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'''Stephen Colbert''' is a writer and actor. In his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report" (pronounced cole-BEAR re-POR) he satirizes conservative political pundits like [[Bill O'Reilly]].  He plays the role of a right-wing extremist to express his opinion on conservative ideals.  Colbert is also a Sunday school teacher.
 
'''Stephen Colbert''' is a writer and actor. In his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report" (pronounced cole-BEAR re-POR) he satirizes conservative political pundits like [[Bill O'Reilly]].  He plays the role of a right-wing extremist to express his opinion on conservative ideals.  Colbert is also a Sunday school teacher.
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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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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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Colbert has poked fun at Wikipedia and its apparent democratization of truth; he has coined the word "Wikiality" (as opposed to "reality,") and caused trouble for Wikipedia by suggesting that his listeners alter articles. In August of 2006, he encouraged users to state that the population of African elephants had tripled in the last decade. Colbert's point was that no matter how many people alter a Wikipedia page to say this, it is still not true. Wikipedia responded quickly by reverting and protecting pages.
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Colbert has poked fun at [[Wikipedia]] and its apparent democratization of truth; he has coined the word "Wikiality" (as opposed to "reality,") and caused trouble for Wikipedia by suggesting that his listeners alter articles. In August of 2006, he encouraged users to state that the population of African [[elephants]] had tripled in the last decade. Colbert's point was that no matter how many people alter a Wikipedia page to say this, it is still not true. Wikipedia responded quickly by reverting and protecting pages.
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