What we archive — and what we never will.

This is not a doxxing tool, and it will never be one. We archive public speech, not private lives.

What the archive is

The Public Record exists for one purpose: to make it possible to research what public figures have actually said in public. If a public figure made a statement in public, it belongs in a record that anyone can search — and verify against the original source. Every entry links back to where the statement was made.

What we archive

Public statements only — things a person said or posted in public, in venues open to anyone. Each entry is tied to its original source so it can be checked in context. We archive statements as they were made: we don't rewrite them, and we don't invent them.

How the archive is searched

The archive is built for depth, not just keyword matching. It supports semantic (vector) search: you search by meaning, so you can surface everything a public figure has said on a topic even when they never used your exact words. Ask about a subject and the record returns the relevant statements, ranked by how strongly they bear on it.

On top of that, the archive records where public figures stand. Public statements are classified against a defined set of topics and mapped to the position they express, so you can see a figure's stance on an issue at a glance — and how consistent it has been over time. That's what makes contradictions between what someone claims now and what they said before easy to find, always traceable back to the original public statement.

What we do not archive

We do not publish personal or private information. That means no personally identifiable information (PII) — the established legal category covering things like home addresses, phone numbers, private contact details, and information about a person's family. We never publish it, and we are never its source.

On doxxing

We do not dox, and we will not become a vehicle for anyone else's doxxing. Two commitments define how we handle private information:

• We are never the source. No private or identifying information originates with us. We do not research it, publish it, or reveal it.
• We do not spread it. In the narrow case where a major, established news outlet has already reported something, and it is directly relevant to understanding a public figure — for example, documenting that an account presented as an ordinary American is in fact a foreign influence operation — we may link to that outlet's reporting rather than reproduce any private details ourselves. Even then, the private information stays in their reporting, not in our archive.

In short: we are the medium, not the source. We point to public statements and, where relevant, to established reporting. We do not manufacture exposure.

How entries are sourced and screened

Entries come from public statements we collect and from submissions by members. Everything that enters the system is screened — including automated screening that flags anything that may contain personal information — before it becomes part of the archive. Submissions that appear to contain PII are held for review, not published automatically. Automated capture has limits, so edge cases are flagged for manual review rather than added blindly.

Accuracy, context, and verification

Because every entry links to its original source, anyone can check it in context. We archive what was said, with a link to where it was said. If a statement is later deleted at the source, our copy reflects what was publicly posted at the time it was captured — but we never add private information to fill gaps, and we don't editorialize in the public record.

Who this covers

The archive focuses on public figures and the public statements they choose to make. Private individuals are not the subject of this project.

Last updated July 2026