A media-rating company says a Trump agency is threatening its livelihood

Associated Press (AP)CenterEN 6 min read 100% complete by By  DAVID BAUDERMarch 15, 2026 at 04:23 PM
A media-rating company says a Trump agency is threatening its livelihood

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NewsGuard, a media-rating company, is suing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its chairman, Andrew Ferguson, alleging the agency is threatening its livelihood. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, accuses the Trump administration's FTC of investigating the company and attempting to censor speech due to disagreements over NewsGuard's reliability ratings of news sources. NewsGuard claims the FTC's actions are politically motivated and unrelated to trade or commerce. The FTC denies the accusations, calling them baseless. This legal battle is part of a pattern of disputes between the Trump administration and news organizations, including The Associated Press, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

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