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Fox pulls Bartiromo after leak

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Fox News removed Maria Bartiromo from the air, allegedly after she leaked an internal directive to the White House; her attorney denied she had been fired.

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Michael Kevane, Jan W. Mueller

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Congratulations to the New York Times' Euphemism Desk for coming up with a new one. Instead of stating that Maria Bartiromo was letting her guests lie, NYT says she was "permitting her guest commentators to free-associate." 1/2🧵
He had no such issues with Ms. Bartiromo, whose approach — at times permitting guest commentators to free-associate on live television — had not appeared to change much in the years since the Dominion settlement. Puck, a news website, earlier reported on Ms. Bartiromo’s conversations with Mr. Navarro.
September 5, 2026 at 12:59 PM

by Timothy D. McBride Reposted by Daxton R. Stewart

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Maria Bartiromo’s Downfall at Fox News, known for its use of disinformation

The network this week took Maria Bartiromo off the air, pulling one of the last hosts whose coverage of Dominion Voting Systems drew an expensive defamation lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/b...
What Led to Maria Bartiromo’s Downfall at Fox News
The network this week took Maria Bartiromo off the air, pulling one of the last hosts whose coverage of Dominion Voting Systems drew an expensive defamation lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2026 at 11:16 AM

by Michael E. Mann

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Reposted by Greg Linden

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The most insane thing about the Bartiromo flap is that there was apparently an ethical line that someone at Fox News could cross I
mean who knew
September 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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