There are millions of government webpages, often written in dense and formal language. Our job is to turn that content into clear explanations you can use on the issues that affect your money, your health, your rights, and your vote.
To do that at the scale government demands, GovFacts is built around a system we call the GovFacts Engine. Over dozens of AI steps, it researches each topic against authoritative sources from inside and outside of government, writes a plain-language explainer, checks the claims, and keeps the page current as the facts change. This approach has earned us recognition from the Webby Awards as an Honoree for Responsible AI (2026).
Our software code and AI guidance embody what we stand for. This includes our standards, our sourcing rules, and the topics we prioritize. We are:
- Nonpartisan by design. We explain how government works and lay out the strongest arguments on each side of a debate. We aim to inform, not to enrage.
- Sourced and checkable. Every article shows the sources it was built from, so you never have to take our word for it.
- Regularly updated. Government changes. Our system re-checks and updates pages, and we show you when each was last reviewed.
We’re transparent about this because you deserve to know how the information you’re reading was made. This process is explained on our methodology page.
Corrections
Publishers get things wrong sometimes. A system that publishes at our scale is no exception. When we learn of an error, we fix it.
If you spot something inaccurate, out of date, or unclear, tell us. Reader reports remain one of the most important checks we have. Following any requests, we re-check the claim against authoritative sources. If we correct the article, we record a new “last reviewed” date on the page.
No Bylines
You won’t find a personal byline on a GovFacts article. Because no single person authors or personally signs off on an individual article, attaching a person’s name to it would be misleading. So we publish under the name GovFacts, and the organization, not an individual, takes responsibility for the result.
This is the honest way to credit how our content is actually made. It also means our standards are applied the same way on every article, not unevenly from one writer to the next.