PolitiFact
Political statement verifier
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website run by the Poynter Institute that evaluates claims made by U.S. politicians and public figures.
Its signature feature is the Truth-O-Meter, rating statements from "True" to "Pants on Fire." The site won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 for its coverage of the presidential campaign: PolitiFact rated the claim as mostly false.
Assigned evaluative score
- verificationProving something accurate
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- debunkExpose as false
- accuracyDegree of correctness
ruling · sources · evidence · analysis · context · misleading · distortion · statement
Organization serving public good
- reportersThose who gather news
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- Pulitzer PrizeElite American letters award
news · media · coverage · editorial · staff · bureau · credibility · transparency
Elected government representatives
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- debatesFormal argumentative exchanges
Congress · senators · representatives · governors · speeches · ads · talking points · spin
Spreading quickly online
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
debunk · false claim · chain email · meme · disinformation · Facebook · Twitter · sharing
rating
Assigned evaluative score
- verificationProving something accurate
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- debunkExpose as false
accuracy · ruling · sources · evidence · analysis · context · misleading · distortion · statement · politicians
nonprofit
Organization serving public good
- reportersThose who gather news
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
- investigationFormal examination of facts
Pulitzer Prize · news · media · coverage · editorial · staff · bureau · credibility · transparency · methodology
politicians
Elected government representatives
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
debates · Congress · senators · representatives · governors · speeches · ads · talking points · spin · rhetoric
viral
Spreading quickly online
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
conspiracy · debunk · false claim · chain email · meme · disinformation · Facebook · Twitter · sharing · spread
PolitiFactdisinformation
Intentional deceptive falsehoods
misinformation · fake news · propaganda · conspiracy theories · state media
PolitiFactopinion journalism
Advocacy-driven news coverage
editorial pages · punditry · talking heads · talking points · political advertising
PolitiFacttabloid journalism
Sensational news prioritizing shock
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