Do you want to check out the accuracy of the claims and counterclaims that you are hearing during this contentious political season? Here are some sources that will help you:
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
PolitiFact.com is a Pulitizer Prize-winning project of the Tampa Bay Times.
VoteSmart.org, founded by former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford and others, is a nonprofit, non-partisan educational organization.
U.S. Congress Votes Database shows the voting records going back to 1991 for all the members of Congress.
For additional information, check out our subject guide on government and politics and the 2012 Elections topic page or Ask Us!
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