http://www.newsweek.com/fcc-covered-website-troubles-lies-media-blaming-cyberattack-internal-emails-961063

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been accused of intentionally lying to the media by claiming a comment submission section of its website designed to solicit opinions on net neutrality was taken offline by a cyberattack.

In reality, critics believe it was simply overwhelmed by traffic following a segment on the topic by U.S. comedian John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight.