Capture evidence privately, before anything changes

You need proof of what a page said. You do not need to make a permanent public copy of it.

Pages change once they are challenged

When a publisher learns a statement is being disputed, the page may be edited, deleted, or quietly reworded. If you have no record of the original, you cannot show what was published or for how long.

The problem with public archives

Public web archives are valuable for history, but saving a page there creates a copy that anyone can find, view, and link to. If your goal is to get a false claim taken down, a public copy works against you: the original disappears, and the archived version keeps circulating. TruthRanking never submits pages to public archives.

What a private capture contains

• The raw HTML exactly as the server returned it, plus a cleaned, readable copy.
• A full-page screenshot showing how the page looked to a reader.
• The capture time, recorded by the system, not typed in by a person.
• A SHA-256 fingerprint of each file. Change one character and the fingerprint changes, so anyone can later confirm the file is the one captured. See SHA-256 fingerprint.

All of it is stored in a private, access-controlled vault, reachable only through short-lived signed links.

When a page can't be captured automatically

Some sites block automated visits with a CAPTCHA or a login wall. TruthRanking records that the page was access-restricted instead of pretending it captured it, and a reviewer can add a manual capture of the publicly visible page. TruthRanking never logs in to get past a wall.

Capture first, then act

Make the capture before you send a correction request, report a post, or reply. It takes seconds and it protects the whole case.