Underground Knowledge — A discussion group discussion

This discussion thread has been prompted by the increasing reliance of many individuals, including MSM journalists, on the likes of FactCheck.org and other so-called non-partisan fact-checking sites for the 'truth'.

It's obvious these sites are being referred to more often, and even relied upon by many truthseekers, in these uncertain times.

I'm keen to know your opinion on this and your experience, if any, with these sites. i.e. Can any fact-checking sites be relied on?

For those who have never or rarely referred to such sites here's a list of some of the most prominent ones:

FactCheck.org https://www.factcheck.org/
Annenberg Political Factcheck - a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. 'Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players.'

FactChecker (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/f...
Weekly blog from the Washington Post.

PolitiFact.com https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...
From the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly. Has a 'Truth-O-Meter' scorecard checking the attacks on the candidates (includes explanations). Also see their Punditfact page.

Snopes.com https://www.snopes.com/
"Oldest and largest fact-checking site on the Internet".

PunditFact https://www.politifact.com/punditfact/
"Dedicated to checking the accuracy of claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers, political analysts, the hosts and guests of talk shows, and other members of the media."

The above sites and comments were sourced at: https://middlebury.libguides.com/inte...