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TruthFinder
Company typeWebsite
FoundedMarch 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03)
FounderKris Kibak
Joey Rocco
Headquarters
San Diego, California
,
US

TruthFinder is an American personal information search website based in San Diego, California.[1][2][3] 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.[4] [5][6]

History

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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.[7][8] PubRec merged with PeopleConnect Holdings, Inc in 2020 and is now managed by H.I.G. Capital.[9]

In December 2021, TechRadar reviewed TruthFinder.[7]

TruthFinder provides information related to people for background checks and reverse address lookup.[10][11] The website also provides an option to opt-out.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Why states are rushing to seal tens of millions of old criminal records". The Economist.
  2. ^ "How to Delete Your Information From People-Search Sites". Consumer Reports.
  3. ^ Gould, Cynthia (March 14, 2022). "Companies offer consumers 'data scrub' to wipe personal info from online searches". WBMA.
  4. ^ higcapitaldev (October 22, 2015). "PeopleConnect Holdings, Inc., an Affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, Completes Acquisition of Classmates". H.I.G. Capital - Global Alternative Assets Investment Firm. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Livingstone advises PubRec on its merger with PeopleConnect | Our Insights | Livingstone Partners". www.livingstonepartners.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "17 Lebanese Tycoons Made It On Forbes' 2020 Billionaire List". www.the961.com. April 19, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Wolfe, Bryan M.; DeMuro, Jonas P.; published, Jacob Parker (August 22, 2022). "TruthFinder background check service review". TechRadar.
  8. ^ Burton, Bonnie. "Should you google an ex? Depends on your motivation". CNET.
  9. ^ "Livingstone advises PubRec on its merger with PeopleConnect | Our Insights | Livingstone Partners". www.livingstonepartners.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "Online "people finder" sites are a blessing for identity thieves". Quartz. August 20, 2019.
  11. ^ "How scammers siphoned $36B in fraudulent unemployment payments from US". USA Today.
  12. ^ "Here's a Long List of Data Broker Sites and How to Opt-Out of Them". Vice.