President Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr are pressuring media outlets to provide more favorable coverage of the Iran war, threatening license revocations for ‘hoaxes and news distortions.’ Carr cited Trump’s complaints about a Wall Street Journal headline describing damaged U.S. tanker planes in Saudi Arabia, falsely claiming the article implied planes were destroyed. The Journal’s report clarified the planes were damaged but not destroyed, with one already returning to service. Carr’s threats rely on vague public interest arguments, despite no broadcast licenses being up for renewal until 2028 and no legal basis for revoking licenses over editorial content.