Did You Know… that Factcheck.org, the site that monitors the factual accuracy of political campaigns’ TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases, is run by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center? Frequently cited in news articles, FactCheck.org is nonpartisan and nonprofit and, “aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.” The new Annenberg Public Policy Center building is being built on the old site of Penn Hillel and is scheduled to open in the summer of 2009.

For more information, and to check on the accuracy of political ads, news releases, speeches, news stories and other political communications visit:

http://www.factcheck.org/

To see a list of articles that reference FactCheck.org, search for “FactCheck” in Penn in the News in the drop-down menu on the bottom left of this website:

http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/search.php

To see photos of the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s building that is being built on the old site of Penn Hillel on 36^th street, see:

http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/whatsNew/construction/app.php3