Q: Claims about James Talarico being hospitalized in a mental health facility. Is this true?
A: No. An Ohio mental health center rebutted false online rumors that Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, had been there as a patient. Talarico said he was off the campaign trail for several days in early October while recovering from the flu at his Texas home.
The conspiracy theory that James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, recently went to Ohio to receive treatment for mental health issues began after he stopped making campaign appearances at the beginning of October. Several readers asked us about these claims, which they saw on social media.
Talarico and a campaign spokesperson have said that he was at his Austin, Texas, home, recuperating from the flu at the time. And the New York Times said it verified that Talarico was at his house by reviewing time-stamped camera images from Talarico’s home security system that was provided by his campaign.
“The images showed Mr. Talarico around the exterior of the home and at its entrances between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8,” the Times reported on Oct. 12.
The Texas state representative had mentioned his flu diagnosis in a Sept. 30 Hispanic Business Council forum that he attended virtually.
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