James Talarico speaks at the Powered by People Democratic Political Rally last summer.

Credit: Shutterstock / John Pesina Right-wing media personalities have begun walking back the debunked claim that U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico disappeared from the campaign trail because he was being treated in an Ohio mental hospital.

"I apologize for sharing the false report about James Talarico receiving mental health treatment," GOP influencer Carmine Sabia said in a Tuesday post on X.