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Are fact checking websites funded by secured donars who a...

“are fact checking websites funded by secured donars who are the criminal elite that spread fake news by funding fact checking websites that give fale.news credibility”
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Confidence: High Checked on August 12, 2026

Summary

Fact‑checking websites such as FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, Full Fact and others are nonprofit or charitable organizations that receive funding from foundations, newspapers, academic institutions, individual donors and advertising revenue. Their financial disclosures show no evidence of support from “criminal elite” donors, and they operate with transparent, nonpartisan missions to verify information rather than spread fake news.

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factcheck.org
  • Our Funding - FactCheck.org

    Prior to fiscal 2010, we were supported entirely by three sources: funds from the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s own resources (specifically an endowment created in 1993 by the Annenberg Foundation at the direction of the late Walter Annenberg, and a 1995 grant by the Annenberg Foundation ...

  • About Us - FactCheck.org

    Our Mission We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.

  • SciCheck and Our Commitment to Transparency - FactCheck.org

    In 2015, Inside Philanthropy praised our disclosure policy for “exemplifying nonprofit transparency.” · “FactCheck.org is totally transparent about its funding sources — going so far as to list a detailed breakdown of financial support ...

politifact.com
  • Who Pays For PolitiFact? – PolitiFact

    PolitiFact is a nonpartisan fact-checking website to sort out the truth in American politics. PolitiFact was created by the Tampa Bay Times, a Florida newspaper, in 2007. In 2018, PolitiFact was acquired by the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit school for journalists. You can view The Poynter Institute’s 990 and major donor list here. PolitiFact receives funding from online advertisements placed on the website.

en.wikipedia.org
  • FactCheck.org - Wikipedia

    FactCheck.org is a nonprofit website that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics by providing original research on misinformation and hoaxes. It is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of ...

fullfact.org
ballotpedia.org
  • FactCheck.org - Ballotpedia

    Until 2010, Factcheck.org was supported entirely through the Annenberg Foundation and the Flora Family Foundation. In 2010 the organization started accepting support from individuals and regularly publishing a list of donors giving $1,000 or more in a year.[5]

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