Published video “Why Using Paper to Learn is So Much Better Than Using Screens, with Jared Cooney Horvath”.
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Megyn Kelly
Megyn Marie Kelly is an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality. She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, a talk show and podcast that airs daily on SiriusXM's Triumph channel and has over 4 million subscribers on YouTube. Kelly previously worked at Fox News from 2004 to 2017, where she hosted programs including America Live and The Kelly File, and at NBC News from 2017…
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culture · American political commentator and journalist (born 1970) · journalist · news presenter · political pundit · talk show host · television journalist · also Megyn Kelly, Megyn Marie Kelly, Megyn Kendall, Megyn Marie Kelly-Brunt, Kelly
Born 18 November 1970 · Q293260
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2026· 18 entries
Published video “Megyn Kelly Reacts to RHOBH "Moron" Lisa Rinna's Take on Why Lindsay Clancy Is Not Guilty”.
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Published video “Megyn Kelly on HILARIOUS Comparison Between Jon Ossoff and Oprah, with Rob Finnerty”.
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Published video “Megyn Kelly on How Jon Ossoff's "Tough Guy" Act Actually Makes Him Look Weak”.
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Published video “Why Professional and Smart Women Stay With ABUSERS”.
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Published video “New Details About Hayden Panettiere's Final Hours, and Jon Ossoff's Disgusting Attack, with Finnerty”.
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Published video “The UK is IMPLODING After Jason Arday's Death”.
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Published video “Megyn Kelly Previews This Week's MK Confidential Series on the "Beltway Snipers"”.
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Published video “How Technology Has Negatively Affected Learning and Memory For Kids, with Jared Cooney Horvath”.
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Published video “Hayden Panettiere's Horrifying Story About Being Abused By Her Ex-Boyfriend Revealed After Her Death”.
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Yahoo: Megyn Kelly Melts Down Over Dem Star’s Natalie Harp Comments
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Yahoo: Megyn Kelly unloads on Hollywood and Hayden Panettiere’s on-off boyfriend after actress’ death at 36
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AOL: Meghan Markle dealt blow as Megyn Kelly supports Martha Stewart in feud: 'She doesn't spew s***!'
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Page Six: Megyn Kelly backs ‘sharp as a tack’ Martha Stewart after shady Meghan Markle comments
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AOL: Megyn Kelly Says Martha Stewart Won’t 'Take Well' to Meghan Markle Implying She's a 'Dotty Old Lady' Amid Rumored Feud
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Public attention spiked: 8,669 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.9× the usual 2,209, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Added sourced information about Kelly's reaction to Supreme Court decision to remove Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Syria.
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On March 2, 2026, Kelly would split with the Trump Administration over the 2026 Iran war, notably questioning why U
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“No one should have to die for a foreign country”
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2025· 8 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Following reporting that the Department of Defense executed a likely illegal follow-up strike to kill survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat, former Fox News host Megyn Kelly said in a December 2025 podcast episode that she'd want to see the survivors "killed in the water" and tha…” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “After the U.S. House of Representatives released a batch of emails and documents related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in November 2025, conservative influencer Megyn Kelly said Epstein was not really a pedophile because he liked 15-year-olds, not 5-year-olds.” Mixture.
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Awarded Time 100 (2025).
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Kelly's podcast ranked 3rd in top right-wing podcasts by subscribers for Q1
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Kelly won the IHeartRadio podcast award for Best Political Podcast
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Kelly announced the launch of a second podcast, AM Update with Megyn Kelly, which premiered on February 19
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Kelly opened up about her shift in political standing over the years on The Megyn Kelly Show, stating that:
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Launched MK Media, a podcast and video network featuring commentary and news programs from independent creators
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2024· 9 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Conservative commentators Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens signed a $700 million deal with CBS for a morning show to compete with ABC's "The View."” Originated as Satire.
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The day before the 2024 presidential election, Kelly publicly endorsed Donald Trump at a rally in Pittsburgh
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens sign $700 million deal with CBS for morning show to compete with ‘The View.’”” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Breaking news: Megyn Kelly calls for boycott of Taylor Swift after singer attends charity event in Gaza.”” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “conservative talkshow hosts Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens sign a 400 million deal with CBS for a morning show to rival The View” Satire Origin.
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USA Today rated the claim “Video shows Megyn Kelly admitting she is Nicole Brown Simpson” Altered.
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Claimed: ““School allows students to be terrorized by colleagues who identify as ‘furries’”” — rated False by PolitiFact.
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Despite their turbulent relationship in the past
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Revealed a stark change in their relationship
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2023· 6 entries
Kelly returned to the moderator desk to co-host the fourth Republican primary debate on NewsNation, alongside Elizabeth Vargas and Eliana Johnson
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Said on her show that she would star alongside Danny Trejo, Roseanne Barr, and Adam Carolla in Mr
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THIP Media rated the claim “Megyn Kelly said she got VAIDS after getting vaccinated” Mostly False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Talk show host and podcaster Megyn Kelly says she "contracted Vaccine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (VAIDS)" after getting the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.” Talk Show.
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Kelly said that her opinion had shifted from supporting "preferred pronouns" to opposing them, citing concerns about their connection to gender-affirming care for minors
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Kelly referred to inclusion of transgender women in women's organizations, including sororities and women's sports teams, as "woke ideology being thrust down your throats in the name of tolerance" and called transgender
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2021· 1 entry
It was announced that the podcast would move to SiriusXM on September 7, 2021, to broadcast weekdays at 12 noon ET on the talk radio channel Triumph, along with a video simulcast available to SiriusXM subscribers
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2020· 1 entry
With a podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show
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2019· 1 entry
And she was paid the $30 million due for the remainder of her contract
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2018· 2 entries
VOA rated the claim ““The program of Megyn Kelly, our favorite American TV anchor, is being taken off the air. She was fired on a completely contrived pretext -- for something she did not say about the color of Halloween masks. Something like ‘if a black person can wear a white mask, why then can’t a white person wea…” False.
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Kelly was criticized for on-air remarks she made on Megyn Kelly Today related to the appropriateness of blackface as part of Halloween costumes
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2017· 3 entries
Kelly interviewed Russian president Vladimir Putin, first in a panel discussion she moderated at the St
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Snopes rated the claim “Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly was fired from NBC before even starting on air there.” False.
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After the last episode of The Kelly File was aired
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2016· 1 entry
Was an honoree for Variety's Power of Women for her addressing child abuse
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2015· 3 entries
Kelly was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bethlehem Central High School, her alma mater
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Kelly asked then-presidential candidate Donald Trump whether a man of his temperament ought to be elected president, noting that he has called various women insulting names in the past
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That she had voted for both Democrats and Republicans
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2014· 1 entry
Awarded Time 100 (2014).
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2012· 1 entry
“Election coverage, Fox News, 2012-11-06, to Karl Rove in response to his citing of unreported counties after Fox News declared Barack Obama had taken Ohio in the 2012 U.S. presidential election”
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2010· 2 entries
Kelly began hosting her own two-hour afternoon show, America Live, which replaced The Live Desk
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Viewership for America Live increased by 20%, averaging 1,293,000 viewers, and increased by 4% in the 25–54 age demographic, averaging 268,000 viewers
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2009· 1 entry
Kelly received an award from Childhelp for her work as a Fox News anchor covering the subject of child abuse
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2008· 1 entry
Kelly married Douglas Brunt, then president and CEO of the cybersecurity firm Authentium, Inc
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2004· 1 entry
Kelly applied for a job at Fox News
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2003· 1 entry
Kelly moved to Washington, D
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2001· 1 entry
Kelly was married in 2001 to Daniel Kendall, an anesthesiologist.
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1995· 1 entry
Studied at Albany Law School, Juris Doctor (1995).
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1970· 2 entries
In Champaign, Illinois, to Edward Francis Kelly, Ed
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Born 1970-11-18.
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