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Fact Check is 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."

OpenSecrets shows how money and lobbying influence U.S. politics, who has given to whom, and who has taken money from whom. This will help you determine any potential bias in a politician's platform, views, or legislation.

PolitiFact.com is a Pulitzer Prize winning site that is a project of the St. Petersburg Times. It is designed to help you find the truth in politics.

"ProCon.org is a... nonprofit... that has no government affiliations of any kind. Our purpose is to provide resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias. We do not express opinions on our research projects ('issue websites')...

We accomplish our mission by researching issues that we feel are controversial and important, and we work to present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, and primarily pro-con format at no charge on our websites."

ThisNation.com is a repository of basic information, resources and historical documents related to American Government and Politics. Their primary goal is to promote more effective participation in the American political system by providing factual, non-partisan information about government and politics in the United States of America.

Project Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States.