What is usually public
- Social and web profiles: public Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and other profiles, plus web mentions such as team pages, news and race results.
- Photos: images that are publicly posted and indexed.
- Usernames: handles that appear on public profiles.
- Phone data: carrier, line type and, when on record, the registered owner of a number.
- Government records: some court cases, property records, business filings and professional licenses are public by law, though access differs by state and county.
- Sex offender registries: public in every state and searchable nationwide at NSOPW.gov.
Private search. They are never notified.
What is not public
- Private messages, DMs and dating-app activity.
- Bank, credit, tax and medical records.
- Sealed or expunged court records, and most juvenile records.
- Anything on a private or friends-only account.
- Real-time location.
Any site that claims to show these is either wrong or acting illegally.
How accurate is it?
Public data is messy. Common names get mixed up, people move, and records can be years out of date. Treat every result as a lead to confirm: match the photo, the age range and the city before you trust it. When something important is at stake, go to the original source, such as the county court website or PACER for federal cases.
The legal line: FCRA
The Fair Credit Reporting Act regulates reports used to make decisions about employment, housing, credit and insurance. Those reports must come from a consumer reporting agency that follows strict accuracy and dispute rules. TrueSearch is not a consumer reporting agency. You can use it to confirm who you are talking to, but not to decide whether to hire, rent to, lend to or insure anyone.
Your own information
If you want your own information removed from TrueSearch, use the opt-out page.