FCC head Brendan Carr targets broadcasters for airing false polls
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr warned broadcasters against airing fabricated election polls, saying stations could face regulatory scrutiny if they knowingly mislead viewers through false polling data.
TL;DR
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr warned broadcasters against airing fabricated election polls.
- Stations could face regulatory scrutiny for knowingly misleading viewers with false polling data.
- The warning follows an admission from Wedgewood Polls that it deliberately fabricated polling numbers.
- This raises questions about how news organizations vet political surveys before reporting on them.