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''Main article: [[Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]''
 
''Main article: [[Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]''
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In 2005, Colbert left the Daily Show to become the host of a spinoff; The Colbert Report.
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In 2005, Colbert left "The Daily Show" to become the host of a spinoff, "The Colbert Report".
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It differs from The Daily Show - a satirical news program, where the host plays himself - by posing as a personality based political talk show host, largely based on [[Bill O'Reilly]] who has a friendly rivalry with the show.  
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In the show, Colbert plays a satirical right-wing political talk show host, largely based on [[Bill O'Reilly]], who has a friendly rivalry with the show.  
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Colbert show has a very loyal following which the Colbert character often uses for his various pranks, for example, in every public vote for naming something, Colbert urges his fans to vote for him.
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"The Colbert Report" has a very loyal following which the Colbert character often uses for his various pranks, for example, in every public vote for naming something, Colbert urges his fans to vote for him.
    
In his recurring segment "The Word," a parody of O'Reilly's "Talking Points," Colbert coined the word "truthiness" to refer to the quality possessed by statements which, though factually false, are repeated by supporters who feel in their hearts that they ''ought'' to be true, and regard it as quibbling to object to their falsehood.
 
In his recurring segment "The Word," a parody of O'Reilly's "Talking Points," Colbert coined the word "truthiness" to refer to the quality possessed by statements which, though factually false, are repeated by supporters who feel in their hearts that they ''ought'' to be true, and regard it as quibbling to object to their falsehood.
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