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UMMS Health Policy and Health Economics Path of Excellence - An Information Resource Starter Kit
Find information resources, skills and strategies to support the University of Michigan Medical School's Health Economics and Policy Path of Excellence.
Stay Informed: News, Blogs, Podcasts
Candidate Health Policy Companion
This side-by-side analysis serves as a quick resource for understanding each candidate’s record as president, positions, public statements, and proposed policies. It will be continuously updated as new information and policy details emerge throughout the campaign.
Presidential Debates
| American Presidency Project (UCSB) | Transcripts of numerous Presidential primary debates
(pre-convention) beginning 2000 and Presidential debates
beginning 1960. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/debates.php |
| Commission on Presidential Debates | Transcripts of Presidential and Vice Presidential debates, 1960 and every four years beginning 1976. http://www.debates.org/ |
Watchdog and fact-checking sites
- AFP FactCheckFact-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."
- Duke Reporter's Lab Global Fact-Checking DatabaseFrom the Reporter's Lab at Duke University, a database of fact-checking organizations around the world.
- FactCheck.OrgFrom the Annenberg Center; check the accuracy of statements, including advertisements, from politicians, pundits and special interest groups.
- Michigan Truth SquadEvaluate the truth and accuracy of Michigan political advertisements. Click on "past calls" to view evaluations of specific advertisements.
- Politifact.comRun 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.
- Project Vote SmartCheck voting records, background, and public statements of candidates from around the country.
- ProPublicaProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
- Fact Checker (Washington Post)From columnist Glenn Kessler, focusing on accuracy of statements of political figures "regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local."
- Snopes.comFact-checking site for "for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation."