www.FactCheck.org was mentioned briefly during a speech by presidential candidate Barack Obama today.

Here is a brief description about the Fact Check straight from the mission page at FactCheck.org:

“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.

The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state, and federal levels."

Obama’s mention of the website was in response to a reporter’s redundant line of questioning on negative campaigning. A quick look at the FactCheck.org home page features several pieces on McCain’s ad campaigns with statements proven to be false.     

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