VerumVerify

Overview

VerumVerify is a multilingual fact-checking service for checking claims in text, links, images, and documents. It is best suited to people who need source-backed checks across several formats, from students to newsroom and company teams. Its broad input support is useful, but social media post scanning is absent and image checks require a paid feature.

Key features

Checks combine searches across independent sources with analysis from Groq and Gemini. Results include a verdict, a 0–100 credibility score, sourced analysis, and credibility and bias ratings for individual sources. That gives readers more to examine than a bare score, though the result still depends on the sources surfaced by the service.

Automatic claim detection and citation links support text and URL checks as well as PDF and DOCX documents. VerumVerify says it supports 17 languages, including right-to-left use in Hebrew, Arabic, and Farsi, making it a stronger fit for multilingual work than a single-language workflow. It does not scan social media posts, so users need to submit claims through another supported format.

Image verification can flag AI generation and manipulation, search for reverse-image matches, and use OCR to check text in an image. Uploads may be JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF up to 10 MB; checks require an account and are a Pro feature, so the free tier is not a way to evaluate that capability. Uploads are stored privately in the account for analysis and later review, can be deleted from the dashboard, and are not shared with third parties.

Pricing

The free plan costs 0.00 USD per month and allows three fact-checks a week, with a basic credibility score, global news feed, and community results. The Rumor Mailbox returns only a verdict, and document scanning is excluded. It is a modest way to try routine checks, not a useful allowance for regular research.

The Day Pass costs 2.99 USD per once, billed for 24 hours. It provides Pro access for 24 hours, five document scans a month, and up to 10 claims per document, but no claim tracking. It suits a short burst of work better than an ongoing workflow.

Pro costs 12.99 USD per month and includes 20 fact-checks a week, 10 image verifications a month, five document scans a month with 10 claims per document, claim tracking, and PDF export. It is the entry point for image checks, though its monthly image and document quotas may constrain frequent use. Ultra costs 24.99 USD per month, raising the allowances to 300 fact-checks, 100 image verifications, and 15 document scans per month, with up to 50 tracked claims. That is a better fit for heavier individual use.

Academic costs 34.99 USD per month and adds 39 AI study and research tools to Pro features, for 43 features total. It makes most sense for users who will use that broader academic toolkit, rather than someone seeking only more checks. OSINT Suite costs 59.00 USD per month and includes 400 fact-checks, 30 document scans with 10 claims per document, 25 active watchlists, and bulk enrichment for 50 entities per batch, up to three batches a day. Its watchlists and batch work target ongoing investigative use.

Press / Media costs 99.00 USD per month for 10 shared seats, 600 fact-checks, 50 document scans with 10 claims per document, and batch checking up to 500 claims a month. Press + OSINT costs 149.00 USD per month and raises the allowances to 1,000 fact-checks, 500 image verifications, and 50 document scans a month, with 25 active watchlists. These plans suit editorial teams that need shared capacity or combined image and OSINT work.

Company costs 299.00 USD per month and includes 10 seats, 600 shared fact-checks, 200 document scans with 10 claims per document, Slack and Microsoft Teams integrations, and a Company API with 1,000 calls a month shared across the account. Extra seats cost $9/mo each. Per-member feature controls, role management, and an audit trail make this the team-oriented option; a smaller team without those controls may not need its price. The Press plan also includes a Press API with 1,000 calls per month.

Platforms

VerumVerify is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Its web app is optimized for mobile and needs no download; it can also be installed as a Progressive Web App on mobile and desktop. That offers mobile access without requiring a native-app installation.

Who it's for

Students and researchers can use the multilingual claim and document checks, while OSINT practitioners have a plan with watchlists and batch enrichment. Press teams get shared seats and batch checking, and companies get team controls and workplace integrations. It is less suitable for anyone whose verification starts with scanning social posts or who needs image checking on the free plan.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Multiple input formats and source-level credibility and bias ratings make checks more inspectable than a verdict alone.
• Pros: Seventeen-language support, including right-to-left languages, broadens its usefulness for multilingual verification.
• Pros: Dedicated OSINT, press, academic, and company plans offer quotas and tools aimed at distinct work patterns.
• Cons: The free plan is limited to three checks a week and omits document scanning; image verification also requires Pro and an account.
• Cons: Social media post scanning is unsupported, leaving a gap for users who want to check claims in-platform.
• Cons: Higher-tier plans cost substantially more than individual options, and the Company plan's fact-check allowance is shared across seats.

Alternatives

FactGuard is worth considering for users who want three free daily checks and a private on-device mode; its free tier is more generous by daily check count than VerumVerify's weekly allowance. Avancer Document Fact-Checker may suit users prioritizing image, audio, and document checks, with one free scan and web, API, or self-hosted access. Crowdee is an option for occasional image verification, offering one free image check per IP every 24 hours for uploads up to 10 MB. Factward may fit users seeking a free allowance of two daily verifications with URL and PDF checks, shareable reports, and an embeddable badge. FAXTR is an alternative for API-focused use, with a free tier of 1,000 API calls per month and a 10-request-per-minute limit. Groundery is an option for fact-checking live or recorded material and transcripts, including through a Chrome extension. Trusul is another freemium web alternative. Stipple is another option for tender search and matching.

Verdict

VerumVerify is a good choice for multilingual users who need source-backed checks across claims, documents, and images, especially teams whose work fits its Press, OSINT, or Company plans. Its strongest reason to choose it is that range of inputs paired with source-level assessments; its clearest reason to look elsewhere is the lack of social post scanning, compounded by tight free limits and paid-only image verification.