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Megyn Kelly is a journalist with NBC News. Previously, she was a journalist at Fox News and hosted "The Kelly File" on weeknights.

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Megyn Kelly
stated on November 11, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Kelly File" on Fox News:

"In a period of roughly 72 hours, a small group of angry black students managed to force the resignation of the two highest ranking officials at that school."

By Jon Greenberg • November 13, 2015
Megyn Kelly
stated on May 13, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Kelly File":

The lack of an automatic braking system that could have prevented the Philadelphia Amtrak crash "wasn't driven by a lack of funding. It just takes a while. They (Congress) just passed it in the recent past."

By Jon Greenberg • May 18, 2015
Megyn Kelly
stated on February 2, 2015 in a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor":

Science is "very certain" that the measles vaccine doesn't cause autism.

By Jon Greenberg • February 3, 2015
Megyn Kelly
stated on October 21, 2014 in a segment on "The Kelly File":

A new Colorado law "literally allows residents to print ballots from their home computers, then encourages them to turn ballots over to ‘collectors.’ "

By Katie Sanders • October 30, 2014
Megyn Kelly
stated on August 25, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor":

Al Sharpton went to Ferguson, Mo., and is "declaring as a matter of fact that ... Michael Brown didn't use any deadly force or posed no deadly threat to the officer."

By Katie Sanders • August 28, 2014

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