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Cecilia Vega, former 60 Minutes correspondent, reveals she’s still grappling with why she was let go in May — describing it as the most unsettling experience of her career, where edits felt politically motivated and even false claims were pushed into stories. Under new editor Bari Weiss, Vega and colleagues like Sharyn Alfonsi and Tanya Simon faced mounting pressure to include unverified events, including a fabricated ICE shooting narrative in Minneapolis. Vega says feedback from the “new administration” began to feel dangerously biased, undermining journalistic integrity — a claim CBS dismissed as unfounded while honoring her contributions. As other former staffers echo similar concerns, the future of 60 Minutes’ editorial direction remains fiercely debated.

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