Fact-Checking Sites

• Unbiased Fact-Checking Sites

From the League

• LWV US (http://www.lwv.org/)
• LWV California (http://www.ca.lwv.org/)
• LWV Los Angeles County (http://lacilo.ca.lwvnet.org/)
• LWVC Voter Services and Ballots (http://www.cavotes.org/) – including the Guide to California Government
• Voter’s Edge California  (http://www.votersedge.org/ca) – comprehensive, nonpartisan guide to elections covering federal, state, and local races in the state of California. A partnership between Smart Voter and Maplight: a guide to elections via your home address.
• LWVC Best Practices Manual for Official Voter Information: Developed as a resource for election officials and community groups working to enfranchise and educate California voters.
• LWV Clearinghouse (https://sites.google.com/a/leagueofwomenvoters.org/clearinghouse/)
• Easy Voter Guide (http://www.easyvoterguide.org/) – what’s on the California ballot
• Vote 411 Voter Guide (http://www.vote411.org/) – voter’s guide to the ballot
• Find Your Elected Officials (zip code locator) – locate all your representatives with your zip code

Voter Resources – California

• LA Vote Election Information (http://www.lavote.net) – County voter registration, election returns, locate districts by voting address
• Find your California Legislator (http://www.legislature.ca.gov/) – State Senate and Assembly reps by address
• GovTrack (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/CA) – California district maps for US Representatives and their track records.
• LegInfo (http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billSearchClient.xhtml) – Introduced bills in the California Legislature and a Public Access guide
• CA Secretary of State (http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/) – California Elections and Voter Information, fraud unit
• CA Voter Foundation (http://www.calvoter.org/) – improve the California election process
• Cal-Access  The Secretary of State (http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/) provides financial information supplied by state candidates, donors, lobbyists, and others. Searchable database is here (http://dbsearch.sos.ca.gov/ContributorSearch.aspx) Only electronically-reported, state-level, campaign contribution data is provided through Power Search (http://powersearch.sos.ca.gov/)
• Open California Capitol Weekly (http://capitolweekly.net/about-us/open-california/) – provides a platform for engagement with public officials, advocates and political interests
• California Election Dates (http://elections.mytimetovote.com/dates/california.html) – schedule of local, state and federal elections in California
• CA Budget Project (http://www.cbp.org/) – independent fiscal and policy analysis in Sacramento
• Legislative Analysts Office (http://www.lao.ca.gov/laoapp/main.aspx) – oversight of the California Legislative budget
• MapLight (http://maplight.org/california) – follow the money by district in California
• CA Fair Political Practices Commission (http://fpcc.ca.gov/) – elected officials’ form 700 filings, voter information for elections. Search page is here.
• CALmatters Alignment Score (https://calmatters.org/articles/explore-relationship-votes-money-influence-tool/) – How Often Legislators Vote with Interest Groups
• CapitolTrack (http://capitoltrack.com/) track pass/fail status of bills and their funding in the California Legislature (subscription model with free trial)
• CA Grid (State of California) – follow the money by candidate in California
• Judge Voter Guide (http://www.judgevoterguide.com/) – judicial voter selection in California
• LA Co Public Library (http://www.colapublib.org/citizenship/citizen.php) – Citizenship – U.S. Pathways for new Americans

Voter Resources – National

• Library of Congress (https://www.congress.gov/) – look up legislation in US Congress, Congressional record. Also links to the Copyright Office
• (replacing the nearly 20-year-old THOMAS.gov – more info here)
• Campaign Finance Institute (http://www.cfinst.org/) – nonpartisan thinktank for money in politics, state and national levels
• Follow the Money (http://www.followthemoney.org/) national database for candidates, lobbyists, party committees and contributors
• Open Congress (http://www.opencongress.org/) – run by the Sunlight Foundation  (requires registration). Follow legislation in the US Congress
• Sunlight Foundation (http://sunlightfoundation.com/about/) – real-time, online transparency for all government information and the political money flow
• Ballotpedia (https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page) – Nonpartisan wiki encyclopedia of American politics: covers local, state and federal politics, political issues and public policy, elections and candidates
• On the Issues (http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm) – Every political leader on every issue – sourced  fact check on major political issues and politician statements.
• Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org) – serves as an independent voice for change and a watchdog against corruption and abuse of power.
• Open Secrets (http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/index.php) – fundraising at all levels from the Center for Responsive Politics
• Federal Election Commission (http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/disclosure_data_search.shtml) – comprehensive campaign disclosure database
• GovTrackUS (http://www.govtrack.us) – US Congressional bills, voting records and committees for individual representatives.
• InsideGov (http://www.insidegov.com/) – US Congressional campaign finance, legislation, government spending, law and tax issues.
• Voter Information Services (http://www.vis.org/) – Congressional report cards
• Project Vote Smart (http://votesmart.org/) – elections, government officials and issues
• Politifact (http://www.politifact.com/) – Pulitzer prize-winning fact-checking project
• Fact Check (http://www.factcheck.org/) – monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players
• Media Bias Fact Check (https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/) – Rates media sources on their policy emphasis
• Flack Check (http://www.flackcheck.org/) – Recognize flaws, deception and incivility in arguments in general, and political ads in particular.
• Regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov) – Submit public comments on proposed regulations and related documents published by the U.S. Federal government. Site search and review original regulatory documents as well as comments submitted by others.

The Maps

• CALIFORNIA CITIZENS REDISTRICTING COMMISSION - FINAL MAPS

• An interactive Presidential Election forecast map – 2024 forecast data
• US Census Bureau – My Congressional District (http://www.census.gov/mycd/) – demographics of each US congressional district
• Electoral Vote Predictor (http://electoral-vote.com/ ) – tracks political polls for U.S. federal elections