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Groundery
What it is
Groundery is a fact-checking tool that identifies factual claims in live or recorded audio, video, streams, and text, then checks them against sources chosen for a session. Live checks can use a microphone, a browser tab playing audio, or a stream URL such as YouTube Live, Twitch, or Vimeo. The site says results typically return within seconds to about a minute, depending on the evidence. Recorded checks accept MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV, YouTube links, or pasted transcripts. Claims from recordings are timestamped, so reviewers can revisit the moment, inspect evidence, and share or export a report. Users can search the whole web, limit checks to selected sites, or exclude sites. Groundery says it prioritizes authoritative sources and provides direct links for review. The Free plan includes 3 hours of fact-checking and 10 instant text checks per month; Pro costs $599 a month. AI-generated results may be inaccurate or incomplete and are informational aids, not definitive judgments. Uploaded content and results remain until deletion or account closure, while backup copies may persist for up to 30 days afterward.
For and against
For
- Checks live and recorded material as well as text.
- Lets sessions select or exclude sources.
- Recorded claims include timestamps and evidence.
- Free plan includes 3 hours monthly.
- Available on web and as a browser extension.
Against
- AI results may be inaccurate or incomplete.
- Free plan allows 10 instant text checks monthly.
- Pro costs $599 a month.
- Backup copies may persist up to 30 days after deletion.
The verdict
Groundery offers source-linked claim checks for live and recorded content, with tools to revisit and share results. Its terms caution that AI results are not definitive, so reviewers should inspect the evidence.
Who it suits
Groundery may suit newsroom and editorial teams checking debates, interviews, elections, live shows, or podcasts. Reviewers who need to inspect claims can use its timestamps, evidence links, and report export.
Plans and prices
Free
3 hours of fact-checking per month · 10 instant text fact-checks per month · live, recorded, transcript and Chrome extension fact-checking · source citations
Read 3 Oct 2026 · groundery.com
Pro
10 hours of fact-checking per month · 100 instant text fact-checks per month · live, recorded, transcript and Chrome extension fact-checking · source citations
Read 3 Oct 2026 · groundery.com
Enterprise
Everything in Pro · custom hours and team seats · managed fact-checking and human review · dedicated support and SLA
Read 3 Oct 2026 · groundery.com
On the record
- AI limitation
- Groundery's terms state that AI-generated results are not guaranteed to be accurate, complete, or error-free and should be treated as informational aids rather than definitive judgments.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The site describes Groundery for newsroom uses including debates, interviews, elections, live shows, podcast verification, and editorial standards workflows.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Claim reports
- Each recorded claim is timestamped and can be opened to hear the moment, read evidence, and share or export the report.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Data retention
- Uploaded content and fact-checking results are retained until the user deletes them or closes the account, and backup copies may persist for up to 30 days after deletion.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Evidence approach
- Groundery says it finds authoritative sources first, then summarizes results, and provides direct sources with each fact-check for reviewers to inspect.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Groundery lists Deepgram for audio transcription, OpenAI for transcript claim extraction, Vercel for hosting and blob storage, Clerk for authentication, and Neon for its managed PostgreSQL database.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Live inputs
- Live sessions can use a microphone, browser tab playing audio, or a stream URL such as YouTube Live, Twitch, Vimeo, or another embeddable feed.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Live timing
- The site says a live check usually returns while the speaker is still on the same topic, from seconds to about a minute depending on the evidence.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Groundery listens to debates, interviews, or streams, extracts factual claims as they are spoken, and checks them against selected sources.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Recorded inputs
- Recorded fact-checking accepts MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV, a YouTube link, or pasted transcript.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- Groundery's privacy policy says it uses TLS/SSL encryption in transit, encrypted storage, secure authentication, and access controls.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Source controls
- Users can check against the whole web, restrict checks to chosen sites, or exclude sites, with source choices set per session.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Pro plan includes priority support, while Enterprise includes dedicated support and an SLA.groundery.com · read 3 Oct 2026
