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On May 29, 2020, the Britannica® Group announced its acquisition of ProCon.org, the country’s leading source for information and research on all sides of the controversial issues of the day.  
When misinformation obscures the truth and readers don’t know what to trust, Snopes’ fact-checking and original, investigative reporting lights the way to evidence-based and contextualized analysis. We always link to and document our sources so readers are empowered to do independent research and make up their own minds.
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. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.
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As the world’s only truly universal global organization, the United Nations has become the foremost forum to address issues that transcend national boundaries and cannot be resolved by any one country acting alone.
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
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The New York Times is available to high school students and teachers across the United States — free.Free digital access continues through September 1, 2021.
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The website is an invaluable service for high school debaters nationwide, as well as hundreds of thousands of students in high school speech and government classes.  The content is offered to debaters at no charge, making Debate Central the largest free collection of information targeted to high school debaters.

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