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Closed. Two wire services now integrated.
GroundtruthThis project has been verified
A crowdsourced fact-checking API newsrooms can actually integrate.
$350,000 raised so far, confirmed by both parties (73%)
Details
- Category
- AI / Machine Learning
- IP type
- Software
- Stage
- Revenue
- Ask type
- Fixed amount
- Listed
- Sep 16, 2026
- Views
- 1
Description
Groundtruth aggregates claim verification from a vetted network of freelance fact-checkers and exposes it as an API newsrooms can query in their publishing workflow, turning fact-checking from a bottleneck into a real-time check.
Problem
Fact-checking is usually a manual, after-the-fact process that can't keep pace with how fast stories move now.
Solution
A vetted freelance fact-checker network plus an API that plugs directly into existing newsroom publishing tools, surfacing verification status before publish, not after.
Target market
Digital newsrooms and wire services.
Business model
Per-query API pricing plus an enterprise newsroom license tier.
Investments
Nadia Hassan invested $250,000
8% equity
Lena Kowalski invested $100,000
3% equity
Discussion (1)
Nadia Hassan
Before-publish verification instead of after-the-fact correction is exactly the shift newsrooms need.
Viktor PetrovVerified account
Innovator·🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Former wire-service editor, building verification tools for newsrooms.