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Should I use FactCheck.org?

Nonpartisan fact-checking from the Annenberg Public Policy Center - factcheck.org

· 1 month ago

Use it as a free, IFCN-signatory fact-checker for US political and science claims. Skip it for non-US claims, exhaustive coverage, or if you refuse to cross-check across outlets.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14 public sources. Note: this is a free reference site, not software, so fit advice covers research use.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • US political claim checks
  • Voters and journalists
  • Science claim checks via SciCheck
  • Cross-checking viral rumors

Not for

  • Non-US political claims
  • Anyone wanting exhaustive coverage of every claim
  • Republishing articles without checking copyright terms
  • Single-source truth seekers

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Selective sampling means your specific claim may never be checked

low

Republishing original articles is restricted under their copyright policy

low

Annenberg Foundation funding is disclosed but still fuels bias perceptions

low

Long-form articles, not quick verdicts; expect reading, not one-line answers

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free to read; funding is publicly disclosed
  • IFCN Code of Principles signatory since October 2020
  • Describes itself as nonpartisan consumer advocate for voters
  • SciCheck extends coverage to science claims
  • Academic cross-check found near-complete agreement on bottom-line ratings

Cons

  • Focuses only on statements by US politicians
  • Limits which claims and speakers get checked, per study
  • AllSides rates it lean left despite nonpartisan mission
  • Trustpilot sits at 4 stars, not exceptional

Sources & method

- 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x3security x1news x6

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free; nonprofit-funded with transparent funding
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Searchable archive, no signup required
  • Feature depth: 3/5. US-politics focus plus SciCheck; narrow scope
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. Publishes security page; no known issues
  • 4/5 Trustpilot rating Trustpilot stars
  • Free Price Nonprofit, Annenberg-funded
  • 2003 Launched Annenberg Public Policy Center
  • Yes IFCN signatory Accepted Oct 22, 2020

Pricing

Free

$0

  • All fact-check articles
  • SciCheck science coverage
  • Optional email subscription

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources. Note: this is a free reference site, not software, so fit advice covers research use.

Free nonprofit fact-checker for US politics. Solid starting source; US-only scope and a lean-left rating per AllSides.

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources. Note: this is a free reference site, not software, so fit advice covers research use.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. FactCheck.org homepagefactcheck.org
    official
  2. Our Funding - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org
    official
  3. Our Process - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org
    official
  4. Product security pagefactcheck.org
    security
  5. FactCheck.org - IFCN Code of Principles - Poynterifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org
    official
  6. FactCheck.org - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    news
  7. Factcheck.org - RANDrand.org
    news
  8. FactCheck.org Media Bias - AllSidesallsides.com
    news
  9. FactCheck.org - Ballotpediaballotpedia.org
    news
  10. Cross-checking journalistic fact-checkers (PMC)pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
    news
  11. FactCheck.org Reviews - Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  12. FactCheck.org - Common Sense Mediacommonsensemedia.org
    review
  13. How neutral is factcheck.org? - Redditreddit.com
    review
  14. Penn Today: FactCheck.org at 20 yearspenntoday.upenn.edu
    news

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