A rumor that ABC had fired comedian Jimmy Kimmel from hosting the game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" circulated online in mid-September 2025, largely through social media posts on Facebook. However, there was no evidence ABC had fired Kimmel from the game show. The fictional story spread after ABC and parent company Disney announced an indefinite hiatus of Kimmel's late-night show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (Less than a week later, on Sept. 22, Disney announced the show would resume airing the following day.) Disney announced it was pulling the show the same day.