Fact-Checking Resources

Presterity volunteers find these resources helpful in following the Trump administration.

2017.01.27	Scientists offer ways to discern actual from 'alternative' facts to help combat delusions. blogs.scientificamerican.com (See also Assaults on Facts, Attempts to Discredit Media) Three rules from the scientific method.
2017.05.19	Associated Press Fact Check apnews.com
2017.06.26	Trump’s Lies, the Definitive List nytimes.com We have catalogued nearly every outright lie the president has told publicly since taking the oath of office.
2017.07.20	Donald Trump said 414 false things in his first six months. Here’s what we’ve learned. thestar.com
2017.07.26	In a period of less than 26 hours, Trump made two fired-up speeches, held a news conference and tweeted with abandon, leaving a trail of misinformation in his wake. washingtonpost.com (See also Assaults on Facts) In the span of 26 hours, President Trump made 29 false or misleading claims in speeches and on Twitter. Here's the full list.
	Amy Siskind medium.com Week-by-week blog watching the Trump administration for authoritarian behavior.
	Factbase: Searchable archive of Trump's videos, tweets, and other content. factba.se
	The First 100 Days track-trump.com Tracks fulfillment of Donald Trump's promises, with daily updates during the initial 100 day period.
	Trump Archive: From Archive.org, a collection of Trump video. archive.org
	Trump Promise Tracker: Washington Post site following Trump's delivery (or not) on 60 pledges made during his presidential campaign. washingtonpost.com
	Trump Twitter Archive: A searchable archive of all tweets by @realDonaldTrump. trumptwitterarchive.com