The Propaganda FilesAnderson Cooper
Anchor of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 since 2003 and a 60 Minutes correspondent until 2026. He co-moderated the second 2016 presidential debate.
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 (3)
Pressed Harris on Biden's debate performance
After the first 2024 debate Cooper told Vice President Harris that some in her party thought Biden should step aside and asked whether Biden was 'a very different person on the stage four years ago.'
Source: Fox News →Called Trump 'an obese turtle on his back'
During election-week coverage Cooper said Trump was 'like an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun.' Two days later he said, 'I regret using those words.'
Source: TheWrap →'Walls closing in' Mueller coverage
Fox News compilations of 'walls are closing in' cable coverage included Cooper on Nov. 15, 2018. Mueller's report did not establish a conspiracy between the campaign and Russia.
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