Maria Bartiromo leaves Fox News after years of fueling misinformation
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Fox News has announced the departure of longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, whose programs have been at the center of the network's rebranding efforts after years of spreading election conspiracies.
On Thursday, Fox News revealed that Maria Bartiromo, a fixture at the network since 2014, will be leaving as the company restructures her shows. A network spokesperson offered a perfunctory thanks for her 'work over the last 12 1/2 years' and wished her well, as Fox attempts to distance itself from the toxic legacy of her tenure.
Bartiromo, who previously worked at CNBC, hosted 'Mornings with Maria' and other programs on Fox Business and Fox News Channel. These shows, notorious for amplifying right-wing talking points and misinformation, will now be rebranded with a rotating cast of anchors, signaling a possible shift away from the most extreme rhetoric.
Her on-air commentary after the 2020 presidential election was directly cited in two major defamation lawsuits filed by voting-technology companies against Fox News. One case, brought by Dominion Voting Systems, was settled for an astonishing $787 million, exposing the cost of Fox's disinformation. Another suit, filed by a separate voting-software firm, also highlights false statements made on her program. Until her exit, Bartiromo was the last remaining Fox employee still named as an individual defendant in the ongoing litigation, underscoring her central role in the network's campaign to undermine democracy.