Fact Checking
- Fact CheckThis is a great site for checking up on political news.
- SnopesThis is a site devoted to debunking myths, urban legends and untrue news stories.
- PolitifactThis is an award-winning site that fact checks political claims.
Election Statistics
- Pew Research Center2018 Election polls and demographic studies
- Pew Research Center2020 Election polls and demographic studies
Campaign Finance
- Open SecretsThis organization is devoted to tracking money in American politics.
- Cal-Access: California Secretary of StateFinancial information for each candidate.
Tracking Congress & Legislation
How to Find Real News in the Library
- Digital New York Times and Los Angeles Times This link opens in a new windowDigitized version of Los Angeles and New York Times from 2008 to the present
- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new windowFull-text coverage of many of today's major newspapers, newswires and news magazines
- Bakersfield CalifornianThe library receives the Californian daily and keeps back issues at the circulation desk for three months. In addition, the Library keeps up to three years of back issues in storage.
