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In 2006, during the height of the Iraq War and cable news polarization, he launched 'The Colbert Report', not as a parody of pundits, but as a full commitment to embodying one: a self-serious, flag-draped, fact-averse conservative persona who weaponized irony so precisely that real politicians cited his fake endorsements and lobbyists sought his 'approval.' His 'truthiness' coinage entered the Oxford English Dictionary within two years, crystallizing a cultural shift in how language, evidence, and authority were contested. Unlike late-night hosts who skewer from the outside, he built a satirical universe where logic was inverted on purpose, then held up a mirror so sharp it made viewers question their own assumptions mid-laugh. His monologues weren’t just jokes about policy; they were rhetorical experiments in media literacy, delivered with a wink that doubled as a diagnostic tool. Even after shifting to 'The Late Show,' he retained that structural rigor, turning interviews into live deconstructions of power, where a celebrity’s PR line could unravel under sustained, cheerful absurdity.
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