Research Guides: Government Information: Fact Check/PACs/Lobbying/Open Gov/Pork

Fact Checking sites

Are what you're seeing and hearing on TV the truth?? How do you know? Use one of these links to check and see if the facts uphold the statements.

FactCheck.org
PolitiFact
Truth-O-Meter
From PolitiFact. Quick analysis of statements by politicians and newscasters
The Fact Checker
Washington Post
Snopes.com
OpenSecrets
Foreign Lobby Watch

"Follow the 'K' Street influence"

Lobby Money
From MapLight. Find out who is getting the money in Congress and who is giving the money.
US House of Rep - Lobbying Disclosure
US Senate - Lobbying Disclosure
Foreign Lobby Watch
Created by OpenSecrets.org to find people who lobby on behalf of foreign governments and corporations.

EARMARK TRANSPARENCY ACT
A report to the Senate to accompany S.3335 about government earmarks.
S.126 "Earmark Elimination Act of 2013
Text and status of the bill.
Earmark Data
Data by State or by Congressional member from the Taxpayers For Common Sense
Earmarks from OpenSecrets
For FY 08, 09 & 2010
Earmark data
From Legistorm. Search different ways for finding earmarks. FY 08, 09 & 10
WasteWatcher
From Citizen's Against Government Waste
Pig Book - NEW for 2019!!
Also from the Citizen's Against Government Waste

"Follow the money"

Vital Statistics of Congress - 2017
A reference guide for those interesting in Congressional activities. This is an source of impartial data on Congress and its members.
OpenTheGovernment.org
A coalition of 80+ organizations united to make the federal government more open and accountable.
FAS (Federation of American Scientists)
Dedicated to providing rigorous, objective, evidence-based analysis and practical policy recommendations on national and international security issues connected to applied science and technology.
USA Spending.gov
Find where the money goes.