 After Colbert 's introduction of truthiness , it quickly became widely used and recognized . Six days after , CNN 's Reliable Sources featured a discussion of The Colbert Report by host Howard Kurtz , who played a clip of Colbert 's definition . On the same day , ABC 's Nightline also reported on truthiness , prompting Colbert to respond by saying : " You know what was missing from that piece ? Me . Stephen Colbert . But I 'm not surprised . Nightline 's on opposite me ... " 
