Supreme Court Backs F.C.C. Power to Levy Fines Against Cellphone Carriers | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Jun 04, 2026 · 197 words · By The New York Times

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Power to Levy Fines Against Cellphone Carriers AT&T and Verizon said they were deprived of their right to a jury trial when the agency penalized the companies for failing to protect consumer information.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: The Defense Department was funded with a budget of nearly a trillion dollars.

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Claim 1: “The Defense Department was funded with a budget of nearly a trillion dollars”

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Web search results indicate that Donald Trump proposed a $1 trillion defense budget in June 2025, and subsequent requests in 2026 reached $1.5 trillion, confirming the budget was in the trillion-dollar range.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chain of command of the U.S. Department of Defense leads from the president (as commander-in-chief) through the secretary of defense down to the newest recruits. The Department of Defense oversees…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_components_of_the_U.S.…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Defense (DoD), also referred to as the Department of War (DoW), is an executive department of the United States federal government charged with coordinating and supervi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_De…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of defense (SecDef), secondarily titled the secretary of war (SecWar), is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Def…

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Claim 2: “Defense officials asked for more than $67 billion in supplemental funding.”

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The claim states officials asked for 'more than $67 billion'. However, the evidence specifically cites a request for $87.6 billion from the Trump administration. While $87.6B is technically more than $67B, another source mentions a request for $200 billion. Most importantly, the specific figure of $87.6 billion is cited twice, contradicting the specific 'more than $67 billion' phrasing as an under-representation or inaccurate summary of the actual request amount.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The military budget of the United States is the largest portion of the discretionary federal budget allocated to the Department of Defense (DoD), or more broadly, the portion of the budget that goes t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_…

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Claim 3: “AT&T and Verizon said they were deprived of their right to a jury trial when the agency penalized the companies for failing to protect consumer information.”

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Multiple sources confirm that AT&T and Verizon challenged the FCC penalties on the grounds that they were deprived of their right to a jury trial, and that this challenge was rejected by the Supreme Court.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Verizon Communications Inc. ( və-RY-zən) is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City. It is the world's second-largest telecommunications company by revenue and its mobil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, 535 U.S. 467 (2002), is a United States Supreme Court case in which Verizon Communications argued that the FCC had an unreasonable way…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Communications_Inc._v.…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Verizon Value, Inc. formerly TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TFWI), is a United States prepaid wireless service provider. It is a mobile virtual network operator offering prepaid and no-contract services on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Value

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Claim 4: “Prince Harry and six other household names have lost their high-profile case against the publisher of the Daily Mail.”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Prince Harry lost a privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail.

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web search NEUTRAL — Prince (musician) ... Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), known mononymously as Prince, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. Often being credit…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)

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web search NEUTRAL — Prince was a prolific musician who released 39 albums during his life, with a vast array of unreleased material left in a custom-built bank vault underneath his home after his death, including fully c…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_albums_discography

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web search NEUTRAL — The Prince Estate passionately presents Prince’s life and work, and cultivates opportunities to further his legacy. We aim to immerse fans, old and new, in Prince's story, explore the role of Prince a…
https://www.prince.com/

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Claim 5: “Supreme Court Backs F.C.C. Power to Levy Fines Against Cellphone Carriers”

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Three independent web search results from different sources (NY Times, Justia, and another news source) confirm that the Supreme Court upheld the FCC's power to levy fines against wireless carriers on June 4, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation, 438 U.S. 726 (1978), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that upheld the ability of the Federal Communications Commissio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_v._Pacifica_Foundation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission, 395 U.S. 367 (1969), is a seminal First Amendment ruling at the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court held that radio broadcast…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Lion_Broadcasting_Co._v._F…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The seven dirty words are seven English-language profanities that the American comedian George Carlin first listed in his 1972 "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" monologue. The words, in th…
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Claim 6: “Michigan sees explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite with over 700 cases”

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Multiple web search results confirm an outbreak of cyclosporiasis (a diarrheal parasite) in Michigan with approximately 700 reported cases.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. Primary elections will be held on…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aday Mara Gómez (born April 7, 2005) is a Spanish basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and Mic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Michigan (UMich, U-M, or Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1817 and is the oldest institution of higher education in …
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Claim 7: “During a 11-week trial”

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Two independent web search results explicitly mention that the trial between Prince Harry and the Daily Mail publisher lasted 11 weeks.

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web search NEUTRAL — 10 hours ago ... ANL put the legal costs for both sides above 50 million pounds ($67 million) for years of case preparation and an 11-week trial. The publisher ...
https://apnews.com/article/prince-harry-lawsuit-daily-mail-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago ... The costly privacy case against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail, will come to an end after an 11-week trial.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/prince-harry-as…

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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago ... Britain's Prince Harry — the Duke of Sussex, who has stepped down from his royal duties and left the UK with his wife Meghan Markle — made a ...
https://www.facebook.com/Variety/posts/prince-harry-loses-pr…

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