{"id":2655543,"date":"2026-09-07T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fcc-looking-at-a-lot-of-actions-for-networks-airing-fake-polls-and-partisan-coverage-carr\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T12:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T16:02:56","slug":"fcc-looking-at-a-lot-of-actions-for-networks-airing-fake-polls-and-partisan-coverage-carr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fcc-looking-at-a-lot-of-actions-for-networks-airing-fake-polls-and-partisan-coverage-carr\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC &#8216;looking at a lot of actions&#8217; for networks airing fake polls and partisan coverage: Carr"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffcc-looking-at-a-lot-of-actions-for-networks-airing-fake-polls-and-partisan-coverage-carr%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2655543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>FCC Chairman Brendan Carr indicated that the Federal Communications Commission is exploring measures to prevent the broadcast of &#8220;fake polls&#8221; before the midterm elections. During a Fox News appearance, Carr emphasized that President Trump understands the differences between broadcast TV and other media, and suggested the FCC might soon issue guidance to broadcasters regarding the accuracy of polls, especially to prevent misinformation that could influence election outcomes. Carr also highlighted that broadcasters receive significant subsidies and should serve the public interest rather then partisan aims. These remarks follow trump\u2019s criticism of NBC\u2019s Kristen Welker for her comments on his endorsements, and Trump\u2019s own claims of success with his endorsements, criticizing perceived bias and urging the FCC to address &#8220;fake polls and commentary.&#8221; Despite some setbacks in primary races, most of Trump\u2019s endorsed candidates are expected to succeed in the upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-communications-commission\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1637\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a> Chairman Brendan Carr said his agency is looking at actions it can take to stop networks from airing \u201cfake polls\u201d ahead of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"308\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carr, appearing on the <em>Sunday Briefing<\/em> on Fox News, said that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> \u201cfundamentally\u201d understands that \u201cbroadcast TV is completely different than other forms of distribution, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cable-news\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2295\">cable<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play 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href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4713876\/fcc-asks-judge-reject-disney-lawsuit-abc-licensing-renewal-proceedings\/\"><strong>FCC ASKS JUDGE TO REJECT DISNEY LAWSUIT OVER ABC\u2019S LICENSING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chairman said that broadcasters have received billions of dollars in subsidized distribution and said they need to \u201coperate in the public interest, not some sort of narrow, partisan interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think President Trump is over the target, and we\u2019re looking at a lot of actions,\u201d Carr said. \u201cFor instance, there\u2019s a lot of interest right now in fake polls that are out there, and so the FCC may put guidance out soon to remind broadcasters about their obligations with respect to not airing fake polls, particularly if they\u2019re done to suppress people heading into the fall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments come after Trump said that Kristen Welker, the host of NBC\u2019s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4705532\/trump-report-kristen-welker-fcc-endorsement-record\/\">would be reported to the FCC<\/a> for \u201crebuke or punishment\u201d after she said the president has had \u201cmixed results\u201d on his endorsement of candidates leading up to the November midterm elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump pointed out that Welker\u2019s comments came after primary wins for Darline Graham Nordone and Mike Mazzei, who won the GOP nominations for the Senate in South Carolina and the governorship of Oklahoma, respectively. Trump had endorsed both of those candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves?\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social, claiming his endorsements have a 100% success rate in the Senate and a 98% success rate for the House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Press is a Disgrace to our Nation, and I hope that Chairman Brendan Carr, and the fine people of his Commission, will take this Threat to our Country very seriously,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cThank you for your attention to this very important matter of Fake Polls and Commentary!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been some Trump-endorsed losses this election cycle, such as Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4678622\/andy-ogles-charlie-hatcher-tennessee-house-primary\/\">who lost to<\/a> former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher in the August primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4711453\/stephen-smith-reject-2028-run-job\/\"><strong>STEPHEN A. SMITH REJECTS 2028 RUN FOR FEAR OF BEING \u2018TAKEN OFF THE AIR\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also endorsed Mike Lindell, who lost in the GOP primary for Minnesota governor, and Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA), who lost his primary battle to be the next governor of the Hawkeye State.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, the overwhelming majority of candidates that Trump has backed have gone on to win their primaries heading into November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FCC considers action to stop fake polls before midterms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3360,"featured_media":2655544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26212629566037_2c62cc.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[12425,85241,16609,52532,85242],"class_list":["post-2655543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-carr","tag-fake-polls","tag-fcc","tag-media-regulation","tag-partisan-coverage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26212629566037_2c62cc.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3360"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2655543"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2655546,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655543\/revisions\/2655546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2655544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2655543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2655543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2655543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}