Who founded factually.co and when was it launched?
Executive summary
Available sources identify multiple different organizations with “Factually” in their name; the domain factually.co appears to have WHOIS registration on 2024-12-11 and a Chrome-extension creation date of 2025-07-04, but none of the provided reporting gives a named founder for factually.co itself (WHOIS lists a redacted registrant) [1] [2]. Separate entities called “Factually Health” and “Factly” have clearly named founders in the records shown: Factually Health lists Lina Forcier among its founders [3] [4], while Factly’s founders are Shashi Kiran Deshetti, Manoj Manduva, Tejeswi Pratima Dodda, Rakesh Reddy and Srinivas Kompally [5].
1. One name, several organizations — don’t conflate them
The search results returned at least three distinct projects that use “Factly/Factally/Factually/Factually.co”: a site identified as factually.co (with a Chrome extension and WHOIS data), “Factually Health” (a health-information startup), and “Factly” (an Indian data/journalism outlet). These are separate entities in the available reporting and have different founders listed; conflating them risks error [2] [4] [5].
2. What the records say about factually.co’s launch date
Technical records tied to factually.co show a WHOIS registration date of 2024-12-11 and a Chrome extension “creation” date of 2025-07-04. Scam Detector cites the WHOIS creation date as 2024-12-11 and notes SSL details, while a Chrome-extension stats entry lists creation/last-updated dates in July 2025 [1] [2]. Available sources do not state an explicit public “launch” event or press announcement for factually.co beyond these registry and extension timestamps.
3. Who founded factually.co? The record is redacted
Scam Detector’s WHOIS extraction shows the registrant information as redacted for privacy; it therefore does not name individual founders or operators for factually.co [1]. The Chrome-extension metadata includes an email masked as tk*****@gmail.com but does not spell out a founder’s legal name [2]. Available sources do not mention a clear, attributable founder name for factually.co.
4. Nearby comparators with named founders (to add context)
By contrast, “Factually Health” explicitly lists Lina Forcier among its founders and presents a named founding team on its site (Lina Forcier, Genevieve Poliquin, Leo Hartman, Lucas Nogueira) [4] [3]. “Factly” (a different outlet) has its founder list published by Tracxn (Shashi Kiran Deshetti et al.) [5]. These examples show that when operators want to be public, third‑party profiles or company pages commonly record founders — something missing for factually.co in the available material [4] [5].
5. What’s known about factually.co’s trust and transparency
Scam Detector gives factually.co a “medium-low” trusting rank and flags some red flags while summarizing the site’s purpose as a personal fact-checking companion; it also documents the WHOIS and SSL details and notes the registrant is private/REDACTED [1]. A Chrome-extension listing provides usage counts and dates but does not prove editorial provenance or a founding date beyond the technical timestamps [2]. Those technical markers are reliable for when the domain/extension were registered or published, but they do not substitute for a public company history or named founders.
6. Why this gap matters — agendas and transparency
A fact‑checking product or tool that does not publish founder identities or organizational affiliation raises legitimate questions about accountability and editorial standards; sources here show redacted registrant data and provide no organizational disclosures for factually.co [1]. By contrast, Factually Health and Factly openly list founders and missions, which allows external scrutiny and context [4] [5]. Readers should weigh the difference between a domain/extension’s technical timestamps and an openly declared founding team.
7. Practical next steps if you need definitive attribution
If you need an unequivocal founder name and launch statement for factually.co, the available reporting does not supply that. The next steps would be: request an About/Team page from factually.co, contact the masked email on the extension listing, or seek company registration filings or press releases. Available sources do not mention company registry filings or a public launch announcement for factually.co [2] [1].
Limitations: this briefing relies solely on the provided search results; claims beyond these records are not asserted.