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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYThursday 10 September 2026

4 outlets quote this line 4 different ways.

upi.com: “Now that [President Donald Trump] is president, his FCC has threatened me, threatened our show, threatened our network, ABC, our affiliates, our local stations, based on simple, traditional editorial…

As published

3 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

upi.com as published: Kimmel won't air interview with Texas' Talarico under FCC pressureupi.com2026-09-11 11:31:37dailywire.com as published: Jimmy Kimmel Won’t Air Interview With Dem Candidate Over ‘Equal Time’ Feardailywire.com2026-09-11 11:31:37nbcnews.com as published: Jimmy Kimmel says show won’t air James Talarico interview on TV, citing FCC threatsnbcnews.com2026-09-11 11:31:37

Attributed to no one

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nbcnews.com

  • During an interview with MS NOW that aired Thursday evening, Talarico said 'absolutely' when asked whether he thought he was being censored.

named elsewhere in the same article: Jimmy Kimmel

What this entry found

  • THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY

    2 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

    • upi.com: “deal with this nonsense.”
    • nbcnews.com: “Out of consideration for our local stations, especially our ABC affiliates in Texas, who would have to deal with this nonsense, my interview tomorrow with James Talarico will not air on television,”
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    upi.com carried 8 details no other outlet reported.

    • The FCC asked some ABC affiliates to renew their licenses years early, which ABC has taken as a threat to its free speech
    • ABC and its parent company Disney have filed suit against the government claiming the Trump administration is attacking the company for content it doesn't like
    • On Friday, the FCC moved to have the case dismissed
    • The judge has not yet decided on the FCC's motion to dismiss
    • Polls have shown Talarico is slightly ahead of Paxton
    • Ken Paxton is endorsed by Trump
    • Kimmel stated 'In the America we live in right now, that is the best we can do, until November, of course' and reminded the audience to make sure they're registered to vote
    • Kimmel said the decision was made out of consideration for ABC affiliates who would have to 'deal with this nonsense'

Day name corrected

The summary below named a weekday that does not match its own date. The date is as written; only the day name was recomputed from it.

  • Wednesday (September 10 → Thursday (September 10
4independent outlets
What happened, for context

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel announced on September 10 that his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on ABC television but would instead be posted on YouTube. Kimmel attributed the decision to threats from the Federal Communications Commission under the Trump administration regarding equal-time rules for political candidates on talk shows.

Who reported it

  • upi.comWIRE
  • cbc.caPUBLIC
  • dailywire.comPARTISAN
  • nbcnews.comINDEP

References

  • upi.comKimmel won't air interview with Texas' Talarico under FCC pressureScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37
  • cbc.caKimmel says interview with Democratic candidate won't air on his network show, cites FCC threatsOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37
  • dailywire.comJimmy Kimmel Won’t Air Interview With Dem Candidate Over ‘Equal Time’ FearScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37
  • nbcnews.comJimmy Kimmel says show won’t air James Talarico interview on TV, citing FCC threatsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Jimmy Kimmel announced on Thursday (September 10) that his interview with James Talarico would not air on ABC televisionupi.com, cbc.ca, dailywire.com, nbcnews.com
  • The interview will air on YouTube insteadupi.com, cbc.ca, dailywire.com, nbcnews.com
  • James Talarico is a Democratic candidate running for U.S. Senate in Texasupi.com, cbc.ca, dailywire.com, nbcnews.com
  • Talarico is a state representative in Texasupi.com, nbcnews.com, cbc.ca
  • Talarico is running against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxtonupi.com, cbc.ca, dailywire.com, nbcnews.com
  • Kimmel cited FCC threats as the reason for not airing the interview on televisionupi.com, cbc.ca, dailywire.com, nbcnews.com
  • and 3 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • In January, the Republican-led FCC said that daytime and late-night TV talk shows are no longer considered 'bona fide' news programs that are exempt from equal time rulesonly cbc.ca
  • The FCC asked some ABC affiliates to renew their licenses years early, which ABC has taken as a threat to its free speechonly upi.com
  • ABC and its parent company Disney have filed suit against the government claiming the Trump administration is attacking the company for content it doesn't likeonly upi.com
  • On Friday, the FCC moved to have the case dismissedonly upi.com
  • The judge has not yet decided on the FCC's motion to dismissonly upi.com
  • Polls have shown Talarico is slightly ahead of Paxtononly upi.com

Reported unevenly

  • The specific year Kimmel interviewed Donald Trump as a candidatestated by dailywire.com states 2015 · absent from upi.com and cbc.ca state Trump was a candidate at the time but do not specify the year; the article dates suggest this occurred in 2016