Jimmy Kimmel told viewers that his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico would appear only on YouTube rather than ABC, citing Federal Communications Commission pressure over guest choices and concern for Texas affiliates. He noted he had hosted many candidates over two decades, including Donald Trump in 2015 and again in 2016 before the nomination, plus Hillary Clinton.

The account asserts no such FCC threats occurred against Kimmel, his program, ABC, or stations. Stephen Colbert made a comparable claim seven months earlier about a Talarico segment moving to YouTube; CBS then issued a statement rejecting that account.

Kimmel hosted Trump in May 2016 prior to the Republican nomination and Clinton on August 22, 2016 after she became the Democratic nominee, without a matching appearance by nominee Trump, which the account describes as an equal-time violation.