Tag Archives: Hillary Clinton

TV news fact-checked: Comey edition

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Nancy Watzman

We devote this week’s edition of the TV News Archive roundup to the controversy that’s erupted surrounding President Donald Trump’s sudden announcement on Tuesday, May 9, that he was firing FBI director James Comey. The TV News Archive provides a wealth … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Television Archive | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

TV news fact-checked: Ivanka, McCaskill, Mnuchin, Perez, and Mulvaney

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Nancy Watzman

By Katie Dahl This week’s roundup includes five fact-checks of statements by public officials, preserved on TV News Archive. Our fact-checking partners examined the financial disclosures of the president, who outspent whom in the Georgia election, and whether high ranking Democrats voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Television Archive | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on TV news fact-checked: Ivanka, McCaskill, Mnuchin, Perez, and Mulvaney

TV news highlights with fact checks

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Nancy Watzman

By Nancy Watzman and Katie Dahl Last week, our national fact checking partners concentrated on two events featuring President Donald Trump: a press conference on February 16, and his rally in Melbourne, Florida on February 18. The Conservative Political Action … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Television Archive | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on TV news highlights with fact checks

How the Internet Archive is hacking the election

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Nancy Watzman

There are thirteen days until Election Day — not that we’re counting. In this most bizarre, unruly, terrifying, fascinating election year, the Internet Archive has been in the thick of it. We’re using technology to give journalists, researchers and the public … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on How the Internet Archive is hacking the election

Three takeaways after logging 1,032 political ads in the primaries

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Nancy Watzman

The Political TV Ad Archive launched on January 22, 2016, with the goal of archiving airings of political ads across 20 local broadcast markets in nine key primary states and embedding fact checks and source checks of those ads by … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Who’s Really Winning the Media Wars in the 2016 Campaign?

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Kalev Leetaru

When it comes to media coverage, it seems as if Donald Trump is “trumping” all his rivals, Republicans and Democrats alike.  But is that true?  And how does it vary by print, digital and television media?  Using the Internet Archive’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Television Archive | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments