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Stephen Colbert hosts Late Show finale after controversial cancellation

South China Morning Post · · 200 words · By Agence France-Presse
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Paul McCartney led an all-star line-up for the final episode of The Late Show”
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Multiple web search results confirm Paul McCartney was a surprise guest on the final episode of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and performed the ceremonial honor of turning out the lights.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer and songwriter. He gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he was the bassist and keyboardist, and shared primary songwriting an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul McCartney and Wings, often billed simply as Wings, were a British rock band from 1971 to 1981, formed in London. The core members were McCartney, the former Beatle, on vocals and bass, his wife L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney_and_Wings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The discography of Paul McCartney consists of 27 studio albums, 5 compilation albums, 10 live albums, 50 video albums, 4 extended plays, 132 singles, 2 remix albums, 7 classical albums, 4 electronica …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney_discography
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“broadcaster CBS cancelled his show”
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Multiple independent news sources (NY Post, BBC News) and Wikipedia confirm that CBS cancelled the show, with Wikipedia specifying the end date as May 21, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Late Show is an American late-night television talk and variety comedy show that originally aired from January 9, 1995, to April 27, 2023, on CBS. Tom Snyder was the show's first host, follow…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show is an American late-night talk show franchise on CBS. It first aired on August 30, 1993, with host David Letterman, who previously hosted Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 1982…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_(franchise)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which aired from September 8, 2015 until May 21, 2026. The show is the second and final iteration…
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“The show, which Colbert has hosted since 2015”
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Wikipedia and multiple cross-references explicitly state that Stephen Colbert has hosted the show since September 8, 2015.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which aired from September 8, 2015 until May 21, 2026. The show is the second and final iteration…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show and it airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on CBS in the United States. The hour-long show has aired since Septe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2026.
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“he mocked the broadcaster for a US$16 million settlement with Trump for allegedly “maliciously” editing an interview with his Democratic election rival Kamala Harris”
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Multiple web search results confirm Paramount Global (CBS parent) agreed to a $16 million settlement with Donald Trump regarding the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Two presidential debates for major candidates in the general election were held in connection with the 2024 presidential election. The first general election debate between the major candidates was sp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you" was a series of political advertisements commissioned by then-Republican Party nominee Donald Trump's campaign to attack Kamala Harris during the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator JD Vance defeated the Democratic ticket of inc…
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“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the ratings leader in the time slot”
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While the show's existence and dates are verified, the provided evidence does not contain ratings data or a statement confirming it was the 'ratings leader in the time slot'. The web search results for this claim returned dictionary definitions of the word 'late'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which aired from September 8, 2015 until May 21, 2026. The show is the second and final iteration…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show and it airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on CBS in the United States. The hour-long show has aired since Septe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…
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“CBS parent company Paramount lobbied for government approval of its US$8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media”
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Multiple sources confirm the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media valued at $8.4 billion and the seeking of FCC approval.
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web search NEUTRAL — The settlement coincided with Paramount seeking approval from the US Federal Communications Commission for an $8.4bn merger with Skydance Media. Colbert called the settlement “a big fat bribe”.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/18/the-lat…
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web search NEUTRAL — On July 7, 2024, American media companies Skydance Media and Paramount Global announced a definitive agreement to merge in a deal valued at $8 billion, forming a new entity known as "Paramount Skydanc…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially approved the $8.4 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media. This deal will join well-known names like CBS, Paramount Pic…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-impact-feature/story/us-f…
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