Rumor spreads about Talarico's absence

James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, stopped making campaign appearances at the beginning of October. Social media users began claiming he had gone to Ohio for mental health treatment.

Talarico says he had the flu at home

Talarico and his campaign said he was at his Austin, Texas home recovering from the flu.

Influencers claim Ohio facility admission

On October eleventh, conservative influencers Nick Sortor and Rhein Amacher posted on X that they had called the Lindner Center of Hope in Mason, Ohio and were told Talarico had been discharged within the previous…

“During my recorded call, an individual identifying themselves as a female facility employee reportedly stated that Talarico was no longer a patient and had been discharged within the previous 24, 48 hours.”

Mental health center denies the claim

The Lindner Center of Hope posted on October eleventh that Representative James Talarico had never received treatment from the facility. Talarico responded saying he had never even been to Ohio.

“Representative James Talarico has never received treatment from Lindner Center of Hope.”

Talarico appears at public events

Talarico attended the Austin City Limits music festival on October ninth and a Kacey Musgraves concert in Dallas on October tenth, appearing publicly during the period when rumors claimed he was hospitalized.