Media Coverage & Fact Checking - American Parties and Elections - POLS 220 - Williams - Marshall Brooks Library at Principia College

Candidates in the News and in the Polls

Search for stories on your candidate in news sources from their home state. Also check transcripts for interviews with the candidates.

Real Clear Politics
"At RealClearPolitics (RCP) we’re dedicated to providing our readers with better, more insightful analysis of the most important news and policy issues of the day. RCP’s daily editorial curation and original reporting present balanced, non-partisan analysis that empowers our readers to stay informed."

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International, national and local news sources including the Christian Science Monitor and the New York Times.
*To narrow to newspapers in your chosen state, use the "Source Location" filter from the search results page.
ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
A business-focused database that provides access to the Wall Street Journal.
*To narrow to newspapers in your chosen state, use the "Location" filter from the search results page.

Politifact - "PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics. PolitiFact is run by editors and reporters from the Tampa Bay Times, an independent newspaper in Florida. . . .PolitiFact staffers research statements and rate their accuracy on the Truth-O-Meter, from True to False. . . .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."
OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization. The website tracks money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
FactCheck.org - "a nonpartisan, nonprofit 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We 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. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding. FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."