FactCheck.org
VerifiedOnline/Digital
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We 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. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state and federal levels. Source
Actions
Media Outlet details
| Scope | National |
|---|---|
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Country | United States of America |
Similarweb UVM
|
Request pricing |
Comscore UVM
|
Request pricing |
Recent Articles
Search ArticlesRepublican Ads Attack El-Sayed for Past Comments, Positions on Policing and Prisons
Multiple ads airing in Michigan attack Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for past statements he made, or positions he held, about policing and prisons. But the ads either omit context or exaggerate his past policy proposals. El-Sayed and his campaign have said he is not pushing to “defund the police,” as the ads claim or suggest.
Misleading GOP Attacks Over Taxes on Tips, Overtime, Social Security
In congressional races around the country, Democrats find themselves under attack in political ads for allegedly opposing the popular tax cuts for tips, overtime and older Americans that were part of Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While the ads warn that the Democratic candidates opposed or would do away with those tax cuts, many of the candidates themselves say they support those particular provisions.
The Context for Trump’s ‘Take Out’ Los Angeles, San Diego Remarks
President Donald Trump’s remarks about the possibility that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego have sparked a firestorm of criticism, with Democrats claiming the president was either calling for a foreign adversary to attack the U.S. or portraying the destruction of two major cities as acceptable collateral damage.
VoteVets - FactCheck.org
Political leanings:Democratic 2024 total spending: $30 million by its hybrid PAC VoteVets is a political group that supports veterans, and promotes Democratic policies and candidates. It operates two political committees: the VoteVets PAC and the VoteVets Action Fund. VoteVets, the PAC, is a Carey committee, a hybrid organization that functions as both a PAC and a super PAC. Like a traditional PAC, the committee can give money directly to a campaign.
Club for Growth Action
Political leanings: Republican/Conservative 2024 total spending: $89.8 million Club for Growth Action, the super PAC of the conservative Club for Growth organization, was launched in August 2010. It has taken credit for helping to elect conservatives such as Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Tim Scott of South Carolina.
MAGA Inc. - FactCheck.org
Political leanings: Republican/Conservative 2024 total spending: $456.8 million Make America Great Again Inc. is one of many political action committees affiliated with President Donald Trump. The super PAC was established six weeks before the 2022 midterm elections to provide a final push for Trump-backed candidates. As a super PAC, officially known as an , MAGA Inc. advocates the election or defeat of federal candidates without coordinating with candidates, campaigns or political parties.
Trump Touts Medicaid Drug Savings, But Details Remain Murky
President Donald Trump and other federal officials are claiming that deals the administration has struck with pharmaceutical companies are “rescuing state budgets” or helping to “save Medicaid” by saving the program tens of billions of dollars on prescription drugs over a decade. But experts say there are many unanswered questions about the scope of those deals that could limit the potential savings, including how many drugs they actually cover.
Democratic Ads Misleadingly Connect Susan Collins to Epstein
In the Maine Senate race, ads from a Democratic super PAC misleadingly claim Republican Sen. Susan Collins cast a vote to “cover up the Epstein files” and received “$3 million to her super PAC” from “Jeffrey Epstein’s business partner.” Collins supported an Epstein-files disclosure bill in November that required the Department of Justice to publicly release records related to the convicted sex offender.
Experts Question the White House’s Defense of Taxpayer-Funded Ads
The White House has defended three taxpayer-funded advertisements featuring President Donald Trump by comparing them to ads that were paid for by past presidential administrations. But some legal experts have said the Trump White House commercials are political messages intended to influence the 2026 midterms and may violate U.S. laws, including a prohibition against using federal funds for propaganda. The White House described its ads as “public service announcements” in a Sept.
Paxton’s Uvalde Comment in Full Context
In the Texas Senate race, comments Republican Ken Paxton made in 2022 about the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are circulating on social media, thanks to posts by his opponent, Democrat James Talarico, and the Democratic Party. But their posts use just a snippet of Paxton’s remarks, depriving voters of the full context. Talarico’s campaign posted on X on Aug.