[quote=@POOHEAD189]I've been a fan of Colbert since 2004 or 5. But I am counting him from when he started late night to now. He makes unfounded claims of Trump being found with a smoking gun for instance and saying he'll be in jail by friday, when we know that won't happen. Stuff like that. 
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That’s more to the credit of his talent of comedic exaggeration and over-the-top bombast in his sweeping (comedic) statements. Fairly easy to pick up on. I think the problem here is you are treating him like he’s a serious reporting pundit and not an observational comic.