FactCheck
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FactCheck is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. FactCheck monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. FactCheck’s goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
A short list of facts & figures about FactCheck.org compiled by The Webby Awards
- Year launched: 2003
- Full-time staff members: 7
- Number of people who voted factcheck.org #1 on the Top 10 Who are Changing the World of Internet and Politics: 18,000
- Amount of money factcheck.org accepts from corporations, labor unions, individuals, political parties or lobbying organizations: $0
- Times Dick Cheney incorrectly referred to factcheck.org as factcheck.com in a vice presidential debate: 1
- Articles written as of February 2004: 308
- Subscribers in 2004: 35,000
- Articles that appear when “Bush” searched: 258
- Articles on Obama: 49
- Articles on Clinton: 65
- Number of articles on Google news: 62
- Times factcheck.org reported that Rudy Giuliani did not, as he claimed, cut taxes 23 times as mayor of New York: 5
- Times factcheck.org noted the energy bill HIllary Clinton criticizes for giving tax breaks to oil and gas companies actually raised their taxes: 5
- Emails received complaining that factcheck.org hasn’t written about Ron Paul: 57
- Emails received complaining after factcheck.org wrote about Ron Paul: 132
- Times factcheck.org found that chain email your Aunt Bertha sent you to be accurate: 0
