Maria Bartiromo was taken off the air at Fox News.
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The Daily Beast PodcastSep 8, 2026
Multiple sources report that Fox removed Maria Bartiromo from the air: she last aired on August 9, and CNN and a New York Times report say the network took her off the air, with the announced exit on September 3. The claim is supported as of September 8, 2026.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… She was, she was told to get out of the building because her lawyer is saying she still works for Fox. Well, I'm sure she still has a contract, and they're still negotiating all that, but, um, uh, as far as I know, she's been, she's been taken off the air, and that's it. Um, so I would say she's, she's, uh, she's been fired, um, and defen- defenestrated, I believe, which is a Putin thing, really, isn't it? Because defenestration, I think, technically means you're thrown out of the window. Indeed. …
The Daily Beast Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. CNN reports that Fox News took Bartiromo off the air after she leaked internal network guidance, and that her last on-air day was August 9.[3][4]
Supports. A New York Times Service piece republished by Boston.com says the network took Bartiromo off the air the week of September 7, pulling her from her shows.[5]
Supports. Reuters, AP, and USA Today report that Fox parted ways with Bartiromo, that she had not been on air since August 9, and that her shows were renamed with rotating anchors.[1][2][6]
Context. Bartiromo's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, said reports that she was fired or is no longer an employee are false, and CNN notes networks sometimes keep paying a removed host through the end of the contract. This dispute concerns employment status, not the claim that she was taken off the air.[4]
Context. The network gave no official reason for the exit, and the statement only said it parted ways with her effective immediately.[2][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Maria Bartiromo out at Fox News after more than a decadeapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Maria Bartiromo out at Fox News Mediareuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3Fox News abruptly ousts Maria Bartiromo, a longtime Trump ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Maria Bartiromo's exit reveals the limits of Fox's loyalty to ...edition.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Maria Bartiromo’s downfall at an increasingly cautious Fox Newsboston.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6What we know about Maria Bartiromo's abrupt exit from Fox Newsusatoday.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Fox News cuts ties with Maria Bartiromo, weeks after she vanished ...latimes.com · not rated · cited for: context
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