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For years, intercessors have watched fake news poison and infest the mainstream media. Now, however, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is taking action to put an end to the rampant spread of deception.
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From the Daily Caller:
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr warned media outlets Saturday that they may lose their broadcast licenses if they insist on running “fake news” content.
Carr wrote in an X post he was giving broadcasters who were “running hoaxes and news distortions ‐ also known as the fake news” the chance to “correct course before their license renewals come up.” His warning came in response to a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump slamming “the Fake News Media” for what he called an “intentionally misleading headline” about U.S. Air Force planes reportedly hit by an Iranian missile strike.
“The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not,” the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman wrote in his post. “And frankly, changing course is in their own business interests since trust in legacy media has now fallen to an all time low of just 9% and are ratings disasters.”
According to Chairman Carr, this is all about bringing back trust “into media,” The Chairman notes that, in 2020, a Gallup survey found that only 95 of Americans had a “great deal” of trust in the mainstream media, further highlighting the need for integrity.
The Chairman also highlights a specific, recent example of lies in the mainstream media. For example many in the “Fake News Media” have said that five tanker planes were struck down recently at a Saudi Arabian airport. In reality, however, Chairman Carr points out that all five planes are five, with only one plane being damaged at all.
As intercessors, we have spent years praying for fairness in our media and the news. Let’s thank God for Chairman Carr, and let’s pray he and the Trump administration would be successful in countering and stopping fake news!
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(Excerpt from the Daily Caller. Photo Credit: Federal Communications Commission – X, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=175225965)
