Steps

  1. Open Settings > Account > For Real identity verification.
  2. Find the card for your account, or for a page you run under "Page you administer". Tap Apply.
  3. Under "What kind of identity", choose the category. A personal account can choose Individual or Political. A page can choose Nonprofit, Business or Political.
  4. Enter the evidence. For Political, first choose the Evidence type: FEC committee ID or State filing number. The list below says what each category needs.
  5. If you are applying as an Individual, add a public reference. This is an official website, a press page, or another public source that ties the name to you.
  6. Add notes if something would help a reviewer find the record. Notes are optional.
  7. Tap Submit for review.

What to enter as evidence

  • Nonprofit: your EIN or charity registration number.
  • Business: your registration or incorporation number.
  • Political: an FEC committee ID (the letter C followed by eight digits) or your Secretary of State filing number. Pamojah checks the filing, not the politics.
  • Individual: the document type and its last digits, for example "Passport, ends 4821". Do not type the full document number. Nobody will ask you to send the document.

Good to know

  • FR is free. There is no paid option.
  • A person reviews every application against the public record. Nothing is decided by an algorithm.
  • While it is pending, the card reads "Application pending review". You cannot submit another application for that account or page until it is decided.
  • You can tap Withdraw application at any time before it is decided, then tap Withdraw to confirm. You can apply again later.
  • If it is approved, the card reads "Identity confirmed" with the category and two dates. The FR mark then appears next to the name of that account or page. See When For Real expires.
  • If it is not approved, the card reads "Not approved" with the reviewer's note. Tap Re-apply to try again.
  • What you enter is never published. Pamojah's reviewers see it, and so can the other admins of a page you apply for. The public registry lists the kind of evidence that was checked, not the number itself, your notes, or who reviewed it.
  • Any admin of a page can apply for that page.
  • While your account is paused, you cannot apply. The card says so and points to the banner at the top of the app.