Elections and Voting

This free online resource collects examples of viral rumors, doctored images, conspiracy theories and AI-generated fakes.

Fact-checking arm of Agence France-Press, "a multi-lingual, multicultural news agency whose mission is to provide accurate, balanced and impartial coverage of news wherever and whenever it happens in the world on a continuous basis."

From the Reporter's Lab at Duke University, a database of fact-checking organizations around the world.

From the Annenberg Center; check the accuracy of statements, including advertisements, from politicians, pundits and special interest groups.

Evaluate the truth and accuracy of Michigan political advertisements. Click on "past calls" to view evaluations of specific advertisements.

Run by the St. Petersburg Times, the site's "Truth-o-meter" helps separate "fact from fiction" in political statements, including advertisements, from races around the country.

Check voting records, background, and public statements of candidates from around the country.

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

From columnist Glenn Kessler, focusing on accuracy of statements of political figures "regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local."

Fact-checking site for "for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation."