No, political candidates are not guaranteed equal amounts of TV ad time

Former President Donald Trump returned to Twitter, now called X, for the first time since being banned from the site in 2021. He gave an interview on Aug. 12 to X’s owner, Elon Musk, via a live stream on X that Musk heavily promoted.

Some people wondered whether Trump’s opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, might be entitled to a similar live event because of federal election fairness laws.

As political ads begin to dominate the airwaves ahead of the presidential election in November, it raises a question a lot of people have during election season: Aren't candidates guaranteed equal amounts of ad time on television?

THE QUESTION
Are political candidates guaranteed equal amounts of TV ad time?

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