The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times and Congressional Quarterly in Washington, D.C., rolled out PolitiFact.com, featuring a “truth-o-meter” that scores the truthfulness of specific claims by the presidential candidates.
“PolitiFact offers readers the choice of quick scorecards or longer stories explaining the issues and rulings,” said Mike Riley, senior vice president and editor of CQ Publications. “It is driven by an extensive database that allows users to search for candidates’ records of accuracy based on their names, issues, or the rulings of the ‘truth-o-meter.’”
PolitiFact journalists also publish an “attack file” that lets readers fact-check the attacks candidates make against each other.
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