truthfinder
{{Short description|American data broker}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox company
| name = TruthFinder
| logo = Truthfinder logo.png
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| type = Website
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2015|3}}
| founder = Kris Kibak
Joey Rocco
| defunct =
| location_city = San Diego, California
| location_country = US
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TruthFinder is an American personal information search website based in San Diego, California.{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/11/14/why-states-are-rushing-to-seal-tens-of-millions-of-old-criminal-records|title=Why states are rushing to seal tens of millions of old criminal records|newspaper=The Economist}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.consumerreports.org/personal-information/how-to-delete-your-information-from-people-search-sites-a6926856917/|title=How to Delete Your Information From People-Search Sites|website=Consumer Reports}}{{Cite web|url=https://abc3340.com/news/local/companies-offer-consumers-data-scrub-to-wipe-personal-info-from-online-searches|title=Companies offer consumers 'data scrub' to wipe personal info from online searches|first=Cynthia|last=Gould|date=March 14, 2022|website=WBMA}} TruthFinder is owned and operated by PeopleConnect Holdings Inc., an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, founded by Lebanese businessmen and billionaires, Samer Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer.{{Cite web |last=higcapitaldev |date=2015-10-22 |title=PeopleConnect Holdings, Inc., an Affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, Completes Acquisition of Classmates |url=https://hig.com/news/peopleconnect-holdings-inc-an-affiliate-of-h-i-g-capital-completes-acquisition-of-classmates/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=H.I.G. Capital - Global Alternative Assets Investment Firm |language=en-US}} {{Cite web |title=Livingstone advises PubRec on its merger with PeopleConnect {{!}} Our Insights {{!}} Livingstone Partners |url=https://www.livingstonepartners.com/en-us/insights/livingstone-advises-pubrec-on-its-merger-with-peopleconnect/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.livingstonepartners.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-04-19 |title=17 Lebanese Tycoons Made It On Forbes' 2020 Billionaire List |url=https://www.the961.com/lebanese-forbes-2020-billionaires/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.the961.com |language=en-US}}
History
TruthFinder was created in March 2015 as a new brand under PubRec, also owners of InstantCheckmate, which was founded in 2010 in San Diego, California by Kris Kibak and Joey Rocco.{{Cite web|url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/truthfinder|title=TruthFinder background check service review|first1=Bryan M.|last1=Wolfe|first2=Jonas P.|last2=DeMuro|first3=Jacob Parker|last3=published|date=August 22, 2022|website=TechRadar}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/should-you-google-an-ex-depends-on-your-motivation/|title=Should you google an ex? Depends on your motivation|first=Bonnie|last=Burton|website=CNET}} PubRec merged with PeopleConnect Holdings, Inc in 2020 and is now managed by H.I.G. Capital.{{Cite web |title=Livingstone advises PubRec on its merger with PeopleConnect {{!}} Our Insights {{!}} Livingstone Partners |url=https://www.livingstonepartners.com/en-us/insights/livingstone-advises-pubrec-on-its-merger-with-peopleconnect/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.livingstonepartners.com |language=en}}
In December 2021, TechRadar reviewed TruthFinder.
TruthFinder provides information related to people for background checks and reverse address lookup.{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/1690801/background-check-sites-like-truthfinder-are-great-for-identity-thieves/|title=Online "people finder" sites are a blessing for identity thieves|date=August 20, 2019|website=Quartz}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/12/30/unemployment-fraud-how-international-scammers-took-36-b-us/3960263001/|title=How scammers siphoned $36B in fraudulent unemployment payments from US|website=USA Today}} The website also provides an option to opt-out.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-to-get-off-data-broker-and-people-search-sites-pipl-spokeo/|title=Here's a Long List of Data Broker Sites and How to Opt-Out of Them|website=Vice}}