‘Actually want us to lose the War’: U.S. broadcast licenses in danger over ‘fake news’ from Iran conflict

A U.S. Air Force C-130 pilot delivers supplies to warfighters throughout the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury in March 2026. (U.S. Central Command photo)

The chief of the Federal Communications Commission is confirming U.S. broadcasters must “operate in the public interest,” and delivering fake news is not that.

It is FCC chairman Brendan Carr who issued a statement calling for broadcast corporations to correct how they are report about the Iran war.

“Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions ...