Colbert Slyly Calls on People to Stop Spreading Rumors that ‘J.D. Vance Had Sex with a Couch’

EXCERPT:

COLBERT: “This just shows how big a problem misinformation can be. Even a well-meaning fact-check can wind up amplifying a false story, so all of us, all of us, please, have a responsibility to stop the spread of vicious rumors like J.D. Vance had sex with a couch. Because it’s simply not true, which is why we have to refuse to use the hashtag #CushionPushinJDVance. And that’s why I certainly — that’s why I certainly won’t ever perform the juvenile chant 'J.D. Vance is sitting on a couch, his pee-pee hit the zipper and ouch.'

(Laughter)

This is — here’s the thing. There is one troubling twist to the story, because as of this morning, the AP had removed their fact-check, which can mean only one of two things. Either the original story does not meet the AP’s rigorous standards or... J.D. Vance had sex with a couch!"