Brendan Carr targets broadcasters for airing false polls ‘without regard to basic journalistic ethics’

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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr warned broadcasters against airing fabricated election polls, saying stations could face regulatory scrutiny if they knowingly mislead viewers through false polling data.

The warning follows an admission from Wedgewood Polls that it deliberately fabricated polling numbers in races across the country, raising questions about how news organizations vet political surveys before reporting on them.

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