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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has initiated an investigation into CBS following a complaint alleging that the network distorted an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris on “60 Minutes.” The complaint, filed by the Center for American Rights (CAR) on October 16, 2024, accuses CBS of editing Harris’s responses in a manner that misrepresented her statements, particularly concerning U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East during a critical period before the presidential election.
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CAR contends that CBS’s editing practices transformed Harris’s answers, potentially misleading viewers about her positions on significant policy matters. The organization emphasizes that such actions could undermine public trust in the media and democracy itself. In response to the complaint, the FCC requested and received the unedited transcript and video of the interview from CBS on February 3, 2025. The agency has since made these materials publicly available and established a docket (MB Docket No. 25-73) to solicit public comments on the issue.
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The FCC’s investigation will examine whether CBS’s editing violated the Commission’s “news distortion” policy, which prohibits broadcasters from intentionally falsifying or distorting the news. Public comments on the matter are due by March 7, 2025, with reply comments accepted until March 24, 2025. The outcome of this investigation could have significant implications for media practices and the standards governing broadcast journalism.
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