Investigation shows Colbert claim was all wrong
The green-screen video challenge and then the finale “Shred Down” between Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report and the once-indie, quirky rock band The Decemberists created tons of blog entries and chatter in the music and entertainment world.
Was it all based on a lie, or a simple mistake? Was it just another prank to attract media attention and blogger buzz?
Whatever the case, the Indie Rock Cafe blog was the first on the Internet to report the likeness of The Decemberists’ contest published on their website in November in a simliar contest by Stephen Colbert. IRC published a follow-up story the morning after the finale, which Colbert claims he won.
IRC is working on a story from evidence we have discovered that directly contradicts Stephen Colbert’s claim to an ‘original idea’ of having fans participate in the final production of a green-screen video. We have the evidence to support it.
We are waiting to hear something from the producers at The Colbert Nation. Will Mr. Colbert directly address the weight of the evidence we have unearthed or cut and run?
While the show is based on a fake and tongue-in-cheek wise-ass, it’s not acceptable that Colbert and producers made a claim to a cool idea that we’re likely to see more of in the future.