FCC chair rips Colbert 'hoax' after CBS denied blocking Talarico interview, says media fell for it

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday took several swipes at the media he said promoted a "hoax" about Stephen Colbert's interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico.

The "Late Show" host made headlines Monday when he accused CBS of blocking his interview with the Senate hopeful amid the FCC's crackdown on the longstanding equal candidate time rule the agency is enforcing on the broadcast networks. However, CBS released a statement Tuesday denying it...