Question

Jimmy Kimmel is suing Disney for $1B over wrongful termination, and he'll win easily per his contract.

Answer 1

This isn't quite right. Firstly, Kimmel and his show were originally suspended, not outright terminated, according to statements by Disney, as reported by Politico. Further, as of now Kimmel has not filed a lawsuit that I can tell, though there has been speculation that he could file such a suit, as covered by Politico and Reuters.

Interestingly, Kimmel was involved in a recent lawsuit involving former Congressman George Santos--but it was a lawsuit against Kimmel, not by him. AP reported that "A copyright infringement lawsuit former Congressman George Santos filed against talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and ABC was properly dismissed by a lower court judge, an appeals court said Monday."

Answer 2

After inspecting the link that the original claim referenced and outside research it seems there is no real evidence to back up this claim. I found no primary sources confirming this claim and it seems to be the product of rumors spread on social media such as the link that was used here referencing Bluesky. Media platforms like TikTok, Threads, and Facebook also have similar statements but none with credible sources to back up this claim. 

Also, the part of the claim that talks about Kimmel's "wrongful termination" is inaccurate as well. Jimmy Kimmel was not terminated but instead originally suspended for an indefinite amount of time. I found this in a BBC article (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c203n52x1y9o) and they sourced their information from a statement made by Nexstar Media stating, "it would not air Kimmel's show 'for the foreseeable future'".  Overall, this claim is not true. Jimmy Kimmel was not originally terminated and any news of him planning to sue Disney was just speculation perpetuated by rumors on social media.

Comments

I really liked how you made it clear that this claim had "no real evidence" which overall makes the claim invalid because there is no true information about it. I also admire how you proved the claim about his "wrongful termination" as false. You corrected the wording that made the statement which in the beginning led to the spread of misinformation. Overall really nice job!!