My New Favorite Site (kinda Political)

[Belegon]

I just got turned on to a new website and I think I like it.

It's called FactCheck.org and it considers itself a public watchdog, a consumer advocate for voters:

Our Mission

We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.

The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state, and federal levels.

The APPC accepts NO funding from business corporations, labor unions, political parties, lobbying organizations or individuals. It is funded primarily by the Annenberg Foundation.

I found them through a series of events regarding a fake email that I blogged about this week... here is my blog address if you want to see what I am talking about: http://www.willbelegon.blogspot.com/
Check the entry from last Thursday for the whole story...

 

[rgraham666]

I just got turned on to a new website and I think I like it.

It's called FactCheck.org and it considers itself a public watchdog, a consumer advocate for voters:


I found them through a series of events regarding a fake email that I blogged about this week... here is my blog address if you want to see what I am talking about: http://www.willbelegon.blogspot.com/
Check the entry from last Thursday for the whole story...

Went surfing there, Bel. Good site. Very fair.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Went surfing there, Bel. Good site. Very fair.

Seems like I've heard of these folks. A complete embarrassment to both parties, heh, heh, heh!

 

[Guest]

I've seen this referenced before.

Adding to my bookmarks, now.

 

[Darkniciad]

I found this last time around four years ago. Cheney messed up and referenced the site by "factcheck.com". Three seconds later, operatives for the Dems bought that domain and sent it pointing to... What was it? Anyhow, it was a Kerry/Democrat promotion site.

They're not afraid to smack either side, and do so with cold efficiency.

 

[Boxlicker101]

I wonder what they would say about the widely reported story that McCain wants us to stay in Iraq for 100 years.

 

[colddiesel]

9-2-1

I read their 12 Recent Postings. 9 were essentially anti McCain, 2 anti Obama and 1 was neutral. That may or may not be a fair sample of course. A bit dull but then facts often are.