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PoliDashboard
Researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Social Media Lab have spent years developing PoliDashboard as a way to research election and social issues ads on Meta.
Ad Library Report
Shows you the top political spenders for a given timeframe.
TubeLab
Chrome browser plugin for YouTube research.
Note: Some of the tools on this page are AI-driven while others are just sites useful for covering the election. Also see the resources on our Data tools and Fact-checking pages.
The News Literacy Project: U.S. Election Misinformation Dashboard
Misinformation that’s been debunked by fact checkers.
The News Literacy Project: Election 2024 Resources
A good checklist of resources at the bottom of the page
Who Targets Me Election Dashboard
Tracks election ad spending on Meta and Google.
The Journalist’s Resource: 2024 Election Coverage Resources
Knight Election Hub
Links to free election coverage resources or greatly-reduced costs for tools through this Knight Foundation resource.
AP:Tests Find AI Tools Readily Create Election Lies from the Voices of Well-Known Political Leader
Brennan Center: How AI Puts Elections at Risk
Rolli Elections Dashboard
Tracks US presidential social media usage and sentiment.
Viral Election Misinformation Recap (2024)
An excellent report from The News Literacy Project
ProPublica: Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook and Instagram in Run-Up to Election
The Citizens Agenda
Learn how to change your election coverage
ProPublica 527 Explorer
Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars flow through political organizations known as 527s. These organizations are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission and are not subject to FEC-style restrictions on who can contribute or how much they can give, though donations are not tax deductible. These groups are spending more and more, topping $1 billion in 2022. Use our database to explore who funds these organizations and how they’re spending the money.
Election SOS
A nonpartisan election resources site from Hearken and the Center for Cooperative Media, Democracy Day, The Solutions Journalism Network, Trusting News, Good Conflict, The Center for Journalism & Democracy and the Knight Election Hub.
Election SOS: Coverage Roadmap for Election Reporters
Democracy SOS Timeline
Good list of tools and resources to improve coverage
Trusting News: Election Toolkit
Trainings and materials to build trust with readers with your election coverage.
FEC.gov
Find campaign contribution data by candidate and much more
FEC Itemizer from Propublica
Lets you to browse electronic campaign finance filings from the FEC
MoneyinPolitics.wtf
A dictionary of campaign finance jargon.
Election SOS: 2024 Scenario Planning Guide
Free download
FCC Political Programming Data
Open Secrets: Politcal Ad Data
State Campaign Finance Databases
Search this interactive map to find them
FedSpending.org
Sort this database by state, district, agency, etc.
TechCrunch: The Other Election Night Winner? Perplexity
Sunlight Foundation
Political watchdog group that tracks lobbyists and fundraising.
PoliDashboard
Researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Social Media Lab have spent years developing PoliDashboard as a way to research election and social issues ads on Meta.
Ad Library Report
Shows you the top political spenders for a given timeframe.
TubeLab
Chrome browser plugin for YouTube research.
NexLev
Chrome browser plugin for YouTube research.
Poynter: Tips for Journalists to Counter Threats to Democracy
2024 Election Campaign Toolkit
News Revenue Hub’s fundraising campaign guide includes templates for email appeals, example social media copy, design assets and more to connect with readers in the days leading up to and immediately after Election Day.
Amplify Pro-Democracy Eeporting
More than 170 stories produced for U.S. Democracy Day 2024 are available to republish to bolster communities’ understanding of how democracy works and the threats against it.
The Morning After: Analyzing the 2024 Presidential Election Results
If you’re in Washington, D.C., join this conversation on Nov. 7 during the Double Exposure festival. Johns Hopkins University Professor Michael D. Cohen and journalists Kate Woodsome and Amanda Becker will discuss their expert observations of this election’s tactics and what it says about Americans as a people. Use the code DX24ONA for 10% off festival passes.
How to build on election engagement following Nov. 5
Explore practical ideas from API to inform strategies beyond the campaign season, from encouraging civic engagement beyond voting to distilling lessons from election coverage.
Dirty Money
This database tracks candidate contributions from companies that are the worst polluters.
Vote-Smart
Covers candidates and elected officials across several categories
Common Cause
Election watchdog org.
FairVote.org
Monitors voter turnout
TechCrunch: The Other Election Night Winner? Perplexity
RCFP Election Legal Guide for Journalists
An overview of legal issues that journalists may face
Campaign Ethics: A Field Guide
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University has produced non-partisan, how-to book for candidates and political consultants on how to run an ethical campaign.
Open Secrets Anomoly Tracker
Highlights “anomalies” in its money-and-politics data. An anomaly, as we define it here, is an occurrence that is out of the ordinary. It is not necessarily an indication that there is something amiss.
GIJN: How to Regain Impact in Election Reporting
Civic
Politico offers a great suite of open-source data creation tools for covering the elections.
VoteView
Allows users to view every congressional roll call vote in American history on a map of the United States.
OpenStates.org
Search for bills or legislators across all states.
Marist Poll Academy
A free resource for journalists (and others) that provides practical information about polling that’s critical to accurate reporting.
ProPublica Reporting Recipe: How to Report on Voting by Mail
Verified Voting
County-by-county breakdown of polling equipment and registered voters. Search for the make and model of, say, the ballot marking device or electronic poll book being used in precincts of interest.
Election Protection
The nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition.
PollingReport.com
A clearinghouse of election polls
Civic: Politico Elections Data Management Tools
A great suite of open-source data creation tools for covering the elections.
National Personnel Records Center
A central repository of government and military personnel records
Vote411 from The League of Women Voters
Politifact Truth-o-Meter
Who’s lying. Who isn’t.
National Association of State Election Directors
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