Steve Harvey was not fired from ABC’s Family Feud, despite rumors claiming he was dismissed after making a mistake during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
In early May 2024, a paid Facebook advertisement falsely claimed that Harvey had been fired from Family Feud after nearly 14 years as host. The ad used sensational language such as “Tensions Erupt After His On-Air Slip-Up” and “Steve Harvey Abruptly Fired From ‘Family Feud.’”
These claims were entirely untrue. Harvey was not removed from Family Feud, and there was no recent interview between him and Oprah Winfrey. The advertisement ultimately led users to a scam promoting a product called Canna Labs CBD Gummies, falsely claiming that Harvey had endorsed it. Harvey has never supported or promoted CBD gummies or similar products. Online searches for Canna Labs CBD Gummies mostly turned up fake websites and misleading videos.
Users who clicked the ad were redirected to a fake CNN-style article hosted on pastadibern.pro, not CNN’s official website. The headline falsely read, “Steve Harvey Fired from ‘Family Feud’ After Shocking On-Air Confession to Oprah Winfrey.”
The fabricated article also included a fake post attributed to Harvey’s X (formerly Twitter) account, @IAmSteveHarvey. No such post ever appeared on his real account.
The bogus story claimed—without evidence—that ABC executives fired Harvey due to comments he allegedly made during an Oprah Winfrey interview about erectile dysfunction, and it falsely stated that CBD gummies helped him. The article was filled with invented quotes and featured misleading images, including photos of Harvey’s wife, Marjorie, and Dr. Phil McGraw.
This type of scam is not new. Similar false claims tying Harvey to CBD products were first debunked by Snopes in 2022, along with comparable scams involving Oprah Winfrey, Mayim Bialik, and other public figures.
