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There are many tools we can use to fact check statements made by the Democratic party's candidate for President (Kamala Harris) and the Republican party's candidate (Donald Trump).
Fact checking websites, like those listed below, are dedicated to fact checking claims made by politicians and other public figures. They may have a post fact checking an entire speech or just fact checking one or more of the claims made in it.
Newspapers and news outlets -- like the Associated Press, CNN, PBS, and others -- also fact check claims made by Presidential candidates. Some of these are linked below.
Search for fact checks done by other news outlets using the tools in the "Finding Reputable News Sources" box below.
Newspapers and news outlets can be great sources when it comes to fact checking statements made by political candidates. The news outlet may fact check an entire speech, do a deep dive into just one or two claims, or provide helpful information about a candidate's actual views and record. This information can help you make your own determination as to whether the claims made by your candidate were, or were not, truthful.
The best way to search for news is by using one of the Library's databases listed below.
Access to newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and many more.
Includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles.
You may also go directly to the website of a specific publication (like the Los Angeles Times) to search for content. While the websites of some news outlets are reliable, others -- like Fox -- are not. Some sites traffic in bad information or "fake news" and should be avoided.
If you are looking for reliable, CONSERVATIVE news sources, you may want to look at the following:
If you are looking for reliable, LIBERAL news sources, you may want to look at some of the following:
The databases below include book and article content that can help you to learn more about your candidate and their views on current issues. Try searching for your candidate's name, in quotes, with the issue or issues you are researching. For example, I could use this search to find information about V. P. Harris's views on abortion: "kamala harris" abortion
You can also search across most of our databases at one time using OneSearch.
Multi-subject database which contains indexing and abstracts for more than 13,000 journals, with full text for more than 9,000 of those titles.
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The pros and cons on thousands of controversial topics.
Large collection of online books appropriate for college level research
The website links below will take you to the "official" websites of each party.
In order to understand a party's views on a topic, and how well a specific candidate's views align with those of their party, you need to understand who the party is and the beliefs they hold. You can find this information by reading the party's platform. Click on "Platform" once you open the website. (If you do not see a link called platform, look for links like "About Us," "Our Goals," or something similar.)
You can also research the views of a political party by examining one or more of the members of Congress who fit within this group.
