By now, you’re familiar with the ‘banned’ interview hoax carried out by The Late Show host Stephen Colbert and Democrat James Talarico. It didn’t take long for the ruse to be uncovered and the truth to come out, but that didn’t stop Jen Psaki of MS NOW from continuing to push the lie. More on that in a bit.
But first, here’s Republican commentator Scott Jennings breaking down the whole scam. (WATCH)
Two white guys collude and LIE to harm the political ambitions of an African American woman. Sounds scandalous, right?
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) February 18, 2026
Let me tell you the story. Oh, and everyone involved is a Democrat 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/AM04byG2Y6
Thank you, Scott.
That’s what really happened. Those revelations didn’t prevent several in the media from pushing the fake story as told by Colbert and Talarico. Jen Psaki of MS NOW learned the truth, but she continued the fake narrative anyway.
Here’s more. (READ)
This is an extremely clear example of how the MSM lies and pushes false narratives.
CBS did not prohibit or block Colbert's show from airing the Talarico interview. CBS just informed him that if he had Talarico on, he might have to have Jasmine Crockett on too.
Last night Jen Psaki opened her show by reading a statement from CBS that said the network DID NOT prohibit Colbert from airing the interview.
Psaki then spent almost her entire show repeating the lie that CBS DID block Colbert from airing the interview. Psaki claimed that Trump's FCC came up with a "new rule" to stop late night shows from having politicians on.
Psaki's show ended with Jasmine Crockett, of all people, telling the truth, that CBS was not blocked from airing the Talarico interview. Colbert just didn't want to give her equal time on his show.
Twitchy favorite MAZE documented Psaki’s lies, which persisted despite her knowing the truth. (WATCH)
This is an extremely clear example of how the MSM lies and pushes false narratives.
— MAZE (@mazemoore) February 18, 2026
CBS did not prohibit or block Colbert's show from airing the Talarico interview. CBS just informed him that if he had Talarico on, he might have to have Jasmine Crockett on too.
Last night Jen… pic.twitter.com/gh5wLGyg4O
Simply shameful.
Posters were quick to note that Psaki was ‘surprised’ by political broadcasting rules that have been in place for almost 100 years.
‘New, kinda made up rule."
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) February 18, 2026
Good lord.
That "new rule" is from 1934.
— pratok69 (@peterkotar12668) February 19, 2026
I have seen it enforced many times. pic.twitter.com/2SF2Bei60R
It’s an old “new” rule because she didn’t know about it till now…. So it’s new. pic.twitter.com/ZGlySeLkUX
— jobu doll (@twittytwister35) February 18, 2026
It's no wonder this country is so crazy. Imagine just watching MSNOW for your news. Many people do.
— MAZE (@mazemoore) February 18, 2026
So many MS NOW viewers’ heads are filled with things that never happened. As a result, it’s nearly impossible to have a rational conversation with them.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr took the legacy media to task for knowingly pushing the hoax. (WATCH)
FCC Chair @BrendanCarrFCC just absolutely scorched legacy media in wake of Talarico/Colbert stunt:
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) February 18, 2026
“Yesterday is why the American people have more trust in gas station sushi than they do in the national news media.” pic.twitter.com/C7Sojhfo8R
CBS, like NBC, ABC, CNN and MSNOW are the gas station sushi of journalism. Just expanding for accuracy purposes a recent statement by the FCC Chairman.
— Koernket (@koernket) February 19, 2026
It's best not to swallow what they’re selling.
Commenters say Colbert and Talarico’s scheme raked in millions of views on YouTube and millions in campaign cash. Talarico is vying for the Democrat Party’s U.S. Senate nomination.
Net result was millions in donations to Talarico's campaign from this lie.
— Gail Alkovich (@gmalkovich) February 19, 2026
First main stream media lies. Then the politicians, usually Dems, fundraise off the lie. That’s there MO…..been going on for a long time. It’s an unholy alliance…
— still here (@SUSANTA28440721) February 18, 2026
They do it because they know they’ll keep getting away with it.
Commenters say Psaki’s MS NOW video revealed something they’ve never witnessed before.
I’ve seen endless footage of Jen Psaki lying, but I’ve never seen any footage of jasmine Crockett telling the truth 😭
— Pam.I.Am (@prorn) February 18, 2026
Yeah THAT WAS RARE!! 🤣
— MAZE (@mazemoore) February 18, 2026
I actually feel kind of sorry for Jasmine Crockett, which is shocking because I disagree with her on everything.
— Abby (@NoCRTinSchools) February 19, 2026
This is a pretty harsh way to realize that they party she's been supporting is racist. It's really a massive betrayal.
I suspect this was done by the Democratic Party to prevent Crockett from winning, corner her so he could get all this “support” and “funding.” They want him to win, not her, it’s obvious.
— Felicity Revere 🇺🇸 (@felicityrevere) February 18, 2026
It is pretty clear that the Democrat Party wants Talarico, and not Jasmine Crockett, to match up against the Republican Party’s candidate in the upcoming Senate race. That’s how little her party thinks of her and her chances.
