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What Is the Sherman Act? DOJ Investigates Fox News, ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC - Newsweek (opens in a new tab)
newsweek.com · 2026-10-09
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What Is the Sherman Act? DOJ Investigates Fox News, ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC - Newsweek
newsweek.com · 2026-10-09
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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedThe Justice Department is investigating whether five major television networks violated federal antitrust law when they briefly suspended pooled coverage of President Donald Trump after CNN was barred from White House grounds.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News were contacted by Justice Department officials and asked to provide communications and other materials related to the White House television pool.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe investigation appears to focus on whether the networks' coordinated decision to suspend pooled coverage could amount to a group boycott under antitrust law.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedA Justice Department spokesperson said that group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act and that the Antitrust Division is investigating whether the news organizations violated antitrust laws.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe article says the dispute began after Trump barred CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, and that a federal judge later temporarily blocked the restrictions and ordered access restored.View evidenceHide evidence
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