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Abby Phillip
Former Politico and Washington Post political reporter who joined CNN in 2017 and anchors NewsNight. Co-moderated a January 2020 Democratic primary debate.
Slant Score · ranked #20 of 175 from most left to most right
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Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.
The receipts (2)
Correction / walk-back · served the left · +2.9 L · Mar 10, 2026
Apologized for calling NYC bombing an attack 'against' Mamdani
Phillip described ISIS-inspired bombs thrown at an anti-Muslim protest as an attack against Mayor Zohran Mamdani; she apologized on X and on air the next day.
Source: The Propaganda Files →On-record statement · served the left · +1.3 L · Aug 1, 2016
'Big, boisterous' Clinton crowd tweet
As a Washington Post reporter she tweeted a photo of a 'big, boisterous crowd' at a Clinton rally in Omaha; conservative sites said the angle exaggerated turnout, and she cited fire-marshal figures.
Source: The Propaganda Files →