From Rolling Stone · Nikki McCann Ramirez · · 1m 30s
Right's Conspiracy Theory About Talarico Collapses
Conservative conspiracy claims James Talarico was hospitalized in Ohio collapse after hospital denies treatment.
In brief
Conservative conspiracy claims James Talarico was hospitalized in Ohio collapse after hospital denies treatment. James Talarico's campaign denied a right-wing conspiracy theory that he was hospitalized in Ohio after the hospital stated he never received treatment. Originally reported by Rolling Stone.
Conservative conspiracy theory
Republicans claimed James Talarico was secretly recovering from a psychotic breakdown at a mental health facility in Ohio.
“This is a lie designed to promote a pathetic conspiracy theory.”
Talarico's campaign break
Talarico took a nine-day break from campaigning to recover from the flu between late September and early October.
Right-wing influencers spread rumors
Sara Gonzalez claimed she had unverified information about Talarico's whereabouts, saying it would end his campaign.
“If true, it will END his campaign.”
AI-generated claims about flight
An X account using an AI-generated profile pushed claims Talarico was whisked out of Texas on a private jet to Ohio.
Caroline Wren's plane claim
Caroline Wren claimed the private jet flew from Austin to Hamilton airport in Ohio and back to Austin by 10:24am on October 9.
“took off from Austin and flew to tiny Hamilton airport in Ohio, which is 20 mins from the Lindner Center, a private inpatient mental health treatment facility, and then turned around and flew back to Austin, landing yesterday morning at 10:24am right before James Talarico magically reappears at the Austin City Limits music festival.”
Lindner Center denies treatment
The Lindner Center of Hope stated James Talarico has never received treatment from their facility.
“Representative James Talarico has never received treatment from Lindner Center of Hope.”
Conspiracy theory unravels
The supposed private jet flight and hospital claims were impossible as Talarico attended the Austin City Limits festival on October 9.
Campaign denies conspiracy
Talarico's campaign stated the conspiracy was a lie designed to promote a pathetic theory.
“This is a lie designed to promote a pathetic conspiracy theory.”
Conspiracy theory collapses
The right-wing conspiracy theory about Talarico's mental health hospitalization in Ohio collapsed after the hospital denied treatment.
The takeaway
James Talarico's campaign denied a right-wing conspiracy theory that he was hospitalized in Ohio after the hospital stated he never received treatment.
