7 rumors about Megyn Kelly we've examined

The conservative pundit has featured in several Snopes fact checks over the years. Published Oct. 19, 2026 Conservative news media pundit Megyn Kelly is no stranger to stirring up controversy, whether it be for insulting the new White House press secretary, criticizing U.S. President Trump's war in Iran or describing transgender healthcare as "a weird form of conversion therapy." Kelly rose to prominence as a contributor to Fox News in the 2000s, eventually anchoring her own show at the network. She briefly joined NBC in 2017, then shortly after started a popular podcast, "The Megyn Kelly Show." Academy Award-winning actor Charlize Theron played Kelly in the 2019 film "Bombshell." The movie sought to tell the story of how former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes was ousted from the network after some of its female anchors accused him of sexual harassment. After its release, Kelly hosted a roundtable discussion with colleagues depicted in the film to discuss its accuracy. Here are seven popular claims about Kelly we've investigated through the years. Sources Boykin-Patterson, Eboni. "Megyn Kelly Shames Trump's Scantily Clad Press Secretary." The Daily Beast, 13 Oct. 2026, www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/megyn-kelly-shames-trumps-scantily-clad-press-secretary-katie-zacharia. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.Breen, Matthew. "Megyn Kelly." GLAAD | GLAAD Rewrites the Script for LGBTQ Acceptance., GLAAD, 4 Dec. 2023, glaad.org/gap/megyn-kelly/. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.Grynbaum, Michael M., and John Koblin. "Fox Settles With Gretchen Carlson Over Roger Ailes Sex Harassment Claims (Published 2016)." The New York Times, 6 Sept. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/business/media/fox-news-roger-ailes-gretchen-carlson-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-settlement.html. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.Mastrangelo, Dominick. "Trump Knocks Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly Over Iran Criticism: 'MAGA Is Trump.'" The Hill, 3 Mar. 2026, thehill.com/homenews/media/5764439-donald-trump-tucker-carlson-megyn-kelly-iran-conflict/. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026."Megyn Kelly Presents: A Response to 'Bombshell' - Full Discussion." 9 Jan. 2020.Wikipedia Contributors. "Bombshell (2019 Film)." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Dec. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombshell_(2019_film). Accessed 14 Oct. 2026. By Joey Esposito Joey Esposito has written for a variety of entertainment publications. He's into music, video games ... and birds. Article Tags