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Dear Abby: My 41-year-old son believes he is in an online relationship with a 23-year-old actress

Nypost · · 571 words · By Dear Abby
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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the column is carried on today by Jeanne Phillips, who owns the legal rights to the pen name Abigail Van Buren. This is further corroborated by syracuse.com.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dear Abby is an American advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Abby
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web search NEUTRAL — “Dear Abby” was the name of a column, not a person. But the moniker fit Pauline Phillips, better known to readers by her pen name of Abigail Van Buren, who became very dear, indeed, to fans around the…
https://www.kqed.org/news/86202/abigail-van-burens-san-franc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
https://www.syracuse.com/advice/2025/03/dear-abby-i-was-perf…
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“Dear Abby... was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips”
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Wikipedia confirms the column was founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name Abigail Van Buren. This is also supported by KQED and Nypost.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Dear Abby... was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-ex-love…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Dear Abby... was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips
https://nypost.com/2026/05/09/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-husband…
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“Contact Dear Abby at http://www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069”
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Three independent news outlets (syracuse.com, AOL, and Chicago Sun-Times) all list the exact same website (www.DearAbby.com) and mailing address (P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069) for contacting the column.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
https://www.aol.com/articles/dear-abby-husband-refuses-let-0…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 9006…
https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/05/04/dearabby-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 9006…
https://www.syracuse.com/advice/2025/10/dear-abby-friend-of-…
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