It is stated as an accusation, because the headline is also a statement from CBS network and publisher (Guardian). Both could be reviewed as separate reviewable pieces by FCC. I believe they are both being cautious.
In video, Colbert notes it was a “purely a financial decision.”
is it really a case of one person “accusing” someone of something, when the thing is literally what happened?
You can make accusations about things that literally happened.
ok.
but here’s a better headline that doesn’t paint stephen colbert as the sole entitiy “accusing” someone of doing a thing that the someone literally did
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/cowardly-and-complicit-cbs-pulls-colbert-interview-with-dem-politician-to-please-republicans/
It is stated as an accusation, because the headline is also a statement from CBS network and publisher (Guardian). Both could be reviewed as separate reviewable pieces by FCC. I believe they are both being cautious.
In video, Colbert notes it was a “purely a financial decision.”
F fascism