In a move that has sent shockwaves through both Hollywood and the media landscape, Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert have officially launched Truth News, a bold new independent channel promising completely raw, unfiltered journalism with zero corporate or algorithmic oversight.
The announcement came during a surprise joint appearance on Colbert’s Late Show set, where the two longtime friends dropped the polished veneer of mainstream entertainment to deliver a blistering indictment of what they called “the sanitized, fear-driven news industrial complex.”
“We’ve spent decades playing nice, reading scripts, smiling through sponsors, and watching real stories get chopped, spun, or buried,” Hanks said, his trademark warmth replaced by unmistakable steel. “Enough. The public deserves the truth in its original form—messy, inconvenient, human—not the pre-digested version that survives focus groups and advertiser approval.”
Colbert, pacing the stage with the manic energy that once fueled his satirical character, was even more direct: “We’re not here to replace CNN or Fox. We’re here to burn down the invisible filter that sits between reality and what you’re allowed to see. No chyrons telling you how to feel. No panel of ‘experts’ pre-approved by three different legal departments. Just facts, context, and the people brave enough to say them out loud.”
Truth News will operate as a subscription-based, ad-free platform streaming on its own website and select independent apps. The founders promise a mix of long-form investigative pieces, unedited interviews, citizen-submitted footage with minimal gatekeeping, and daily “raw feeds” that will air without commercial breaks or editorial commentary.
Early leaks suggest the first slate of content will include:
- A no-cuts, three-hour conversation with whistleblowers from major tech, pharmaceutical, and intelligence agencies
- An examination of media ownership concentration that names names and follows the money
- Real-time coverage of breaking events with multiple unfiltered camera angles and no voice-over narration
Critics have already accused the duo of hypocrisy, pointing to their long careers within the very system they now condemn. Hanks and Colbert anticipated the backlash. “We’re not saints,” Colbert admitted. “We’ve been part of the machine. That’s exactly why we know how it works—and why we’re the ones who can dismantle it from the inside.”
Whether Truth News becomes a genuine alternative or simply another celebrity vanity project remains to be seen. What is certain is that two of America’s most trusted and recognizable voices have chosen to bet their reputations on the radical proposition that the public can handle the truth—unvarnished, unspun, and unafraid.
The first broadcast is scheduled for February 1, 2026. The battle lines are drawn.
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