duPont Library: Propaganda: Other Resources

Examples of Propaganda*

* - Please note that many of these links contain images that may be considered stereotypical, racist, derogatory, and/or offensive.

Fact Checking Websites

AllSides
Unlike regular news services, AllSides exposes bias and provides multiple angles on the same story so you can quickly get the full picture, not just one slant.
Double Check Your Facts
People on the street take "the easiest quiz of all time," but get the wrong answers. Find out why! From the News Literacy Project.
FactCheck.org
A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. They 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.
Factitious
A fun online game profiled by NPR to test your skill at telling apart real news and fake news.
FlackCheck.org
"Headquartered at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, FlackCheck.org is the political literacy companion site to the award-winning FactCheck.org. The site provides resources designed to help viewers recognize flaws in arguments in general and political ads in particular. Video resources point out deception and incivility in political rhetoric."
Just Facts
"Just Facts is a non-profit research and educational institute dedicated to publishing comprehensive, straightforward, and rigorously documented facts about public policy issues."
Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics)
Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
Politifact.com
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics.
ProCon.org
"Promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, and primarily pro-con format."
Propaganda Critic
"Propaganda Critic is dedicated to promoting techniques of propaganda analysis among critically minded citizens."
Public Agenda
"Public Agenda works to strengthen democracy and expand opportunity in America by fostering thoughtful public opinion, meaningful public participation and responsive public institutions."
Snopes
An independent website that checks claims, myths, rumors, urban legends, and misinformation in order to provide accurate information on a variety of topics.
Vote Smart
"Vote Smart's mission is to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates
and elected officials to all Americans."
Washington Post Fact Checker
"The purpose of this website, and an accompanying column in the Sunday print edition of The Washington Post, is to 'truth squad' the statements of political figures regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local."

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Examples of Propaganda*

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