FactGuard vs Scrutinly

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 FactGuard cautions that automated verdicts can be inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date and advises checking cited sources.

Scrutinly is a web-based fact-checking service for articles, claims, URLs, social posts, and images. It extracts checkable statements from supplied text and evaluates each against current web sources. URL checking fetches the article directly, avoiding manual copying. Results classify claims as Supported, Unsupported, Mixed, or Satirical and provide links to the sources used. A stacked bar summarizes the proportions of Supported, Unsupported, and Mixed claims in a check. Image analysis is in beta: it estimates signs of AI generation or changed context, then gives a probability score and explanation; the service warns that these evaluations may be unreliable. Results remain in search history, and identical content can reuse cached output without consuming tokens. Security features listed by the site include two-factor authentication, PBKDF2 password hashing, and JWT sessions; searches are private to each account and not sold or shared. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 150,000 tokens. Pro costs $12 a month, while Max costs $49 a month.