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 (167), U.S. (148), Presidential Election 2008 (83), Business (71), Obama Administration (53), Republicans (48), Health (43), Media (40), Health Care (36), Democrats (32), Media and Politics (32), U.S. Economy (26), World (24), John McCain (24), U.S. Congress (23)...
Top Authors:
Lori Robertson (68), Brooks Jackson (67), Justin Bank (36), Viveca Novak (36), Jess Henig (32), Emi Kolawole (25), Joe Miller (23), Eugene Kiely (19), Robert Farley (15), Jessica Henig (10), D’angelo Gore (9), D'angelo Gore (8), Carolyn Auwaerter (5), Michael Morse (5), Allie Berkson (4)...
Top Formats:
News Analysis (54), Special Report (37), Fact Check (28), Review (26), News (22), News Report (3), Research (2), Opinion (2), Investigative Report (1), Other (1)
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