There was a mock debate between Bill O'Reilly of the O'Reilly Factor and John Stewart of The Daily Show which was called The Rumble 2012 (The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium). The O'Reilly vs Stewart 2012 took place on October 6th, 2012 at about 8 pm Eastern Time and was moderated by CNN news anchor, E.D Hill.

 The Record has it the same way as The New York Times that, O'Reilly and Stewart have always been guests on each other's programs since 2001. This is not as interesting as the fact that both of them have rarely agreed on anything except the mutual respect they have for each other. 

O'Reilly and Stewart donated half of the net profit realized from the live internet stream and downloadable video files which were offered for $4.95 to a number of charitable causes, and the tickets to attend the event live at the Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University were announced a day after the debate and sold out.

Users could not watch the event live as a result of a technical trouble that arouse at the beginning of the debate.