Civic Engagement

is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and focuses on national politics.

founded by the Tampa Bay Times and now operated by the Poynter Institute, PolitiFact is a nonpartisan fact checking organization that focuses on national political figures.

is the oldest and largest fact-checking site online, widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and readers as an invaluable research companion.

vets the accuracy of claims made by politicians.

a unique way of laying out the complex media landscape in two dimensions: reliability, on the vertical axis, and bias, on the horizontal axis.

a unique way of laying out the complex media landscape in two dimensions: reliability, on the vertical axis, and bias, on the horizontal axis.

an independent online media outlet that is dedicated to educating the public on media bias and deceptive news practices. MBFC’s aim is to inspire action and a rejection of overtly biased media. MBFC follows a strict methodology for determining the biases of sources.