The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Glossary

FCC news distortion policy

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 2 sources.

A long-standing Federal Communications Commission policy under which the agency can, in narrow circumstances, act against a broadcast licensee for deliberately staging or falsifying news, while the FCC generally does not regulate broadcast content or editorial decisions under the First Amendment.

Sources

  1. FCC's Brendan Carr and the Kimmel suspension archived copyNPR, 2025-09-19. Source record
  2. Broadcast news distortionFederal Communications Commission. Source record