Fact Checks
Fact Checks - Democrats
Mar 3, 2021, CNN Tried to 'Fact-Check' Mike Pence's Op-Ed on HR 1. It backfired, PJ Media
Feb 25, 2021, 'Fact-Checking' Powers Leave Biden Unchecked, Daily Signal
[CNN Aired a 'Fact Check' on Trump Every Day from June 2019 Until He Left Office, but not once on Biden]
Feb 21, 2021, Fact Checkers Love Joe Biden, Daily Signal
[At a friendly CNN Townhall Biden dropped string of large and small untruths]
Oct 28, 2020, Fact Check: Joe Biden 'chumps' Quote At Pennsylvania Rally Taken Out of Context, USA Today
Oct 26, 2020, Joe Biden Called Trump Supporters Chumps as Pennsylvania Rally, PolitiFact
[Fact Checking Site Says Claim in Mostly False in Context of Nearby Rallies and Confusion About What Was Intended. There was overwhelming response to protect Biden at the end of the election. Republicans rarely given benefit of context shown with this particular comment]
Fact Checks - Republicans
Mar 3, 2021, Memo to Sen Warren: In One Chart, How Much the Rich Pay in Taxes, Daily Signal
Mar 3, 2021, When Lies Matter More Than Facts, Daily Signal
Fact-Checking, Misinformation, and Media
Mar 2, 2021, Use these 32 Questions to Determine Whether a Person is Left or Liberal, Daily Signal
Feb 26, 2021, CNN's Finger-Pointing on 'Misinformation' Should Be Done in Mirror, Daily Signal
Jan 19, 2021, Media Mistakes in the Trump Era: The Definitive List, Sharyl Attkisson
Dec 9, 2020, The 2020 Polls Were Even Worse Than We Thought, imediaethics.org
Jan 20, 2019, The Ten Worst, Most Embarrassing Media Errors on the Trump-Russia Story, The Intercept
Who Are the Fact Checkers?
Fact checking can be straightforward review of statements made by public officials or celebrities, but most often is a research question constructed with a negative answer. A problem with fact-checking is if the focus is biased in frequency, targeting particular individuals, organizations, companies, or political parties more frequently.
Wikipedia List of Fact Checking Websites
[This is an international list by country with some description. The list is incomplete especially with regard to politically conservative U.S. organizations, but offers some insight into the subject. One major missing organization is the Middle East Media Research Institute in Israel.]
American University's List of Fact Check Sites to Identify 'Fake News'
[A good balanced list of places to go to find out about the accuracy of stories in the news]
Fact Checking Sites for Student Fact Checkers - WebLiteracy by Pressbooks
[The sites recommended for students here lean Democrat and are more likely to "fact check" Republicans]
How to Fact Check History - A Quick Guide