Megyn Kelly says ‘60 Minutes’ star Scott Pelley’s CBS firing was ‘long overdue’: ‘He’s a pr–k’

Nypost · Jun 04, 2026 · 417 words · By Ariel Zilber

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Megyn Kelly says ‘60 Minutes’ star Scott Pelley’s CBS firing was ‘long overdue’: ‘He’s a pr–k’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Megyn Kelly says ‘60 Minutes’ star Scott Pelley’s CBS firing was ‘long overdue’: ‘He’s a pr–k’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleMegyn Kelly torched former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley as an “arrogant” narcissist whose firing from CBS News was “overdue” — even as she blasted the network’s management as “amateur hour.” “I don’t blame her one…

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“It was the right call.” “He is arrogant, he’s a pr–k,” Kelly said, adding that Pelley’s “narcissism and closed-mindedness on the air entitled him to a firing long, long ago.” Kelly said she predicted in December that Weiss would eventually fire Pelley and…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Ad Hominem: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/media/megyn-kelly-scott-pelleys-60-minutes-firing-…

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 100% confidence

Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.

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Ad Hominem 80% confidence

Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Bari Weiss knows nothing about broadcast journalism... She’s never worked in television.”

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While the evidence confirms Bari Weiss's career as a columnist and founder of The Free Press, there is no specific evidence provided that explicitly confirms or denies whether she has 'never worked in television' prior to her current role.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bari Weiss is an American journalist and political commentator who has served since October 2025 as editor-in-chief of CBS News.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bari_Weiss

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 6, 2025 ... Provocative columnist Bari Weiss publicly quit the New York Times in 2020, then cofounded The Free Press as an alternative to legacy media.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/06/nx-s1-5563786/bari-weiss-cbs-…

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... [60] In 2021, Weiss compared her professional travails to those of Galileo Galilei, who was threatened with being burnt at the stake if he did ...
https://www.facebook.com/christinaloreynews/posts/bari-weiss…

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Claim 2: “Bari Weiss firing Pelley”

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Only the NY Post cross-reference mentions Bari Weiss addressing the firing of Scott Pelley. No other independent sources in the provided evidence confirm the firing or Weiss's role in it.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bari Weiss ( BARR-ee WYSS; born March 25, 1984) is an American journalist and political commentator who has served since October 2025 as editor-in-chief of CBS News. She was an op-ed and book review e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bari_Weiss

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CBS News is the news division of the American television broadcaster CBS headquartered in New York City. Along with ABC News and NBC News, it has long been among the big three broadcast news networks …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_News

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Cameron Pelley (born July 28, 1957) is an American author and broadcast journalist. Pelley is the author of the 2019 book, Truth Worth Telling, and a former correspondent for the CBS News magazi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pelley

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Claim 3: “new “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton”

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Multiple independent news sources, including NY Post, NBC Washington, and Flipboard, all identify Nick Bilton as the executive producer of 60 Minutes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicholas Bilton (born 1976) is a British-American journalist, author, and filmmaker. He was named executive producer of 60 Minutes on 28 May 2026. He has also been a special correspondent at Vanity Fa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bilton

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60_Minutes

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Claim 4: “Bari Weiss [is] CBS News editor-in-chief”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Bari Weiss has served since October 2025 as editor-in-chief of CBS News. This is further corroborated by multiple news sources including NY Post and Daily Maverick.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Free Press (The FP), formerly Common Sense, is an American media company based in New York City. Founded by opinion writer Bari Weiss and her spouse Nellie Bowles, the company started as a newslet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Press_(CBS_News)

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Claim 5: “Bari Weiss... built a successful brand at the Free Press”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results (The Guardian, etc.) confirm that Bari Weiss founded The Free Press in 2021 and built it into a media company.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Inside CECOT" is a segment that was originally intended to be broadcast on the December 21, 2025, episode of 60 Minutes, a television news magazine from CBS News. Presented by correspondent Sharyn Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_CECOT

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