That might mean anything at all if the Obama Administration didnt make it OK for the media to lie to the citizenry, And then they did. The Fourth Estate lit itself on fire.
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When we're in the course of battle with a evil oppressive regime and
@CNN
lets the regime have 4 minutes straight of propaganda on the air ... that's not free speech
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Treason is not journalism. Duh.





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