- Talarico was at home in Texas during campaign trail absence, photos appear to show CBS News
- Republicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in Ohio The New York Times
- ‘I just had the flu’: James Talarico shoots down conservative speculation about his absence from the trail NBC News
- ‘Silly season’: James Talarico tackles GOP conspiracies on his flu absence MS NOW
- FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was at a mental facility AP News