Live fact-checking 2015 State of the Union and GOP response

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Dates: Dec 31st -> Jan 20th (21 days)
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Wow, thank you! Here's what is next

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
To our Kickstarter friends,   We're excited to say we have surpassed $15,000 in pledges to fund live fact-checking and annotation of the 2015 State of the Union and GOP response. And with six days to spare! Kickstarter's rules, however, don't allow... (Read More)

Help fund our live fact-checking of the 2015 State of the Union

January 13th - via: politifact.com
PolitiFact launched its first-ever Kickstarter campaign New Year’s Eve to raise $15,000 to live fact-check and annotate the 2015 State of the Union address and GOP response. (Read More)

One week to go! Help push us over the top

January 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re a week away from the State of the Union, and about $2,000 away from our goal. Can you help push us over the top? We want to provide live fact-checking and then annotation of President Barack Obama’s 2015 speech, as well as the remarks by... (Read More)

A fabulous first five days!

January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Given that we launched on New Year's Eve, we weren't sure what to expect. But the support so far has been outstanding!  So first, thank you. Second, the State of the Union is now 15 days away, so we need to continue to push to make our goal. On our... (Read More)

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