An informed citizenry is key to democracy and peacemaking. At MWEG, our goal is to help you find good information so you can make educated choices on Election Day. We hope this media literacy election toolkit will help you as you navigate 2024’s information landscape!
Election-related information
These are trusted, reliable sources of information about voting provided by either government or non-profit, nonpartisan organizations.
Fact-checking sites
These sites can be helpful in verifying election-related news stories or social media posts. They are all reliable and either politically neutral or slightly left of center.
MWEG resources
Election questions: If you’re wondering how elections and campaigns function or how to address some specific claims that have come up this election cycle, the resources below will help answer a wide range of election-related questions.
6 Questions About Mail-in Voting Let’s Talk About Voter Roll Purges and Challenges 6 Questions (and Answers) About Noncitizen Voting in the U.S. Let’s Talk About Project 2025 Immigration Mythbusting An Introduction to Federal Campaign Finance A Deeper Dive: Citizens United, Super PACs, and Dark Money The Life of a Ballot Who Runs Our Elections? Counting Every Ballot How to Track Your Ballot What Is Ballot Harvesting?
Critical thinking: If you want to strengthen your critical thinking skills to help you parse all the campaign messages and rhetoric coming your way this election season, take a look at some of the resources below.
What is Confirmation Bias and How Can We Avoid It? Let’s Talk About the Dangers of Black and White Thinking Let’s Talk About Negativity Bias What Are Logical Fallacies?
Finding good information: Finding reliable, high-quality sources of information can be difficult, so we’ve compiled a few resources to help you navigate this and know how to tell which information is the most reliable.
6 Tips for Finding Quality Local News Let’s Talk About Political Polls Let’s Talk About Influencers How to Spot a Manipulated Image Before You Share a Meme, Tweet, or Story, SIFT
Misinformation prevention: Just as important as knowing how to find reliable information is knowing how to spot misinformation. The resources below can help you be aware of what to look for to ensure you’re not falling prey to misinformation campaigns.
6 Reasons Why Disinformation is Harmful to Democratic Processes Let’s Talk About AI & Political Campaigns 5 Questions to Ask About Campaign Ads Are You Prepared for an October Surprise? Navigating Political Ads: How to be an Informed Citizen When Lying is Legal 5 Tips to Stop the Spread of Misinformation What Is Propaganda?
Peacemaking: Navigating political conversations can be difficult, especially when extreme views and/or misinformation come into the conversation, so we’ve compiled some resources to help you handle polarization and misinformation in a peacemaking way.
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