To prove a hilarious point about how over-the-top headlines on news websites tend to be, the “Last Week Tonight” host takes a bat to the “Trojan donkeys of diabetes.” Check out the exclusive to the Web clip made by the HBO show, which is taking a two-week end of summer break.

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