# Brendan Carr targets news outlets as chair of the FCC

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, 2025-05-01

- Address: https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/brendan-carr-targets-news-outlets-as-chair-of-the-fcc/
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [FCC chair reopens 'news distortion' complaints against CBS and NBC](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-fcc-carr-news-distortion-complaints-nbc-cbs)
- [Claim 352: Carr said Comcast's outlets misled the public by suggesting Abrego Garcia was simply a lawful resident.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/352)
- [Claim 353: The FCC demanded CBS turn over the full unedited transcript and camera feeds of the Harris interview.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/353)
- [Claim 354: CBS said the broadcast had not been doctored or deceitful after submitting the material to the FCC.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/354)
- [Claim 355: Carr indicated he had not ruled out further action against the networks.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/355)
- [Claim 488: FCC Chair Brendan Carr reinstated the dismissed complaints against the networks on January 22, 2025; the demand for the CBS transcript followed on January 29.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/488)

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