“Why is it that ABC and NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the World, arent paying Millions of Dollars a year in LICENSE FEES. They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!! Crooked journalism should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary The claim that ABC and NBC pay nothing in license fees is false. Individual local broadcast stations owned by ABC and NBC pay annual FCC regulatory fees, application fees, and other charges. The FCC licenses individual stations, not networks. The assertion that licenses can be revoked for biased coverage is misleading; the FCC […]