This petition is to request that the FCC & FBI open an investigation into the reporting tactics, race baiting, and for withholding key information from the American public during this election cycle ranging from the Republican and Democratic primaries to the recent Presidential election (Approx: 1 Feb 2016 - 11 Nov 2016).

Under FCC guidelines, "the FCC may issue penalties for knowingly broadcasting false information". Further, under FCC regulations, "broadcasters may not intentionally distort the news. The FCC has stated publicly that "rigging or slanting the news is a most heinous act against the public interest." The FCC may act to protect the public interest when it has received documented evidence, such as testimony from persons who have direct personal knowledge of an intentional falsification of the news. Without such documented evidence, the FCC generally cannot intervene."

This recent election cycle has seen the major media outlets create a scenario of hostility and danger for the American public due to their untrue statements about candidates and this decision to not inform the general public of entire statements given by candidate(s) but, instead, cutting clips down without properly and ethically informing said public. For an example media networks portrayed one Presidential candidates statement as:

"I want a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States"

The actual statement made by the candidate (in this case - President Elect Donald Trump) was, in actuality:

"I want a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on and set up a proper vetting process."

This statement by President Elect Trump, not only coincides with existing Federal Law for a secure vetting process for all plausible immigrants to the United States, but it was directly and specifically stated due to the civil unrest currently taking place in Europe based on the large amount of unknown quantities entering said nations.

Further examples can be provided (within a 24 hour period this petitioner discovered eight nine (89) primary source examples of similar slanting of statements which, in turn, created a scenario of fear throughout many communities which, inevitably, has now turned into cowardly, consistent and dangerous riots breaking out across the United States of America.

I call upon the FBI and FCC to review the statements made by these "protester" which completely and utterly echoes the slanted statements pushed forth, for over a year, by these major media outlets. American citizens are now being openly and brazenly attacked due to these incorrect statements and, in response, the media has yet to show the full and true extent of these violent and consistent riots.

The mass media's responsibility to the American people is to present fair and balanced news which is based in fact and not to slant and/or characterize material to foment division and/or to create scenarios which could easily be construed as hateful and/or divisive.