Kate Zachariah has not passed the bar exam.

Posted by The Dan Bongino Show, Oct 16, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictTrue

Sources: 4 support1 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 95%

The Dan Bongino ShowOct 16, 2026

Multiple reliable sources, including Reuters and ABC News, report that White House press secretary Katie Zacharia (also spelled Zachariah) said in a Fox News interview on October 15, 2026 that she did not pass the bar exam, and NBC News cites a senior administration official saying the same.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What was said

… Like, we've got a country to save. I'm not wasting any more time on this, and neither should you. She did fine. She did fine. This is not we've got the alternative: wealth taxes, defund the police, open borders, and, like, did she pass the bar? She didn't pass the bar. She said she didn't pass the bar. Enough. Done. The doomer slop out there, again and again. I'm not telling anyone have you do your own thing, man. I do my thing. I'm not the you know the Sam. This isn't a tyranny here. I don't dictate other people's show prep. …

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What we found

Supports. Reuters reports that Zacharia said 'I did not' when asked whether she ever took the bar exam a second time, and that she did not pass the bar exam.[1]

Supports. ABC News reports that two people with direct knowledge said she did not pass the bar exam in the United States, and that she said in an interview she did not pass it.[4]

Supports. NBC News reports that a senior administration official said Zacharia did not pass the California bar exam after law school.[3]

Supports. Snopes found no evidence Zacharia passed a bar exam in any U.S. state, and the claim she did pass was rated false.[2]

Context. Sources differ on the framing: Zacharia said the result was 'inconsequential' and that she could still call herself a lawyer, but none of the sources says she passed the bar.[4][5]