FCC Chair Pressures Broadcasters Over Fabricated Wedgewood Polling Data

By Jon Brodkin · Ars Technica · 2026-10-21

Ars Technica reports that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is leveraging federal licensing power to warn broadcast stations against airing fraudulent survey results. The directive follows an admission from Wedgewood Polling that it faked data despite being included in major aggregators

Ars Technica reports that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is leveraging federal licensing power to warn broadcast stations against airing fraudulent survey results. The directive follows an admission from Wedgewood Polling that it faked data despite being included in major aggregators