No, ABC News did not fire presidential debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis

ABC News’ debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis took a page from fact-checkers' books during the Sep. 10 presidential debate when they called out false claims former President Donald Trump made in real time. Some social media users claimed the move cost the moderators their jobs.

"ABC Fires Debate Moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis: "They Are a Disgrace to Their Profession," a Sept. 12 Facebook post reads.

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The Facebook post links to an article that said ABC News released a statement Sept. 11 that the network fired Muir and Davis for fact-checking Trump and asking Vice President Kamala Harris’ questions. The article also said X CEO Elon Musk and conservative talk show host Megyn Kelly commented online about the firing.

We searched Google and the Nexis news database and found no reports about ABC News firing Muir and Davis.

ABC News’ press site also contains no statements about a firing.

The article in the post was originally published Sep. 12 on a site describing itself as "your one-stop destination for satirical news and commentary about the United States of America." But the Facebook post resharing the article did not include a satire label.

We contacted an ABC News spokesperson but received no response.

We rate the claim that ABC News fired debate moderators Muir and Davis Pants on Fire!