HuffPost, Sunlight Foundation, CPI, NJ to Team Up on Real-Time Fact-Checking of State of the Union
Accuracy is important in analyzing President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night, as well as the Republican response immediately thereafter by Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), so The Huffington Post, the Sunlight Foundation, The Center for Public Integrity, and National Journal will team up to provide real-time fact-checking of the speeches, which can be followed using Sunlight Foundation’s Sunlight Live real-time platform and via Twitter hashtag #SOTUFACTS.
Journalists and policy experts from the respective organizations will team up to quickly identify and point out any inaccuracies in the speeches, focusing on issues including national security, health reform, taxes, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the economy.
HuffPost co-founder and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington said:
We’re delighted to partner with The Sunlight Foundation, The Center For Public Integrity, and National Journal to create a real-time way of bringing more accountability to our political dialogue, starting with the State of the Union address.
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