https://www.pcgamer.com/the-ddos-attacks-reported-by-the-fcc-last-year-didnt-actually-happen/

Back in May 2017, John Oliver did a bit on net neutrality that concluded with a call for viewers to visit the FCC website (via gofccyourself.com) and urge it to preserve net neutrality. (A fruitless effort, as it turned out.) The FCC website was subsequently slammed, but the agency said that it was the result of a DDoS attack that prevented people from leaving comments, and not an overwhelming influx of angry This Week Tonight fans.

“These actors were not attempting to file comments themselves; rather they made it difficult for legitimate commenters to access and file with the FCC," FCC chief information officer David Bray said at the time.