usafacts.org Thinking Made Easy!
usafacts.org Thinking Made Easy!
just sit back and download the truth
Thinking is hard.
You have to pay attention… and process.
Reaching conclusions is even harder.
You have to consider different perspectives… sometimes even research.
It’s exhausting. Who has time for that? We’ve got lives to live. Important decisions to make!
Luckily, we live in the United States of America, where we are fortunate to have easy access to everything we need, including an abundance of information, distilled to perfection. In 2017, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is so invested in our pursuit of truth that he created a website just for USA facts, using government data to “drive fact-based discussion.”
According to Wikipedia,
“USAFacts's platform is designed to provide information to the public about government spending and impact at all levels, from federal to local. It includes information about border apprehensions, climate, immigration, active shooters, medicare, education, military spending and opioids. It also helps entrepreneurs to figure out the best location to launch or invest in businesses.”
The folks at USA Facts understand that these topics are nuanced and complex, often hard to digest. They get that you have a busy life to lead and don’t have time gain your own understanding of all of the issues that rule the day. So USA Facts does the thinking for you. Well, not exactly… you get to form your own opinion, but they provide the foundation of your thoughts. Because they care.
And they have teamed up with experts from all over.
In 2018, Poppy MacDonald, former President and COO of Politifact, joined the team as Managing Direction and President. And later, the nonprofit teamed up with other pillars of truth like, the Washington Post, CNN, PBS, GeekWire and U.S. News and World Report (owned by real estate billionaire Mortimer Zuckerman) to make sure you get all the facts and none of the dangerous misinformation.
Don’t know who to vote for? Not to worry. In 2018, USAFacts teamed up with Countable , BallotReady and TurboVote to help. Think of it like a loving mama bird, predigesting all the information and regurgitating it back to you.
Out of genuine concern for you, websites like these are popping up everywhere. Here are just a few of the thousands of great resources that are available if you don’t have time to process things yourself, or if you just need a quick fact throw down for a Facebook thread…
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com
https://www.factcheck.org
https://www.truthorfiction.com
https://leadstories.com
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/officials
https://fullfact.org
https://stronger.org
So don’t worry your pretty little head. The technocrats have your back - just think of them as the philanthropists of thought assistance. These people are deeply invested in your thoughts. Trust them.