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We get a lot of questions like this, but this reader did a *particular* succinct job of combining the most frequent questions PolitiFact receives. Read below if you've ever wondered about these aspects of our fact-checking organization.
On donors:
PolitiFact sells content to media publishers and companies. Grants, individual donations and site advertising make up the rest of our revenue. We list donors over $1,000 here: https://www.politifact.com/who-pays-for-politifact/
PolitiFact sells content to media publishers and companies. Grants, individual donations and site advertising make up the rest of our revenue. We list donors over $1,000 here: https://www.politifact.com/who-pays-for-politifact/
On where we get our info:
We only use on-the-record (never anonymous) sources and primary documents, and we list them at the bottom of all of our stories and fact-checks. We dig deep and don't rely on secondhand reports. More on our sources: https://bit.ly/2A6DMIK
We only use on-the-record (never anonymous) sources and primary documents, and we list them at the bottom of all of our stories and fact-checks. We dig deep and don't rely on secondhand reports. More on our sources: https://bit.ly/2A6DMIK
On who checks us:
We're a member of @factchecknet, a coalition of fact-checkers all over the world. In order to be a part of that organization, we sign onto a Code of Principles and agree to its values of truth and accountability. https://www.ifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org/
We're a member of @factchecknet, a coalition of fact-checkers all over the world. In order to be a part of that organization, we sign onto a Code of Principles and agree to its values of truth and accountability. https://www.ifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org/
