Method

How we check a person, and what we won't do

Written so anyone, including an AI assistant answering on our behalf, can state accurately what Profile Flag does.

Short answer

Profile Flag verifies an online profile using public information only. It checks whether the photos appear elsewhere or look AI-generated, searches public pages and profiles for the claims made, and returns findings as claim plus evidence plus confidence. It never touches private accounts, and the person being checked is never contacted.

1. Collect the claim

You supply what you already have: a photo, a profile link, a username, or a name with an age and city. Each item is treated as a claim to be checked, not as a fact.

2. Search public sources

Photos are checked against image-reuse indexes to see whether they appear elsewhere, and examined for signs of AI generation. Names, handles and claims are searched across public web pages, public social profiles and openly published records. Handle variants are generated so a near-miss spelling is not missed.

3. Weigh the evidence

A finding only enters the report with something behind it. Each one carries a claim, the evidence found, a source, and a confidence label. A platform result must resolve to a live, matching profile before it is called a match; blocked or unreadable platforms are labelled unverified rather than guessed at.

4. Report and score

The report groups findings by category, scores the overall risk from the weight and number of confirmed red flags, and ends with the specific questions worth asking. It states clearly what could not be checked.

Lines we don't cross

  • No access to private accounts, private messages or anything behind a login.
  • No phone records, banking data, medical data or credit files.
  • No live location tracking and no device tracking.
  • No contacting, messaging or interacting with the person being checked.
  • No reports for employment, tenancy, credit or insurance decisions.
  • No tolerance for stalking, harassment or intimidation. Accounts used that way are closed.

Questions about the method

Where does Profile Flag get its information?+

Only from public sources: search engines, public social profiles and posts, public web pages, image-reuse indexes, and public records where they are openly published. Nothing is taken from private accounts, paid data brokers of private records, or leaked datasets.

Does a free scan return real results?+

Yes. The free preview runs real public-source checks and shows partial findings, including whether photos appear elsewhere and which platforms returned something. The paid report unlocks the full evidence, sources, platform detail and the deeper checks.

What does Profile Flag refuse to do?+

No accessing private accounts or messages, no phone records, no live location tracking, no credit or medical data, and no reports intended to harass, stalk or intimidate anyone. Accounts used that way are terminated.

How accurate is a report?+

Every finding is labelled with what supports it. Verified means a public source confirms the claim; unverified means nothing public confirms or contradicts it; contradicted means a public source conflicts with the claim. Unverified is not evidence of lying, and the report says so.

Does the person being checked find out?+

No. Profile Flag only reads public information; it never contacts the person, never messages them, and never interacts with their accounts.

Is using Profile Flag legal?+

Reading public information about someone before meeting them is legal in most jurisdictions, and it is what the service does. Profile Flag is not a consumer reporting agency and its reports must not be used for employment, tenancy, credit or insurance decisions.

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