App Pick of the Week: Super PAC App!

 [App Web Video] 

 Reason:

As mentioned in our previous blog post on political fact checking, sometimes groups known as Super PACs will fund campaign ads full of erroneous information. 

This Super PAC App allows you to identify ads created by these special interest groups.

Just hold your phone up to the television as a campaign ad appears, and the app will pick up the sound and give you information. It will tell you what organization made the ad, how accurate its statements are, and user ratings of the ad's message. You can also get information on ads being run in other states. So if you are curious of what ads are being shown in Charlotte, NC, the app will tell you.

TRY ME!

The Super Pac App is only for the iPhone and is free in the Apple app store.

References:

Fitzpatrick, A. (2012, August 22). "Who's behind that political ad? This app tells you." Mashable. Retrieved September 6, 2012, from http://mashable.com/2012/08/22/superpac-app/.

WPTV news. (2012, August 25). "Super Pac iPhone app." [Web Video]. Retrieved September 7, 2012, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JH0uIAhmRY.