Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt kick "The View" host Whoopi Goldberg off the show after "heated clash on Live TV"? No, that's not true: The story narrated in a viral video was likely written by AI, according to online detection tools. As of February 24, 2025, there is no evidence that Goldberg had been fired from the daily television show.
The story appeared in a video published on YouTube on February 22, 2025, (archived here) with a caption that read:
Karoline Leavitt KICKS Whoopi Goldberg OFF The View After Heated Clash on Live TV
In today's video, we dive into the bombshell news that Joy Behar has reportedly been fired from The View after Karoline Leavitt exposed her for making controversial comments. Fans are stunned as Behar, a longtime co-host known for her outspoken personality, now finds herself at the center of a major scandal that could mark the end of her television career.
We'll break down what Karoline Leavitt revealed, analyze the backlash surrounding Behar's remarks, and explore what this means for The View moving forward. Was this a long time coming, or is Joy being unfairly targeted?
As social media explodes with reactions, opinions are deeply divided--some viewers believe Behar crossed the line, while others think this is an overreaction. Could this be the final chapter of her career, or will she fight back against her firing?
Stay tuned as we uncover all the details and provide exclusive insights into this developing controversy. Don't forget to watch until the end for updates on Joy Behar, The View, and the fallout from Karoline Leavitt's revelations.
Below is how the video appeared on YouTube at the time of this publication:
(Source: YouTube screenshot taken Mon Feb 24 09:24:00 2025 UTC)
Below is a live embed of the video on YouTube:
Aside from the video's title on YouTube, there is no mention of Goldberg anywhere else in the description. The text appears to have been copied and pasted from other videos shared to the platform, examples of which can be seen here, here and here (archived here and here, respectively).
The narration of the video does mention Goldberg, saying in part:
For the first time in The View's history, Whoopi Goldberg wasn't in charge any more. It was Karoline's stage now, and she made sure to drive the final nail into the coffin.
"This is what you do, Whoopi," she said, her voice cutting through the tension like a knife. "You don't debate, you silence people."
Lead Stories analyzed some of the writing in the story using Hive's AI detection browser plugin, and it found a portion of the text was 60.1 percent "likely to be AI-Generated," as shown in the screenshot below:
(Souce: Screenshot of Hive plugin output taken by Lead Stories on Mon Feb 24 17:20:57 2025 UTC)
The story followed a formulaic structure often used in AI clickbait posts that sometimes describe a person, company, or group liked or disliked by the intended audience. Sometimes, a celebrity is said to have been fired, punished, or rewarded for political or cultural reasons.
According to its information section, the video was posted to YouTube by a channel named "Celeb Scoop" (archived here), which joined the platform on January 30, 2025. The channel posted other similar videos making unfounded claims about celebrities such as Elon Musk and Clint Eastwood, as shown in the screenshot below:
(Source: YouTube screenshot taken Mon Feb 24 17:47:51 2025 UTC)
The more than 12-minute video included several unrelated but genuine clips compiled with a voice narration that provides no evidence to support the assertion that Leavitt had kicked Goldberg off of the show. The audio also indicated that it was generated using AI technology, including unnatural speech in a flat tone and a lack of natural variation.
On January 12, 2025, Fox News reported that Goldberg claimed that Leavitt "may not have her job if not for 'wokeness.'"
However, there is no evidence that Leavitt had gotten Goldberg fired. As of February 24, 2025, ABC News, which runs the daily television show, made no such announcement on its website (archived here) that Goldberg was fired.
A Google News search for recent news articles (archived here) containing "Karoline Leavitt AND Whoopi Goldberg AND fired" returned articles reporting the exchanges between the two public figures but did not return results to prove Leavitt had Goldberg fired as of this writing.
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Other Lead Stories fact checks involving The View can be read here.
