About Project Blue USA
Independent. Not manipulated. Zero spin.
Who we are
Project Blue USA is an independent site for the facts and for accountability. We distill the news and get to the bottom of it: we read across many independent sources, separate fact from spin, and publish only what the evidence shows. Think of it as our own fact-checking desk, built for people who want the truth even when it is uncomfortable.
Zero spin
Some outlets spread fake news. Partisan media on every side spin it, and Democrats have spin machines of their own. We are not another one. When the facts hurt Democrats, we publish them. When the facts help, we publish those too. The same rules apply to everyone.
Democratic accountability is our focus; honesty is our method
We hold Democratic officials, candidates and party leadership to account and show the good and the bad: votes, attendance, money, promises, accomplishments and controversies. Facts about other parties appear wherever you need them for context, under the same standard. Members discuss it all in Brays, start petitions, and fund awareness campaigns, including billboards asking party leaders to do better.
Not manipulated
No one can buy, pressure, flood or fake their way into what we publish: not parties, donors, advertisers, governments, corporations, media owners, organized pressure campaigns or bots. Complaints and threats do not change a fact; only better evidence does.
How we handle facts
- In news stories, fact checks and the records on officials' pages, every key claim needs at least 5 independent sources with different owners, tagged at the claim so you can open them yourself.
- A person who did not write the story, fact check or record entry checks every source before it is published. AI may help research; it is never a source and never publishes a story or a fact check. The one exception is AI news briefs in the Brays feed: labeled as written by AI and not checked by a person, they post only after our code confirms at least 3 independent sources.
- Missing data is shown as unknown, never as zero. Accusations show exactly how far they have gone, and the person named is asked to respond.
- Member posts (Brays), reactions and polls are this community's opinions. They are labeled as such and never presented as fact or as a scientific poll.
- Money progress is computed from a ledger of recorded transactions, never typed in by hand.
The full rules are on our standards page; corrections are in the corrections log. Numbers are explained on methods and data, posting rules on community rules, and what is public or private on the privacy page.
Frequently asked questions
Is Project Blue USA affiliated with the DNC or any political party?
Project Blue USA is independent. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any political party (including the DNC), candidate, campaign, PAC, government or company. We take no money from parties, candidates, campaigns, PACs or governments, and no one outside our editors can edit or approve what we publish. Our news stories, fact checks and the record entries on officials' pages meet our five-source, two-person rule, with sources tagged so you can check them yourself. Official records link to the original. Automated feed posts (outlets' headlines and AI news briefs) are labeled and are not checked by a person.
What can I do on Project Blue USA?
You can read the news distilled and viral claims fact-checked, see every official's record (the good and the bad), compare each recorded vote with most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans, follow how party leadership positions are filled, post Brays, sign or start petitions, and help fund public-awareness campaigns. News stories, fact checks and the record entries on officials' pages are tagged to at least 5 independent sources and checked by a second person; official records link to the original; automated feed posts are labeled and not checked by a person.
How do you make sure your news and fact checks are true?
Every key claim needs at least 5 independent sources with different owners on different websites, tagged right at the claim so you can open them yourself. A person who did not write the piece opens every source before it is published, and the person who publishes is never the writer. AI may help research but is never a source and never publishes a story or a fact check. The one exception is AI news briefs in the Brays feed: they post on their own only after our code confirms at least 3 independent sources, and each is labeled as written by AI and not checked by a person. Corrections are dated at the top of the story (or of the Record section on an official's page) and listed in the public corrections log.
Are there bots on Project Blue USA?
No bot may pose as a person. Outside bots are not allowed and are marked as bots or removed. Our own automated accounts carry a visible automated label. The Research Desk drafts but never checks or publishes anything; the Records Desk, Newswire and AI news-brief accounts post in the Brays feed, and members can turn each of them off in their settings.
Are straw polls and member reactions scientific?
No. Thumbs up or down reactions and straw polls come from members of this community who chose to respond, so they are not a scientific sample of voters and are labeled non-scientific wherever they appear. Scientific polls are shown only with full disclosure of pollster, sponsor, dates, population, sample, mode, wording and margin of error.
How are campaign funds handled?
Campaign progress is computed from an append-only ledger of recorded contributions, refunds and disputes. It is never typed in by hand. Payments run only after payment-provider keys are configured and an administrator turns payments on. Money is released to a vendor only after a second person, different from the one who requested it, approves.
Can other people see that I signed a petition?
Only the total is public by default. A signer's name is shown only if that member chose to display it, and individual reactions and contributions are private by default.