Whoopi Goldberg admits she leaked false rumors to expose 'The View' mole

“We did this to see who was talking,” Goldberg said, nodding to Joy Behar at the Hot Topics table.

The legendary actress who occupies the Whoopi Goldberg War Room – traditionally as an outward-facing offensive weapon Diabloterrorist cactus toys and note-passing co-hosts – has revealed that the operation once opened a covert intelligence branch targeting an internal gossip mole behind the scenes The view.

The 68-year-old presenter and Spirit Star revealed the revelation on Thursday at the Hot Topics table, when she and her co-hosts discussed the dangers of gossip in social and professional circles.

“You know what I like to do? I like to try to uncover gossip. Because you can plant false information and see if it spreads,” said conservative co-host and former Donald Trump White House aide Alyssa Farah Griffin, reminding Goldberg that she too had launched an undercover mission to uncover a View Yummy.

“We did that, we did that,” Goldberg repeated, looking at co-host Joy Behar. “We did that to see who was speaking. Yes.”

Behar initially reacted with confusion before looking at the audience and muttering, “Oh,” apparently as her memory was flooded with battlefield flashbacks.

“Look, that's a little gossip I'd like to know,” said legal expert Sunny Hostin to laughter from the audience just before the commercial started.

EW has contacted a representative for The view for a comment.

During the Meghan McCain era of the show, the show was plagued by a number of press leaks – including some Page Six stories mentioning alleged behind-the-scenes tensions between McCain and her co-hosts. McCain eventually left the show in 2021 and criticized the show and her former colleagues on her Meghan McCain has joined the chat Podcast and subsequent interviews.

The view airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.

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