“I give people the truth, unfiltered by rational argument. I call it the "No Fact Zone".”

—  Stephen Colbert

White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (2006)
Context: I give people the truth, unfiltered by rational argument. I call it the "No Fact Zone". Fox News, I hold a copyright on that term.

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