Accuracy in Media
Accuracy In Media is a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage.
The Annenberg Public Policy Center
A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of confusion and deception in U.S. politics.
Center for Media and Democracy
A non-profit investigative reporting group that focuses on exposing corporate spin and government propaganda.
Duke Reporters' Lab
The Duke Reporters’ Lab is a project of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy at the Sanford School of Public Policy.
The Reporters’ Lab maintains a database of global fact-checking sites. You can use the map to explore sites around the world or use the menu below.
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism - Fact Checking
The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, Research Guide on Fact Checking
Identify and Avoid Fake News
Indiana University East Library's Research Guide on how to identify and avoid fake news. Aimed at non-journalists but still a good resource.
FactCheck.org
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center
PolitiFact
Editors and journalists monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of debates, speeches, news releases, ads, and more.
SourceWatch
"profiles the activities of front groups, PR spinners, industry-friendly experts, industry-funded organizations, and think tanks trying to manipulate public opinion on behalf of corporations or government."
Verification Junkie
A growing directory of tools for verifying, fact checking and assessing the validity of eyewitness reports and user generated content online.
Verification handbook
Verification handbook for investigative reporting
Washington Post Fact Checker
An award-winning fact checking team of journalists checks the statements of political figures regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local.
This historical New York Times newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage is 1851 with 3-4 embargo. See Newspapers – U.S. Newsstream (Proquest) for current articles.
Public Opinion Polls
ABC News Polls
CBS News Polls
Gallup Polls
Harris Polls Archive
Marist Poll
Pew Research Center
Quinnipiac University/Poll
Selected Web Resources
2007 Economic Census
Profiles the US economy every 5 years, from the national to the local level. The report will present national statistics for every sector and subsector of the economy. Economic Census data from 1997 and later is also available through American FactFinder.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Features numerous on-line publications, such as The Monthly Labor Review, Compensation and Working Conditions Online, Regional Reports, and many more. It provides The Consumer Price Index and many other statistics resources.
CensusScope: Census 2000 Data, Charts, Maps, and Rankings
Data.gov
Government statistics; aggregates at the location level, not the spreadsheet level, in most cases.
Economics & Statistics Administration
Features Economic Indicators such as reports on durable goods, gross domestic product, inventories, etc.
EEOC Statistics on Equal Employment Opportunity
From U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Explore Census Data
Access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. Replaces American Fact Finder, decommissioned in 2020.
IMF - International Financial Statistics
Minnesota Campus
Minnesota Compass is a social indicators project that measures progress in our state and its communities. Led by Wilder Research, Minnesota Compass provides nonpartisan, credible information and tracks trends in topic areas such as education, economy, workforce, health, housing, and a host of others.
North Dakota Compass
North Dakota Compass is a social indicators project that measures progress in our state, its eight regions, 53 counties, four Native American reservations, and larger cities. Compass tracks trends in topic areas such as children and youth, economy, health, housing, and workforce (with more currently being developed). It inspires people to take action to improve our economic vitality and quality of life.
Occupational Employment Statistics
Estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual States, and for metropolitan areas; national occupational estimates for specific industries are also available.
Personal Income
Includes local and state data. From Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Zip Code Demographics
All you can read
Bismarck (ND) Tribune
British Tabloids digest : keeping tabs on the tabloids
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
City Pages : Latest Minneapolis & St. Paul News and Events
Dallas Observer
Drudge Report®
Forum Communications Company | Giving Information Life
High Plains Reader, Fargo ND
INFORUM : The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead
LA Weekly
Los Angeles Times
National Enquirer Online
New York Times
Newspaper archive sources on the web : a Library of Congress Internet Resource Page
The Paperboy : a compendium of online newspapers
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Salt Lake City Weekly
The Salt Lake Tribune
StarTribune.com: News, weather, sports from Minneapolis, St. Paul and Minnesota
Thousands of newspapers on the net
The Times & Sunday Times of London
Twin Cities Pioneer Press
U. S. news archives on the web
U. S. Press Freedom Tracker
United States Newspaper Listing
USA Today
Ventura County (CA) Star
Village Voice
Washington Post
Winnipeg Free Press
World Newspapers : world newspapers, magazines and news sites in English
ABC : Association for Business Communication
ACES: The Society for Editing
American Press Institute
American Society of Journalists and Authors
American Society of News Editors
Asian American Journalists Association
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Association for Women in Communications
Association for Women in Sports Media
Association of Health Care Journalists
Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR)
Association of LGBTQ Journalists
International Center for Journalists
Investigative Reporters and Editors
National Association of Black Journalists
National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
National Association of Science Writers
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
National Press Club
National Press Photographers Association
Native American Journalists Association
Online News Association
Radio Television Digital News Association
SAG-AFTRA
Society for News Design
Society of Environmental Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
Writers Guild of America
ABC (American Broadcasting Co.)
ABC News
Al Jazeera (English site)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
BBC News Front Page
BBC World News
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System)
CBS News
CNN
Fox News
Hubbard Broadcasting
ITN
KVLY : Red River Valley News, Weather, Sports
KVRR : Fargo, ND, Moorhead, MN, News, Weather & Sports
NBC (National Broadcasting Co.)
NBC News
National Public Radio
Public Broadcasting System
Sinclair Broadcast Group
WDAY/WDAZ (Fargo, ND)