Just the Facts

“Facts are stubborn things, and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”

John Adams (1735 - 1826)

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http://www.factcheck.org/ - A “project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, its mission is to “monitor 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. “

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/ - It bills itself as “The Truth Behind the Rhetoric.”

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/nov/01/principles-politifact-punditfact-and-truth-o-meter/ - PolitiFact “rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics. PolitiFact is run by editors and reporters from the Tampa Bay Times. . . . PolitiFact staffers research statements and rate their accuracy on the Truth-O-Meter, from True to False. The most ridiculous falsehoods get the lowest rating, Pants on Fire.”

http://www.snopes.com/category/facts/ - Snopes was founded in 1995, is supported by advertisements, and is not affiliated with other publication or any political group.