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Election 2024: Fact Checking

Fact Check Organizations

If you hear something from or about a candidate that just sounds wrong, check it out!

FactCheck.org
From the Annenberg Policy Center

Politifact
From the Poynter Institute. They rate candidates' claims from "Mostly True" to "Pants on Fire."

Washington Post Fact Checker
They award "Pinnochios" based on how big a lie a candidate tells.

GovTrack 
Launched in 2004, GovTrack is built on open data. It helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. This is a project of Civic Impulse, LLC. GovTrack.us is not a government website.

Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024
The News Literacy Project is a national education nonprofit offering nonpartisan programs that teach news literacy. This misinformation dashboard tool tracks the topics and tactics of 2024 election misinformation.