MS NOW's Jen Psaki Learned the Truth About Talarico's 'Banned' Interview But Pushed Lies Anyway
The article alleges that the interview controversy was a political stunt that benefited his campaign.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYTwitchy is a blog with a strongly partisan presentation, and this piece relies heavily on social-media posts and commenters rather than independently documented reporting. A named author provides some transparency, but the article offers little sourcing to verify its accusations.
- Source type — A blog with an overtly partisan, opinion-forward style.
- Editorial standards — The article presents contested accusations as conclusions and relies substantially on social-media posts and comments.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
Quality of the journalism in this article itself — sourcing, evidence, balance — independent of the host site's reputation.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article advances a single critical interpretation and does not include responses from Psaki or Talarico. It cites a CBS statement and Crockett’s account, but uses them to reinforce its accusation rather than develop competing perspectives.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Psaki or Talarico is included.
- Loaded language — Repeatedly calls the episode a hoax, scam and lie.
- Source diversity — Relies on a CBS statement, a brief account of Crockett’s remarks and critical commentators, with little diversity of perspective.
The article uses strongly condemnatory language about Psaki, Talarico, Democrats and mainstream media, while presenting critical social-media commentary as confirmation. Its framing is distinctly right-leaning.
- Language tone — Uses terms such as “hoax,” “scam,” “lie” and “simply shameful.”
- Framing — Frames the interview dispute as a deliberate Democratic and media deception.
- Source selection — Highlights criticism from conservative commentators and social-media users without comparable opposing perspectives.
The article accuses Jen Psaki of repeating a claim that CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with James Talarico, even after she read a CBS statement saying it had not. It portrays the interview dispute as a political stunt and alleges it helped Talarico’s campaign.
The article says CBS did not prohibit Colbert from airing his interview with Talarico, but told him he might also have to give Jasmine Crockett equal time. It accuses Psaki of repeating the claim that CBS blocked the interview after reading the network’s statement, and says Crockett also stated that CBS had not blocked it.
The article cites FCC Chair Brendan Carr criticizing media coverage of the dispute. It also relays commenters’ claims that the episode generated millions of views and campaign donations for Talarico, and speculation that Democrats prefer him to Crockett in the Senate race.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Talarico in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Talarico’s record.
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SWIPE →Representative from Texas discussed as the other politician who might receive equal time
President, referenced in connection with the FCC
Part of a bigger story
24 OUTLETSOutlets agree that CBS did not air Stephen Colbert’s planned interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico on television; it appeared online instead. Left-leaning outlets frame the dispute as CBS yielding to FCC guidance, centering Colbert’s challenge to the network’s explanation. Center outlets generally present competing accounts of why the interview did not air, while some also stress its online audience and Talarico’s fundraising. Right-leaning outlets emphasize CBS’s equal-time explanation and often reject the censorship claim, with some linking the episode to Talarico’s fundraising.
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