Fox News announced that Maria Bartiromo is no longer hosting her show.

Posted by Bulwark Takes, Sep 5, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Sources: 7 support1 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 95%

Bulwark TakesSep 5, 2026

Fox News Media announced on September 3, 2026 that it was parting ways with Maria Bartiromo, and her shows were renamed or handed to rotating hosts, so the claim holds as of the September 5 posting date.

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… So whatever. Poor, poor kids. Alright, let's start with, uh, Maria Bartroma. So yesterday, abruptly, well, she's not dead, uhm, not dead, yesterday, abruptly, marie Fox News announced that Marie Bartiromo is no longer hosting her show. They wished her well. It was a very terse goodbye statement. Um, then we get reporting from Oliver Darcy and others that the basic reason that this happened, and this is kind of bad shit, is that we remember when Trump made that big election fraud speech, …

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What we found

Supports. AP and Reuters both report that Fox News Media announced on Thursday, September 3, 2026 that it was parting ways with Bartiromo, with the departure effective immediately and no specific reason given.[1][2]

Supports. CNN reports that Fox News parted ways with Bartiromo, and that her show 'Mornings with Maria' was being replaced by rotating anchors, with the network calling the departure 'effective today'.[4]

Supports. Multiple outlets (Forbes, The Wrap, People, EW) confirm the network's statement and that Mornings with Maria and Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street were rebranded or handed to rotating hosts, with Jason Chaffetz filling in on Sunday Morning Futures.[3][5][6][7]

Context. Bartiromo's attorney, Bryan Freedman, called reports that she was fired or no longer working at Fox 'absolutely and unequivocally false', but the sources do not show Fox retracting its announcement.[8]

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8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 5 not rated

1Maria Bartiromo out at Fox News after more than a decade; no reason specifiedapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
2Maria Bartiromo out at Fox News Mediareuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
3Maria Bartiromo Out At Fox News - Forbesforbes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
4Fox News abruptly ousts Maria Bartiromo, a longtime Trump ally | CNN Businessedition.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
5Maria Bartiromo Out at Fox News After 12 Years - The Wrapthewrap.com · not rated · cited for: supports
6Fox News Cuts Ties with Maria Bartiromo After 12 Years, Effective Immediatelypeople.com · not rated · cited for: supports
7Fox News cuts ties with longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo after over 12 yearsew.com · not rated · cited for: supports
8Fox News abruptly parts ways with scandal-tarred star ...kpbs.org · not rated · cited for: context

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