Media Watchdogs - LICM 601 | Survey of Media Landscape - LibGuides at American University in Dubai

Fact Checking & Media Watchdogs

Snopes
"Oldest and largest fact-checking site on the Internet, one widely regarded by journalists, folklorists, and laypersons alike as one of the world’s essential resources."
Politifact
"PolitiFact checks claims by elected officials, candidates, leaders of political parties and political activists. We examine officials at all levels of government, from county commissioners to U.S. senators, from city council members to the president."
FactCheck.org
"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."
Locate fact-checking sites around the world
Duke Reporters' Lab - Sanford School of Public Policy

Be aware that media watchdog organizations may have very specific political world views. Assess their objectivity.

AIM : Accuracy in Media
"Accuracy In Media is a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage." It has a strongly right-wing orientation."
FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
"As a progressive group, FAIR believes that structural reform is ultimately needed to break up the dominant media conglomerates, establish independent public broadcasting and promote strong non-profit sources of information."
Media Alliance
"Acting as mainstream media watchdogs while pointing engaged Americans toward valuable alternative fare, these groups have raised awareness that any democratic reform in the United States must include media reform – Robert McChesney/John Nichols – The Nation"