Seth Meyers Offers Advice to Viewers After Absurd-Sounding Stat: ‘Don’t Get Your News From Our Monologue’ | Video

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Late night host Seth Meyers cautions viewers not to rely on his show's zany stats for their news fix after citing an absurd-sounding fact on air.

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Meyers struggled to believe a statistic he referenced in his monologue, telling viewers 'Don't get your news from our monologue'
This marks a rare instance of a late night host explicitly warning their audience not to take their program as a primary news source, highlighting the blurred lines between comedy and journalism

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