Brendan Carr: Reporting on polls may violate broadcast license terms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, Oct. 21, 2026 — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has proclaimed on social platform X that broadcasters who report on purported “fake polls” violate license terms by engaging in “news distortion” or “broadcast hoaxes,” accusing them of violating “basic journalistic ethics.” Freedom of the Press Foundation Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern said: “Brendan Carr is not the journalism police. And he is just about the least qualified person in the coun