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Since the founding of the United States, the public's right to know the affairs of their government has been foundational democracy. James Madison wrote during the United States Constitutional Convention, "The right of freely examining public characters and measures and free communication, is the only effective guardian of every other right."
Right to know is a human right enshrined in law in several countries. UNESCO defines it as the right for people to "participate in an informed way in decisions that affect them, while also holding governments and others accountable". [ 1 ]
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Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]
USA TODAY’s video fact-check series debuted in March and highlights our team’s most impactful work, from debunking viral pieces of false news to fact-checking high-profile political events.
Since November 2014, FactCheck.org has published twenty-eight pages of articles checking the facts on the many 2016 presidential candidates. [18] As of April 2016, the five remaining candidates had dedicated archives to their fact-checked claims. In 2016, FactCheck.org became a fact-checking partner of Facebook. [3] [19]
But whether such a right works depends heavily on its scope and definitions. To combat the use of biased decision-making technology by government agencies, some are advocating for a private right ...
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