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 nations 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 ...
Overview
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
Research
Location:
320 National Press Building, Washington, DC, 20045, US
Editorial
Edited By:
Martha Rosler
Last Edit:
Nov 17, 2007 - 2:24 PM PST
Story Stats
Top Topics:
Politics (252), U.S. (216), Business (116), Presidential Election 2008 (83), Obama Administration (70), Health (57), U.S. Economy (55), Presidential Election 2012 (52), Republicans (52), Health Care (45), Media (45), World (40), Media and Politics (37), Jobs (35), Living (34)...
Top Authors:
Brooks Jackson (85), Lori Robertson (75), Eugene Kiely (44), Robert Farley (37), Justin Bank (36), Viveca Novak (36), Jess Henig (32), Emi Kolawole (25), Joe Miller (23), Jessica Henig (10), D’angelo Gore (9), D'angelo Gore (8), Carolyn Auwaerter (5), Ben Finley (5), Michael Morse (5)...
Top Formats:
Fact Check (106), News Analysis (54), Special Report (38), Review (26), News (26), Opinion (3), News Report (3), Research (2), Investigative Report (1), Other (1), Comment (1)
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