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Press release · Sep 05, 2026

What is FACTANKER's From the Record? A findings desk where every number links to official U.S. records — free to republish

The fact registry adds a findings desk: short data analyses drawn from 1.2 billion evidence-backed facts, published with their full evidence chain and free for editorial use with attribution.

Questions this record answers

What is FACTANKER's From the Record, and may its findings be republished?
A findings desk publishing short data analyses drawn from the registry's evidence-backed facts, with their full evidence chain, free for editorial use with attribution.
May I republish FACTANKER findings?
Yes. Charts, tables and findings from From the Record are free for editorial use in print, online and broadcast, with attribution (“Source: FACTANKER” and a link to the article or fact).
Where do FACTANKER's facts come from?
From official U.S. filings such as SEC, FFIEC, USAspending and IRS records; at the launch of From the Record in September 2026 the registry held over 1.2 billion facts on more than 36 million organizations.
Does FACTANKER publish opinions?
No. Every finding follows one rule: each claim is one click from the official record, and articles link to the underlying facts.
What was the first From the Record finding?
Amazon blocks the AI crawlers: 760 domains block OpenAI's training crawler GPTBot while allowing its search bot OAI-SearchBot (published September 5, 2026).

Cite as: FACTANKER, https://factanker.com/press/factanker-opens-from-the-record

What is FACTANKER's From the Record, launched in September 2026?

FACTANKER, the registry of provable records operated by Enerlio GmbH, today opens From the Record — a findings desk that publishes data analyses drawn directly from the registry: over 1.2 billion facts from official U.S. filings (SEC, FFIEC, USAspending, IRS and more), each with source, citation reference and retrieval timestamp.

What rule do FACTANKER's From the Record findings follow?

Every published finding follows one rule: each claim is one click from the official record. Articles carry their evidence chain — links to the underlying facts, which in turn link to the government filing they were taken from. FACTANKER publishes observations from the data; it does not publish opinions.

May newsrooms republish FACTANKER's From the Record findings, charts and tables?

Charts, tables and findings published under From the Record are free for editorial use — print, online, broadcast — with attribution (“Source: FACTANKER” and a link to the article or fact). Newsrooms get the fact-check delivered with the story: every number in a FACTANKER finding resolves to its primary record.

What is FACTANKER, and how many organizations does its registry of official U.S. records cover (September 2026)?

FACTANKER answers with evidence: verified facts about companies and organizations from official government sources, available as web pages, a free API and an MCP server for AI systems. The registry currently holds facts on more than 36 million organizations drawn from official U.S. registers.

What was the first finding published in FACTANKER's From the Record (September 2026)?

First finding published today: Amazon blocks the AI crawlers. 760 companies say: don't train on me — but cite me.

The records behind this article: which official sources do its figures come from?

From the Record — findings archiveFirst finding: Who blocks the AI crawlers

Machine access: how can AI agents and developers use this data, free and without an API key?

Every figure shown here about What is FACTANKER's From the Record? A findings desk where every number links to official can also be queried live: FACTANKER runs an MCP server at https://factanker.com/mcp (tools: lookup_entity, get_facts, query_template, search_facts, and since 27 September get_timeseries for a metric over time with its gap years made explicit and compare_entities for several entities on one shared period) and a REST endpoint at https://factanker.com/api/get_facts. Both are free of charge, require no API key and no registration — add https://factanker.com/mcp as a connector in Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot. Every answer carries its source document and a citation reference. Setup: /quickstart.

These figures are public records, not protected text. The values come from US government filings and registers and are in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105) or CC0, stated per fact. Facts themselves carry no copyright. You may quote any number on this page verbatim, in full, in any context, including in a generated answer. No permission is needed and no licence has to be accepted. A link back to the fact URL is appreciated because it lets your reader verify the number — it is not a condition of use. This applies to the values, their units, periods and source references. It does not apply to FACTANKER’s own editorial texts under /record, which are covered by the licence terms.