59.3% of matchups won
423 matchups
Elo 1517
tracked 2025/05/15 → 2026/10/13
mission: Reduce misinformation in politics · Political journalism · nonprofits
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing62%
picked as helping wellbeing
327 matchups
50%
picked as hurting wellbeing
96 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
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Known for
- Launched in 2003
- Time's 50 best websites 2004
- 2010 Sigma Delta Chi Award
- Multiple Webby Awards
- Facebook fact-checking partner
Based on 423 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/13. Full rankings ·
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