The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

Independent research. Not affiliated with any government, agency, or company.

University

Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania

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  • INF-5.9: FactCheck.org's funding page lists Meta payments of $2,159,207.34 for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 and $104,244 in Meta fellowship grants for fiscal years 2021 through 2023, and states that Meta and Google "neither sought nor was given any control over our editorial decisions." PolitiFact's disclosure page lists Meta and TikTok as organizations that gave more than 5 percent of its revenue in the previous calendar year, without amounts.

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  • Exhibit 1080 Page read 10 November 2026; covers fiscal years ending 30 June 2010-2026. FactCheck.org (Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania): Our Funding (FactCheck.org, itemized financial disclosure by fiscal year, FY2010-FY2026)