Dear Abby: My brother loathes me — should I still attend his wedding?
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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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While there are 5 cross-references, they all originate from a single organization (Nypost). According to the evidence standards, 'corroborated' requires 2+ DIFFERENT source organizations.
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— Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-sons-cl…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-sons-cl…
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— Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-dads-wi…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-dads-wi…
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— Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-husband…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-husband…
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“Dear Abby... was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips”
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The claim is supported by multiple entries, but all are from the same source (Nypost). It does not meet the threshold for 'corroborated' which requires independent source organizations.
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— Dear Abby... was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/lifestyle/dear-abby-how-do-i-m…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/lifestyle/dear-abby-how-do-i-m…
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— Dear Abby... was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/lifestyle/dear-abby-i-have-fee…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/lifestyle/dear-abby-i-have-fee…
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— Dear Abby... was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/lifestyle/dear-abby-should-i-d…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/lifestyle/dear-abby-should-i-d…
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“Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069”
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The contact information is provided multiple times, but exclusively by Nypost. No other independent sources were provided to corroborate this information.
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— Contact Dear Abby at http://www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/lifestyle/dear-abby-how-do-i-m…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/lifestyle/dear-abby-how-do-i-m…
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— Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-sons-cl…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-sons-cl…
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— Contact Dear Abby at http://www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-husband…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-husband…
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