Elections/Campaigns

The evidence cited for then-Vice President Al Gore being “scandal tainted” in the 2000 campaign most often came from the public record, things like public statements.

The evidence cited for then-Vice President Al Gore being a “liar” in the 2000 campaign most often came from the public record, things like public statements.

In the 2000 campaign then-Gov. George W. Bush’s “being unintelligent” was a frequent story theme, but the stories most often cited no evidence for it.

The most common story theme for then-Vice President Al Gore’s campaign in 2000 dealt with Gore being “scandal-tainted” and Gore being a “liar.”

In the 2000 campaign then-Gov. George W. Bush’s “riding the ties to his family” was a frequent story theme, but the stories most often cited no evidence for it.

More than 50 percent of the online leads PEJ examined contained at least five sources.

MSNBC led all the studied on-line sites in links to unfiltered information, such as the verbatim text of a candidate's speech or an official campaign policy statement.

In the first months of the 2000 presidential campaign straight news stories were the most common type of election story citizens found in the news media.

MSNBC led all the studied on-line sites in links to unfiltered information, such as the verbatim text of a candidate's speech or an official campaign policy statement.