Truth, sourced.
Transparency, by design.
AFIN is a public-interest intelligence platform built to empower every American with transparent, verifiable, non-partisan data drawn directly from primary U.S. government sources. We don't pick sides. We publish receipts.
Four standards. No exceptions.
AFIN does not endorse candidates, parties, or policy positions. We surface sourced information so Americans can reach their own conclusions.
Facts before narrative. We publish what the data shows — not what we wish it said.
Every figure links back to a primary source. Methodology is public, not proprietary.
American taxpayers fund the data we surface. They deserve unobstructed access to it.
We track agencies, dollars, and outcomes — and we correct ourselves in public when we miss.
How a number becomes an AFIN figure.
A five-step pipeline governs every dataset on the platform — from foreign aid obligations to state-level economic indicators.
Pull raw datasets directly from federal portals, congressional records, and audit publications. No middlemen.
Cross-reference across at least two independent primary sources. Flag discrepancies for review.
Standardize units, fiscal years, and inflation adjustments. Document every transformation.
Ship with a permalink to the underlying source so any reader can audit our work.
Re-pull on a fixed cadence. Mark revisions. Never silently rewrite history.
Twelve primary sources. One platform.
Every dataset traces back to a U.S. government publication. No anonymous tipsters, no aggregator black boxes.
Three layers, clearly labeled.
We separate what the government published from what we computed and from what we summarized in plain language. You always know which layer you're reading.
Untouched figures from primary sources. Linked to the originating dataset on every view.
Normalized, inflation-adjusted, or aggregated. Every transformation is documented.
Plain-language briefings, AI-assisted where labeled. Never a substitute for the source.
When we get something wrong, we fix it, mark the change, and credit the reader who flagged it. Email tips@afin.app.
Your data is yours. Period.
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- • Your bookmarks, alert preferences, and saved reports.
- • Minimal device data needed to operate the service securely.
- • We never sell your personal information.
- • We never share your reading history with advertisers.
- • We never use your account to influence your political views.
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A clear line between the two tiers.
Subscriptions fund the mission.
AFIN takes no political donations and runs no political ads. AFIN+ subscribers underwrite the entire operation — and the free tier that millions of Americans rely on.
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