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Pros and cons on today’s complex social issues with relevant, credible information.
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Explore the pros and cons and top arguements behind debatable issues, as well as reliable reference information related to the issues.
A site to learn about and debate the U.S. Constitution.
Explore polls, facts, research, data and statistics on multiple topics.
Current Event Websites
These sources all cover multiple topics, so you can see what is being said about your issue, as well as explore research and statistics. Some sites are more objective while others are more biased, so make sure to read and compare multiple sources and evaluate critically. You can Google each organization to learn more about their bias, or even look them up on Wikipedia!
AllSides - search your topic and get results from all sides of the political spectrum
The Cato Institute - libertarian think tank
Pew Research Center - excellent site when looking for statistics to support your research.
The Urban Institute - liberal think tank
The White House - where the current white house stands on key issues
Check news organizations/websites for bias:
AllSides Media Bias Chart https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/ratings
Media Bias/Fact Check https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/
Media Bias Chart - interactive https://adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/
Fact-Chcking and Identify Misleading and Fake News:
PolitiFact https://www.politifact.com/
FactCheck.org https://www.factcheck.org/
Snopes https://www.snopes.com/
10 Types of Misleading News https://eavi.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/beyond-fake-news_COLOUR_WEB.pdf
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