FactCheck

FactCheck

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Political Fact Check is a project whose stated aims are to monitor "the factual accuracy of what is said in the nation’s political arena" in order to "reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics." It is run by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania and funded by the Annenberg Foundation. Its website Factcheck.org presents analyses by two former mainstream journalists, Brooks Jackson and Viveca Novak, academic researcher Kathleen Hall Jamieson, and staff writers. Most of its content consists of rebuttals to inaccurate, misleading, or ...

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Media: Online
Audience: Small audience (10-100K) (English)
Scope: National
Political Viewpoint: Neutral viewpoint
Owners: Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania | nonprofit_organization | Managers: Brooks Jackson, Viveca Novak, Kathleen Hall Jamieson
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Location: 320 National Press Building, Washington, DC, 20045, US
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Edited By: Martha Rosler
Last Edit: Nov 17, 2007 - 2:24 PM PST

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Ratings

Our Rating
3.9

Good
from 720 reviews
Quality
3.9
Facts
4.4
Fairness
3.9
Information
4.1
Insight
4.6
Sourcing
4.2
Style
3.6
Accuracy
4.1
Balance
3.7
Context
3.5
Depth
4.0
Enterprise
3.9
Expertise
4.6
Originality
4.4
Relevance
4.3
Transparency
4.8
Responsibility
4.8
Popularity
3.9
Recommendation
3.9
Credibility
4.2
# Reviews
3.8
# Views
2.4
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
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Top Topics

Presidential Election 2008 (46), Obama Administration (25), John McCain (24), Republican Party (18), Democratic Party (17), Health Care (16), Democratic Nomination (15), Media and Politics (14), Republican Nomination (13), U.S. Economy (11), Bush Administration (8), War in Iraq (7), Energy (6), Rudy Giuliani (6), Hillary Clinton (6)...

Top Authors

Brooks Jackson, Viveca Novak, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, staff writers Joe Miller, Emi Kolawole, Justin Bank, and Jessica Henig | Lori Robertson (42), Brooks Jackson (35), Justin Bank (32), Viveca Novak (29), Emi Kolawole (25), Jess Henig (23), Joe Miller (23), Jessica Henig (10), Carolyn Auwaerter (5), D'angelo Gore (5), Allie Berkson (4), Stephen Simas (1), With Emi Kolawole (1), Ronald Lampard (1), James Ficar (1)...

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News Analysis (39), Special Report (31), Review (26), News (15), News Report (1), Other (1), Opinion (1)

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