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2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Fact Checking

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It is useful to check the accuracy of statements that are made by and/or about candidates and political parties during the weeks and months leading up to a presidential election.  The sites below can be used for fact checking.
 

Snopes
Snopes, which started in 1994,  is the oldest and largest fact-checking site online.
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FactCheck.org
Launched in 2003, FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit website that 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.
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Politifact
Launched in 2007, Politifact is a website that fact-checks journalism.  
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