Fact-Checking Websites
Checks: Political Statements. Note: Product of Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Checks: Political Statements. Note: Has won the Pulitzer Prize.
Checks: News stores, Memes, and Urban legends. Note: Works cited at the end of debunking articles.
Checks: Scientific Claims. Note: Part of FactCheck.org with focus on science.
Checks: Bias rating for News articles, Websites, Think Tanks, Companies, etc. Note: A Multi-partisan website with bias ratings (left, center, right).
Checks: Effect of money and lobbying on elections and public policy. Note: Product of the Center for Responsive Politics (non-profit and nonpartisan).
Checks: Author backgrounds and work history. Note: Not intended for extensive credibility research. Intended as a professional networking website.
Constitution Society
- Constitution SocietyThe following are the published enactments of the U.S. Congress through 2007. The formats are PDF image-over-character, so are searchable. Statutes at Large 1789-1875 are also available at the Library of Congress American Memory Project.
Internet Archives
- Internet ArchivesInternet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Poling Report
- Poling ReportThe site provides polling reports.
Emergent: A real-time rumor tracker
- Emergent: A real-time rumor trackerEmergent is a real-time rumor tracker. It's part of a research project with the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University that focuses on how unverified information and rumor are reported in the media. It aims to develop best practices for debunking misinformation.
MEDIA BIAS/FACT CHECK
- The Most Comprehensive Media Bias ResourceMedia Bias/Fact Check (MBFC News) is an independent online media outlet. MBFC News is dedicated to educating the public on media bias and deceptive news practices.
The Washington Post
- The Fact Checker: The Truth Behind the RhetoricThe purpose of this website, and an accompanying column in the Sunday print edition of The Washington Post, is to “truth squad” the statements of political figures regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local. It’s a big world out there, and so we rely on readers to ask questions and point out statements that need to be checked.
