Wiki The Vote Ad Watch

Ads already fact-checked
Ad Watch started with campaign ads on the 2008 New Mexico congressional candidates, drawing on the excellent reporting of local blogs like the New Mexico Independent, New Mexico FBIHOP, Democracy for New Mexico and Heath Haussamen on New Mexico Politics.

We want to branch out into other states, so please [mailto:conor@opencongress.org email the staff editors] if you're interested in helping locate and fact-check campaign ads in your state.

New Mexico ads already fact-checked

 * Senate race
 * Stevan Pearce (R) - Anti-Pearce ad by Defenders of Wildlife, anti-Pearce ad by Patriot Majority West.
 * Tom Udall (D) - Pro-Udall ads from the campaign.


 * House - 1st district
 * Martin Heinrich (D) - Anti-Heinrich Ad from Freedom's Watch


 * House - 2nd district


 * House - 3rd district

How to help
There are several things you can do to help:


 * Post a new ad or [mailto:conor@opencongress.org email a link to the staff editors] and they'll post it for you.
 * How to embed YouTube videos.
 * Upload a digital picture of a mailer.


 * Transcribe the concrete claims in ads already posted.


 * Fact-check the claims in ads already posted.

If you need any help, check the quick guide to editing or [mailto:conor@opencongress.org email the staff editors]; they're here to help.

Campaign participation is welcome, but read this first
Unlike Wikipedia, at the OpenCongress wiki we're more concerned about the ability to verify additions through solid outside sources than who posted them. Just to keep everything above board, we do ask that campaign staff post a note on their user page giving their name and affiliation. See the full guidelines for campaign and congressional staff or [mailto:conor@opencongress.org email a staff editor] for more information.

About Wiki The Vote Ad Watch
Wiki The Vote Ad Watch is part of the OpenCongress wiki project.

You can contact Conor Kenny, the managing editor, at [mailto:conor@opencongress.org conor@opencongress.org].