Fact checking
There is a lot of inflamatory, unsubstantiated rhetoric out there. Here are some great sites to help get the facts to share with friends, neighbors and enemies.
- Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
- Since 1994, the Annenberg Public Policy Center had conducted an ongoing evaluation of the quality of contemporary political discourse, including political campaigns, advertising and speeches. Each election year, the Center assesses the quality of information available to the electorate.
- Center for American Progress Fact Checker
- Good site. Can be searched by pre-set list of issues.
- Cook Political Report
- Non-partisan.
- FactCheck.org
- Resource to verify accuracy in the news.
- fair.org
- Fairness and accuracy in the media.
- Freedom Forum
- The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. The foundation focuses on three main priorities: the Newseum, First Amendment freedoms and newsroom diversity.
- Issue Ads @ APPC
- This is an online study of legislative print and television issue advertising inside the Capital Beltway.
- Media Matters
- Media Matters for America has put in place a system to monitor the media for conservative misinformation—every day, in real time—in 2004 and beyond.
Latest Bushism
"I fully understand those who say you can't win this thing militarily. That's exactly what the United States military says, that you can't win this military."
— George W. Bush, on the need for political progress in Iraq, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2007
Just the facts…
- What's the Cost to Minnesotan of the War in Iraq?
Check out the information sheet from the National Priorities Project to see the impact in lives and dollars to Minnesotans.
- Rush Limbaugh’s idea of adopting a soldier means giving Rush $50
- Check his website to see how Rush is promoting having people send him money so someone in the Armed Forces can have 24/7 access to his website. Body armor or access to a website. Which would you want your son or daughter to have?
- “Harder to Find Than WMD’s—In search of a single thing Bush and the GOP have been right about”
- Read the Moderate Independent’s recent article by Thomas J. Bico, the Moderate Independent’s Editor-in-Chief.
- The truth About Minnesota tax and spending rankings
- By any credible measure, Minnesota has moved down the tax rank list significantly, and reversed its image as a top tax-and-spend state. In addition, the percentage of income paid in Minnesota state and local taxes is steadily going down. Learn more about the facts based on governmental statistical findings.
- Intelligent Design
- This issue is being debated around the country. Read more and decide for yourself.