Friends,

As we gather tonight with friends and family to ring in the new year — let’s work together to make 2020 the “Year of Facts.” After all, the Poynter Institute is the fact-checking capital of the world. 

We hold politicians accountable for their claims through the work of our Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact. In 2020, Americans will benefit from our team’s real-time fact-checking during every presidential debate. This will help you understand when candidates’ claims are mostly true or when they’re “Pants on Fire!”

We are on the frontlines in the battle against misinformation. Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network establishes standards for fact-checkers around the world and holds platforms accountable for their responsibility in the spread of misinformation. This helps you trust your news and information.

And the young people in your family and community will be empowered by MediaWise, our teen fact-checking network that teaches teens to sort fact from fiction on their social feeds by debunking misinformation. 

Democracy relies on fact-based information. Make a donation today and help fight against misinformation.

If you have already donated to Poynter this holiday season, thank you for your generosity.

Happy New Year to you and yours.

With gratitude, 

Aaron Sharockman
Executive Director, PolitiFact

Baybars Orsek
Director, International Fact-Checking Network

Katy Byron
Editor and Program Manager, MediaWise

 

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