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Fired Scott Pelley breaks silence with bombshell claim: CBS ordered him to put lies on air

Jun 3, 2026Far Left

Scott Pelley, the veteran CBS News correspondent fired this week after publicly accusing network leadership of "murdering" 60 Minutes, issued a formal statement Tuesday night detailing what he says drove him out — and the allegations are specific."New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story," Pelley…

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