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Alarm as FCC chair threatens broadcast licenses over 'fake polls': 'Upset dear leader'

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr sent shivers across social media by warning that broadcast networks could be breaking federal rules by airing what he called “entirely fake polls and suppression polls.” In a post on X, Carr claimed there has been a significant surge in such polls ahead of the November midterms, saying they are…

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