Similar sites
BothSides Review is one small effort among many. If you find the approach useful, these sites do related work, most of them on a larger scale and across far more topics.
Sites that set views side by side
- AllSides Shows the same news story as covered from the left, the center and the right, and rates news outlets for political lean.
- Ground News Lets you compare how different news publishers frame the same story.
- Tangle A daily newsletter that summarizes the best arguments from the left, right and center on one big debate, then adds its own take.
- The Flip Side A daily digest that sets out what commentators on the left and the right are saying about one topic.
- Britannica ProCon Lists of arguments for and against on debated issues, with background, statistics and sources.
- Kialo A platform for structured debate, where each claim is broken into the points for and against it.
Sites that rate sources or check facts
- Ad Fontes Media Home of the Media Bias Chart, which rates news sources for bias and reliability.
- Media Bias/Fact Check A searchable directory of news outlets with a rating of each one's bias and factual record.
- FactCheck.org A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center that checks the accuracy of what politicians say.
- PolitiFact Rates the accuracy of statements by public figures and explains how each rating was reached.
Sources of facts and background
- Pew Research Center Nonpartisan public-opinion polling and research. Many of the survey figures on this site come from Pew.
- Ballotpedia An encyclopedia of American elections, ballot measures and officeholders.
- iSideWith A quiz that matches your answers on current issues to parties, candidates and ballot measures.
Groups that bring people together across the divide
- Braver Angels A citizens' organization that brings conservatives and liberals together in workshops and debates to reduce polarization.
- Living Room Conversations Guides for holding a small, structured conversation among people who disagree.
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