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About TruthFinder

TruthFinder People Search provides millions of Americans with easy-to-read background reports, public records, contact information and more. TruthFinder reports include data sourced from county, state and federal databases. Truthfinder accesses multiple public records stored on the internet and presents them to the user in one simple report. You can use TruthFinder to check up on old friends, investigate an online date’s information, reconnect with family members and even to check yourself.

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  • Unlimited reports
  • Mobile app
  • Detailed reports
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  • Must buy full month
  • No trial period

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Truthfinder was very helpful in solving questions about a few persons of interest that I have been dealing with for a long time. I find Truth Finder to be very accurate in their d...

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This is a great way to find old school friends that you lose contact with. Truthfinder is user friendly and a quick way to locate anyone. Would use this again. I would recommend t...

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ConsumerAffairs operates independent of TruthFinder and does not offer background check services. Per the TruthFinder terms, you may not use this service or the information it provides to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or any other purpose that would require Federal Credit Reporting Act compliance. TruthFinder does not provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency.

What is TruthFinder?

TruthFinder is a search tool and background check service that lets you find nearly anyone in the U.S. by name, address, phone number or email address.

You can use the service to reconnect with family and friends or to view a person’s criminal history. You can also run a report on yourself if you want to see what information is available about you online. You cannot use the platform to screen employees, domestic workers, tenants or people who provide professional services, including tutors or doctors.

TruthFinder searches millions of public records and social network data across the United States and compiles all the information into one report. The report includes items like:

  • Birth and death records
  • Possible relatives
  • Possible associates, friends, roommates or former romantic partners
  • Detailed location information (current and former addresses)
  • Contact information
  • Education and jobs
  • Social media profiles and dating profiles
  • Assets, including owned properties and driven vehicles
  • Criminal history, arrest reports and traffic records

Pulling a report on TruthFinder is anonymous, so no one will be notified when you perform a search or request a report for a particular person. The company has a free mobile app available in the Apple App Store or Google Play so you can make searches on the go.

TruthFinder cost

Requesting and receiving reports on TruthFinder requires a membership.

A one-month plan with TruthFinder costs around $28 per month. This fee lets users request unlimited standard background checks. Members can save money by purchasing a two-month plan for around $46. TruthFinder does not allow customers to pay for a single report, and you must contact the company’s member care department to cancel your membership.

TruthFinder FAQ

Is TruthFinder free?

Currently, there isn’t a free version or free trial of TruthFinder; however, Truthfinder offers a free search that provides preliminary information including age, location history and potential relatives. Most reputable background check services are not free.

How far does TruthFinder go back?

Results vary by person, but some reports go as far back as 15 years.

Can you do a background check with a phone number?

Yes. Through the company’s reverse phone lookup feature, you can search a phone number and receive relevant background information, including name, social media profiles, possible email addresses and locations.

Is TruthFinder accurate?

Yes. The more information you can provide, though, the more accurate your results are likely to be.

How do I cancel my TruthFinder account?

To terminate service, users must call the TruthFinder member care department.

Is TruthFinder legitimate?

TruthFinder is a great tool for connecting long-lost family members or friends, but the company charges a monthly fee and requires you to call the member care department to cancel. As long as the product isn’t used for malicious purposes, it’s a helpful resource that lets you find family, friends or former colleagues. We recommend TruthFinder for its extensive reports, accuracy and affordable pricing.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2026

    Don't use this company. Save your money and go elsewhere. You can find everything they offer without paying a dime on the internet. If you don't purchase the year subscription, they charge you an extra $5-$10 for additional information. I was looking for old friends. I found everything they gave me before I got the report. Then charged me more because I looked for additional information. It was three month unlimited nothing just to get more money. I canceled immediately. I couldn't find a friend I was trying to narrow down. I immediately found them on my own.

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    Response from TruthFinder

    Hi Kim,

    Thank you for your feedback, and we are sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We want to address a few points directly.

    Regarding the subscription options, both our monthly and 3-month memberships provide access to the same features — the difference is simply the length of the billing cycle. With the 3-month option, you are billed upfront for all three months at a reduced rate. All of our memberships include unlimited Person and Address searches, meaning you are never charged on a per-report basis.

    The additional charges you noticed were for optional add-on services such as Reverse Phone Lookup or Reverse Email Lookup, which allow you to search by a specific phone number or email address to identify the registered owner of that information. These are always presented as optional and are never automatically applied without your agreement.

    TruthFinder is not the source of the data in our reports — all information is pulled from public records and commercially available data sources, and we can only display what is made available to us. We understand this may not always meet every member's expectations and we are sorry the service was not the right fit for you.

    If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Care team at (855) 921-3711, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Holiday hours may vary.

    Sincerely,

    TruthFinder Customer Support Team

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      Customer ServiceOnline & App

      Reviewed April 1, 2026

      It’s a bunch of garbage. This website is FULL of incorrect info on people and WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE EVEN one piece of information on anyone’s criminal/traffic records, financial info, etc. I just paid $35 for info that I can find in two seconds online (phone numbers and addresses). AND watch out for the sneaky additional add-ons after you pay and are FINALLY able to see some data. What a BIG waste of time and money! UGH!

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      Response from TruthFinder

      Hi Lynn,

      Thank you for your feedback, and we are sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations.

      TruthFinder is not the source of the data in our reports — all information is pulled from public records and commercially available data sources. Because our search is conducted by name rather than by Social Security Number, results are broader and less precise by nature, and we are unable to guarantee 100% accuracy or completeness. Source data is sometimes reported or entered inaccurately, processed poorly, or is generally not free from defect. There are also instances where certain records may not be fully accessible through public databases depending on the jurisdiction, which can result in limited information appearing in a report.

      Our membership provides access to a variety of information including location history, names and aliases, possible family members and associates, phone numbers, email addresses, arrest and traffic records, bankruptcies, social media profiles, and more. Regarding the add-on services, these are always presented as optional and are never automatically applied without your agreement.

      We can confirm that your account has been cancelled and a full refund has been issued back to your payment method. Please allow 3–5 business days for the funds to reflect in your account, as processing times may vary depending on your financial institution.

      If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Care team at (855) 921-3711, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Holiday hours may vary.

      Sincerely,

      TruthFinder Customer Support Team

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      Tech

      Reviewed March 30, 2026

      I am renting out a room in my home and wanted to check out some applicants as far as work history and previous dwellings. The second applicant I tried to get a history on, came back with NO financial history, no employent history, and no previous rental history. Odd, why else do people do a background history. Even more odd since the previous applicant I submitted, came back with a long report of many pages loaded with information including every traffic infraction, run in with police, misdemeanor and an assault with a deadly weapon conviction.

      When I inquired why I could get no information on the first person, the company gave me some double talk about different counties allowed or disallowed different information to be included in their reports. Odder still is why one site liststhem as the #2 site for background checks and ConsumerAffairs by way of customer reviews gives them a relatively awful review. I always trust reviews and have chosen wisely based on them.

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      Response from TruthFinder

      Hi Peter,

      Thank you for your feedback. We want to address your concerns directly and provide some important clarification.

      We want to advise you that TruthFinder is a public records search service intended for personal use only. Our services are not to be used for any business purpose or FCRA purpose, including decisions regarding the rental or sale of residential property, employment screening, tenant screening, or any other purpose that would necessitate FCRA compliance. We have a zero-tolerance policy for such use. For more information, please review our Terms of Use at https://www.truthfinder.com/terms-of-use/.

      Regarding the varying results between searches, TruthFinder is not the source of the data in our reports — all information is pulled from public records and commercially available data sources. The availability of information does vary depending on the individual, the county, and what has been made publicly accessible. Not all jurisdictions release the same types of records, which can result in significantly different amounts of information appearing from one report to another. This is not a reflection of our service but rather of the nature of public records and how they are reported and released at the local level.

      If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Care team at (855) 921-3711, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Holiday hours may vary.

      Sincerely,

      TruthFinder Customer Support Team

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      Sales & MarketingPriceFollow-Through

      Reviewed March 22, 2026

      Do not use this company or its services! Completely worthless! Outdated info or no info provided in the categories promised, Complete SCAM! This is not a free background check as advertised, avoid this company at all costs!

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      Response from TruthFinder

      Hi Jeffrey,

      Thank you for your feedback, and we are sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We want to address your concerns directly.

      TruthFinder does not claim to be a free service anywhere on our website. Compiling and maintaining an accessible platform for public record information requires significant resources, and our pricing is transparently displayed during the registration process to ensure customers understand the costs before proceeding.

      Regarding the information in your reports, TruthFinder is not the source of the data — all information is pulled from public records and commercially available data sources, which may contain errors. Source data is sometimes reported or entered inaccurately, processed poorly, or is generally not free from defect, and our reports are not a comprehensive compilation of all available data. We encourage our members to use our reports as a starting point and to independently verify any information before relying on it.

      If you would like assistance with your account or have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Care team at (855) 921-3711, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Holiday hours may vary.

      Sincerely,

      TruthFinder Customer Support Team

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      Staff

      Reviewed March 1, 2026

      Truthfinder tool is helping me find 2 lost loved ones/Childs. Preliminary research yielding results are dealing help in ways at least several - focus (mild potential/ADHD) & procrastination problems (1 child has missing several decades - still hope filled).

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      Response from TruthFinder

      Hi Eileen,

      Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience. We are truly glad to hear that TruthFinder has been a helpful resource in your search, and we sincerely hope that it continues to assist you in finding the answers you are looking for.

      If you ever need any assistance navigating your reports or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Care team at (855) 921-3711, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Holiday hours may vary. We are here to help.

      Sincerely,

      TruthFinder Customer Support Team

      Customer Service

      Reviewed Feb. 16, 2026

      I typed in my own phone number which was connected to someone else that I wanted to see info from. It showed me a tiny bit, then took me through several loading screens before ending on a paywall of $35 A MONTH! This whole process took about 30 mins, just to end up with nothing. I KNEW something sketchy was going on, I didn’t know exactly what the reason for all those loading screens was, and I still don’t. Just say there’s a paywall at the beginning! All the other shady apps do! Sad, they have more integrity than this nonsense!

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      Response from TruthFinder

      Hi Kiki,

      Thank you for your feedback, and we are sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We want to provide some clarity on how our service works.

      TruthFinder does not claim to be a free service anywhere on our website. Compiling and maintaining an accessible platform for public record information requires significant resources, and our pricing is transparently displayed during the registration process to ensure customers understand the costs before proceeding.

      Regarding the loading screens, the process of compiling a report does require our system to search through multiple public record databases, which can take some time. We understand this can feel lengthy and we are always working to improve the overall user experience.

      We also want to clarify that searching by phone number will show you who the number may be registered to and any associated information available through public records. As with all of our reports, the data is pulled from publicly available sources and may not always be complete.

      If you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Care team at (855) 921-3711, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Holiday hours may vary.

      Sincerely,

      TruthFinder Customer Support Team

      Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

      Reviewed Feb. 13, 2026

      50th class reunion. Have searched for free 2 yrs. Have all but about 40. Purchased this to help locate last 40 classmates.. What a piece of junk. No different than free searches you use. Don't waste your money on this. You get absolutely nothing more. You search people. It doesn't even show a history they lived in our town???? How stupid is that??? Fraud and false advertising. Better off keep trying using Google. No benefit at all. Every number I called (22 so far) either wrong nunber or disconnected!!

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      Response from TruthFinder

      Hi John,

      Thank you for your feedback, and what a wonderful effort — tracking down classmates for a 50th reunion is truly a meaningful endeavor! We are sorry to hear that our service did not provide the results you were hoping for.

      TruthFinder is not the source of the data in our reports — all information is pulled from public records and commercially available data sources, which may contain errors. Source data is sometimes reported or entered inaccurately, processed poorly, or is generally not free from defect, and our reports are not a comprehensive compilation of all available data. We collaborate with our data providers to ensure reports are as accurate and complete as possible; however, occasional inaccuracies may occur due to limitations in public data or multiple individuals sharing similar identifying details.

      To enhance your search experience, we recommend using the 'Refine My Search' option after performing a search, which allows you to add more identifying details to help isolate the correct report. We also recommend searching by maiden name for classmates who may have changed their last name over the years, as this can sometimes yield better results.

      We encourage you to use our reports as a starting point for your own due diligence and to independently verify any information before relying on it. If you need any assistance with your searches, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Care team at (855) 921-3711, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Holiday hours may vary.

      Sincerely,

      TruthFinder Customer Support Team

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      Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

      Reviewed Feb. 13, 2026

      Simply: Don't advertise free information when the only one giving free information is the searcher. Going through all of those layers and having to give email address only to find you can't get anything unless you pay.

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      Customer ServicePriceStaffRates

      Reviewed Feb. 7, 2026

      Listen folks, I have been a customer for over 15 years paying monthly subscription price and it was Wonderful. This WAS the only online company left that did a good job. It has recently sold to a scumbag company and the results on any given search are 20% of what they used to be and they have farmed their customer service to the India community which actually made me laugh as these folks don't speak good English and they are just "Yes People", which means nothing but apologies and no real help. Their site was remodeled and 50% of things the customer has are now gone. I check their investigated information at a friends with Lexus Nexus, and it was 80% outdated or incorrect. Don't waste your money and I am guessing the prior company sold to an Indian conglomerate. They are now the worst

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      Response from TruthFinder

      Hi Jon,

      Thank you for your long-standing loyalty as a customer, and we are sorry to hear that your recent experience has not met the expectations you have come to know from our service. We want to address several of the points you have raised directly.

      First, we want to clarify that TruthFinder has not been sold. These claims are inaccurate, and we want to assure you that our commitment to providing a quality service remains unchanged.

      Regarding our customer support team, our representatives are not located in India. We take pride in the quality of our Customer Care team and take this feedback seriously.

      We also want to address the comparison to LexisNexis. LexisNexis is an identity verification service that uses multiple identifiers including Social Security Number, name, address, and date of birth to precisely match records to a specific individual. TruthFinder searches are conducted by name using publicly available data, which means results may be broader or less precise by comparison. This difference in methodology can account for variations in the information returned between the two services.

      As for the information in our reports, TruthFinder is not the source of the data — all information is pulled from publicly available records and third-party sources. Over time, the availability of certain records may change due to updates in public record databases, restrictions imposed by data providers, or individuals exercising their right to suppress their personal information from being displayed on our platform. When a suppression is in place, the information will not appear in our reports, though it is not removed from the original public record source.

      We would love the opportunity to address your concerns further and work toward restoring your confidence in our service. Please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Care team at (855) 921-3711, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Holiday hours may vary.

      Sincerely,

      TruthFinder Customer Support Team

      PriceOnline & App

      Reviewed Jan. 20, 2026

      Truthfinder.com is a thief!! They will steal your money, even after you cancel your subscription. I cancelled my subscription and it shows on their website that I am no longer a subscriber. BUT they still charge my card. The only way I was able to stop them was by having my card company put a block on all requests from them. There are other more reputable companies.

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      Response from TruthFinder

      Hi Michael,

      Thank you for sharing your review. We understand how unexpected charges can be frustrating, and we appreciate the opportunity to clarify what occurred.

      When enrolling in TruthFinder, members are guided through a registration process where all billing details—including automatic renewal terms—are clearly disclosed before payment is submitted, and users must agree to those terms to complete registration. Memberships can be canceled at any time through the online account, by phone, or via live chat.

      After reviewing our records, we found that an account was originally created in September 2024 and canceled in October 2024. A separate membership was later reactivated in October 2025, and the service was actively used in December 2025. There was no cancellation on file for that membership prior to the online cancellation completed on January 16, 2026.

      We also did not receive any direct contact from you before the charge in question, which would have allowed us to review and address the concern sooner.

      If you have any remaining questions or would like further assistance, our Member Care team is available at 855-921-3711, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET; holiday hours may vary).

      Sincerely,

      TruthFinder Customer Support Team

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