FactGuard vs FAXTR

FactGuard checks claims, headlines, or URLs and returns a verdict with reasoning and cited sources. It offers Quick, Thorough, and Private verification modes, with a confidence score from 0 to 100 and analysis of framing and potential bias. The web app limits submissions to 1,000 characters; its free tier uses Quick mode and displays the 30 most recent checks. The free plan costs nothing, billed forever, and includes three checks per day. Pro includes unlimited checks and history, Thorough verification, all modes, shareable verdict cards, and bulk export, but its listed plans are marked coming soon. FactGuard also describes an early-access MCP server and a Fact-Check API with a stated free tier of 100 calls per day; API access and team pricing are under development. The privacy policy says claims sent to the backend are not stored per user on FactGuard's servers. Optional on-device verification is not transmitted to FactGuard or third-party processing providers. FactGuard cautions that automated verdicts can be inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date and advises checking cited sources.

FAXTR is a fact-checking platform for reviewing claims, headlines, articles, article URLs, and LLM-generated text. It aggregates verdicts from more than 100 fact-checking organizations across more than 50 countries, rather than making its own final judgment on whether a claim is true or false. Visitors can make three checks without signing up; signing up provides more checks and history. FAXTR says it gathers data from the Google Fact Check Tools API and Google News RSS three times daily. For integrations, it offers a REST API with JSON responses at https://api.faxtr.com/v1. Verification endpoints are in private beta and require access; the API also includes a /v1/guard endpoint for scanning LLM responses for misinformation. FAXTR Verified records source and receipt details, source-text and debunk matches, and a published SHA-256 fingerprint of an article body. Publishers add it with one server-rendered link per article, without JavaScript or a runtime dependency on FAXTR. The Free plan is free, billed monthly; Starter is $49 a month.