Candidates & Debates

Monitors claims made in campaign speeches, ads, debates, interviews, and news releases to ensure accuracy. A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Rates accuracy of candidates' statements on their records, attacks on opponents, and organizes statements by issue/topic. A partnership between the Tampa Bay Times (newspaper) and partner news organizations.

Schedules for the remaining Democratic and Republican Primary Debates, plus information about the scheduled General Election Debates in 2016.

The non-profit, non-partisan arbitrating body that coordinates the presidential debate process.

From the Political Communication Lab at Stanford University.

From the Political Communication Lab at Stanford University.

Video library of 2016 election coverage

Transcripts of the 2016 presidential candidates' speeches, and remarks at fundraisers, provided by The American Presidency Project as UCSB.

Archive of presidential campaign commercials from 1952 - 2012 provided by the Museum of the Moving Image.