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Former Fox News host alleges Kimberly Guilfoyle showed colleagues explicit photos

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).

5 articles in total, 1 of them opinion. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

Former Fox News host Lisa Kennedy Montgomery alleges in a Daily Mail column that Kimberly Guilfoyle showed her and several colleagues sexually explicit photos and talked openly about sex while they worked at Fox News. The New York Post, The Western Journal, HuffPost, The Daily Beast and The Independent report the allegations as Montgomery’s; the supplied coverage contains no record or second independent source confirming them. Montgomery describes Guilfoyle, a former ambassador to Greece, as a status-chasing figure, according to the column.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, a former Fox News host, alleges that Kimberly Guilfoyle showed her and colleagues sexually explicit photos while they worked at Fox News.

    Across the spectrumReported byFar Left2Left1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost, The Daily Beast
    Left
    The Independent
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Western Journal

  2. Montgomery says Guilfoyle talked openly about sex at Fox News.

    Across the spectrumReported byFar Left2Left1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost, The Daily Beast
    Left
    The Independent
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Western Journal

  3. Montgomery made the allegations in a Daily Mail column; the supplied coverage contains no record confirming them.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost, The Daily Beast

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that former Fox News host Lisa Kennedy Montgomery alleges Kimberly Guilfoyle showed colleagues explicit photos and talked openly about sex. Right-side outlets lead with the sexual content, while left-side outlets frame it as a former colleague’s claim.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines present the allegations as a former colleague’s claim, and HuffPost’s headline uses an exclamatory tabloid tone that the Daily Beast and Independent avoid.

    Fox Co-Worker Claims Guilfoyle Showed Her Lovers’ Nudes
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet · 1 opinion

    Right-side headlines lead with the sexual content and the alleged sex talk, presenting them as an ex-host’s claims.

    Kimberly Guilfoyle shared X-rated photos, ‘cavalierly’ talked about sex with Fox News friends, ex-host claims
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left5

    sordid useDirty Picsdamning columndisgraced

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right3

    flauntedembattledprurient misconduct

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    flauntedMore neutral: showed off

    “Flaunted” adds a judgement of intent to a relationship described only as a fact.

    At one point, Guilfoyle allegedly flaunted her relationship with a man she referred to as “Lex Luthor” and described as a…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    embattledMore neutral: former

    “Embattled” pre-judges her standing before the facts are established.

    Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery initially bonded with the embattled ex-diplomat over their “shared disdain” for California Gov.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    sordid useMore neutral: use

    Adds moral drama to an allegation that the article attributes to a columnist.

    …in exchange for access to the administration, allegedly put a lover’s Amex card to sordid use.

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Dirty PicsMore neutral: explicit photos

    Slang that adds a sensational tone to a claim that the article itself describes as an allegation.

    Fox News Personality Says Kimberly Guilfoyle Showed Her Dirty Pics ...

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

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  • Loaded modifier

    prurient misconductMore neutral: alleged misconduct

    “Prurient” characterizes rumored conduct with a judgement before any specifics are given.

    Sure, there were rumors out there that it was because of prurient misconduct, at that.

    Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    damning columnMore neutral: critical column

    “Damning” judges the column’s effect rather than describing its content.

    Kimberly Guilfoyle’s former Fox News colleague has penned a damning column about her time at the network with the recently ousted U.S.

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    disgracedMore neutral: former

    “Disgraced” pre-judges her before any finding or record establishes wrongdoing.

    Fox News commentator Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery, who worked with the disgraced former ambassador at the conservative network from 2012 until Guilfoyle’s abrupt…

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

  • Sensational language

    couldn’t stop talking about sexMore neutral: talked about sex

    “Couldn’t stop” adds an exaggerated sense of compulsion to the account of her talk about sex.

    Kimberly Guilfoyle shared NSFW pics with Fox News colleagues and couldn’t stop talking about sex: host

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

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Loaded words that outlets reported someone else saying. They show what was said, not how the outlet chose to say it.

  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    predictable career implosionsMore neutral: career decline

    The phrase is a value judgement about a career that is presented as a quotation rather than as a fact.

    In the Daily Mail , she called Guilfoyle’s downfall “one of the most predictable career implosions in modern American history” for those who have worked with her.

    Quoted byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

    These are Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • a former colleague’s claim
  • Amex card and debt
  • Guilfoyle’s ousting as ambassador
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  • The IndependentLeft

    Kimberly Guilfoyle shared NSFW pics with Fox News colleagues and Sensational language“couldn’t stop talking about sex”“Couldn’t stop” adds an exaggerated sense of compulsion to the account of her talk about sex.More neutral: talked about sexDisagree with this highlight?: host

    Guilfoyle put Lisa ‘Kennedy’ Montgomery in uncomfortable situations while they both worked at Fox News, according to the commentator

    Read at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Fox Co-Worker Claims Guilfoyle Showed Her Lovers’ Nudes

    Former U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle boasted about her sex life and showed colleagues pictures of her lovers’ penises, according to a former colleague. Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery worked alongside Guilfoyle on Fox News after joining the network in 2012. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • HuffPostFar Left

    Fox News Personality Says Kimberly Guilfoyle Showed Her Sensational language“Dirty Pics”Slang that adds a sensational tone to a claim that the article itself describes as an allegation.More neutral: explicit photosDisagree with this highlight? ... With Amex Card!

    “She made Samantha from Sex and the City seem like Greta Thunberg,” Kennedy wrote.

    Read at HuffPost (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • sexual content of the photos
  • alleged sex talk at Fox News
  • claims from an ex-host
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  • New York PostRight

    Kimberly Guilfoyle shared X-rated photos, ‘cavalierly’ talked about sex with Fox News friends, ex-host claims

    At one point, Guilfoyle allegedly Loaded verb“flaunted”“Flaunted” adds a judgement of intent to a relationship described only as a fact.More neutral: showed offDisagree with this highlight? her relationship with a man she referred to as “Lex Luthor” and described as a “lovesick cash cow,”

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • The Western JournalFar RightOpinion

    Fox News Co-Host Accuses Kimberly Guilfoyle of NSFW Behavior, Claims She Was Guided by 'Unrelenting Narcissism'

    Everyone deserves a seventh chance. That’s why I and most of the conservative rank-and-file had reservations, but not necessarily hard questions when former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle was appointed

    Read at The Western Journal (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    10 hr 54 min later

    Its first report, Oct 16, 8:46 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 15, 9:52 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 15, 9:52 PM EDT
  2. HuffPostFar LeftOct 16, 8:46 AM EDT
  3. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 16, 11:59 AM EDT
  4. The IndependentLeftOct 16, 12:30 PM EDT

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