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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

American non-profit organization

Fact-Checks

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Nov 15, 2025
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Is calmatters biased?

CalMatters is widely described by third‑party trackers as a generally factual, nonprofit newsroom that most observers place slightly left‑of‑center: Media Bias/Fact Check rates it “Left‑Center” with “...

Jan 28, 2026
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What major foundations historically fund U.S. fact‑checking organizations and how transparent are those grants?

fact‑checking organizations have historically been funded by a mix of private foundations—most prominently the , , , , , and others—alongside corporate grants (notably like ’s program) and public dona...

Jan 24, 2026
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Who are the largest donors of factually

’s historical and present funding is dominated by the Annenberg family of sources — ’s endowment and Annenberg Foundation support have been the largest sustained backers — while targeted grants from m...

Dec 4, 2025

What studies have compared the accuracy of Fox News to other major news networks?

Academic papers and independent rating groups have repeatedly compared Fox News’ accuracy, bias and effects to other U.S. news outlets. Peer‑reviewed econometric studies find measurable political effe...

Feb 5, 2026

Fact checking sites are funded by politics interests. Logan Omar’s attack was staged (liquor was just vinegar)

from foundations, tech platforms and grants, which creates legitimate transparency questions but does not by itself prove partisan capture (see , , and disclosures) . The claim that staged the syringe...

Jan 31, 2026

who backs factually?

are funded by a mix of university endowments, foundations, journalism labs, platform grants, parent news organizations and public donations — not a single monolithic source — and the exact mix differs...

Nov 22, 2025

What are the potential consequences for local PBS stations without federal funding?

Local PBS stations face immediate budget shortfalls that have already forced layoffs, program cancellations and reduced operations — PBS says the system lost about 21% of revenues and cut roughly 15% ...