The Evidence Library
Original records. Government documents. Court decisions. Verification tools. Use this library to examine the evidence yourself—not to read the same blog posts under a different heading.
These links lead to the institutions, databases and guides named below. A listed resource is not an endorsement of everything it publishes. Check source dates, context, and primary records whenever possible.
Court cases and legal documents
- CourtListener — Search judicial opinions and available court filings.
- Supreme Court of the United States — Official opinions, case records and orders.
- PACER — Official federal court docket system; fees may apply.
- Department of Justice — Official case releases and enforcement announcements, not substitutes for verdicts.
Government records and accountability
- Congress.gov — Legislation, votes and congressional activity.
- Government Accountability Office — Independent federal audits and reports.
- Oversight.gov — Federal inspector general findings and investigations.
- USAspending.gov — Federal spending and award records.
Elections and voting evidence
- Election Assistance Commission — Election administration data, guidance and research.
- Federal Election Commission — Campaign-finance disclosures and federal election-finance records.
- State election offices — Locate the official state election administrators and election results.
- DOJ Voting Section — Federal voting-rights statutes and enforcement information.
Constitution, laws and executive power
- National Archives: Constitution — The Constitution and founding documents.
- Federal Register — Presidential documents, rules and official federal notices.
- U.S. Code — Codified federal statutes.
- Congressional Research Service Reports — Nonpartisan policy and legal analysis prepared for Congress.
Verification and research tools
- Internet Archive Wayback Machine — Find historical snapshots of public web pages.
- Google Fact Check Explorer — Find published fact checks and evaluate their underlying sourcing.
- FactCheck.org — Independent fact-checking; read underlying citations before relying on a conclusion.
- PolitiFact — Claim assessments with published explanations and sources.
TEM evidence and research guides
- How We Verify — How TEM approaches evidence, claims and source evaluation.
- Verify a Claim — TEM's existing guide for readers who want to investigate claims.
- National Archives Catalog — Search original federal historical records and documents.
- FOIA.gov — Learn how to request records from federal agencies.
Resource links are provided for research and may change. TEM reports and commentary remain in the Blog; this page is a source directory.