# Instagram Reel Fact Checker (`rainminer/instagram-reel-fact-checker`) Actor

Paste a public Instagram Reel URL and fact-check the caption for newsroom and brand-safety triage. Each Reel returns claims, verdicts, cited web sources, a risk score, and a short summary. Relative wording is checked against the Reel date. No login. Public Reels only. $9.99 per 1,000 Reels.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rainminer/instagram-reel-fact-checker.md
- **Developed by:** [rainminer](https://apify.com/rainminer) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $7.48 / 1,000 instagram reel fact-checkeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

The **Instagram Reel Fact Checker** reads public [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/) Reels and returns web-grounded fact-check triage — verifiable claims, verdicts, cited source URLs, risk levels, and a short summary. It is built for newsroom and brand-safety review of captions people can already open without logging in.

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### What does Instagram Reel Fact Checker do?

Paste public Reel URLs and get AI-assisted claim analysis:

- Reads public Reels on instagram.com (no login)
- Keeps the author and Reel date so wording like "today" can be checked against that day
- Uses the public caption as the text to check
- Extracts verifiable factual claims
- Verifies each claim with **live web search**
- Returns verdicts: `true`, `false`, `misleading`, `unverifiable`, or `opinion`
- Attaches **cited source URLs** with titles and snippets per claim
- Scores overall misinformation risk (`low` / `medium` / `high`)

> **Disclaimer:** This is AI-assisted triage with web search, not professional fact-checking. Verdicts are model judgments grounded in retrieved web sources. Verify independently before publishing or enforcement decisions.

Private, deleted, and login-only Reels are skipped.

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### What data can you extract?

| Field         | Description                                      |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `reelUrl`     | Canonical public Reel URL                        |
| `shortcode`   | Reel shortcode                                   |
| `author`      | Username                                         |
| `authorName`  | Display name                                     |
| `postedAt`    | Post time (ISO)                                  |
| `text`        | Public caption                                   |
| `linkUrls`    | Outbound links from the caption                  |
| `imageUrl`    | Cover image                                      |
| `claimCount`  | Number of claims identified                      |
| `overallRisk` | Overall misinformation risk                      |
| `summary`     | 2–3 sentence overview                            |
| `claims`      | Claim objects (see below)                        |
| `disclaimer`  | AI limitation notice                             |
| `checkedAt`   | Analysis timestamp (ISO)                         |

Each claim in `claims` includes `claim`, `evidenceQuote`, `origin`, `verdict`, `confidence`, `rationale`, `riskLevel`, `sources`, and `searchQueries`.

Use the **Claims** dataset view in Apify Console for one row per claim.

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### Why fact-check Instagram Reels?

- **Newsroom triage** — prioritize Reels with high-risk health, finance, or breaking-news claims
- **Trust and safety** — flag misleading captions before they are amplified
- **Brand safety** — screen creator Reels for false claims before a sponsorship
- **OSINT workflows** — cross-check a viral Reel caption against cited web sources
- **Election integrity** — surface misleading political captions with a post-date context
- **Compliance monitoring** — audit public influencer claims against advertising standards
- **Crisis response** — check an official Reel against reporting from the same day
- **Influencer due diligence** — review a creator's public claims before a paid partnership
- **Research desks** — turn one Reel caption into a claim table with source URLs
- **Platform moderation queues** — sort public Reels by overall risk before a human review

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### How to fact-check Instagram Reels

1. Open the Actor in [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com/)
2. Paste one or more **public Instagram Reel URLs**
3. Set **Max Reels to check** (default 3)
4. Leave the proxy off unless your network blocks the request
5. Click **Start**
6. Download results from the **Output** tab (JSON, CSV, Excel, or API)

Example input:

```json
{
  "reelUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1KimPk2p1/"],
  "maxItems": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

Accepted paths: `/reel/`, `/reels/`, `/p/`, and `/tv/`.

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### Input

See the [input tab](https://apify.com/rainminer/instagram-reel-fact-checker/input) for the full configuration.

| Field                | Required | Default   | Description       |
| -------------------- | -------- | --------- | ----------------- |
| `reelUrls`           | yes      | —         | Public Reel URLs  |
| `maxItems`           | no       | `3`       | Max Reels per run |
| `proxyConfiguration` | no       | proxy off | Optional proxy    |

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### How much does it cost to fact-check Instagram Reels?

Pay-per-event pricing on the Apify platform (platform usage included):

| Event | Price |
| ----- | ----- |
| Actor start | $0.00005 |
| `reel-checked` | from **$0.08985** (GOLD) / **$0.12** (FREE) per Reel successfully checked |

Example: 1,000 public Reels on the FREE tier ≈ **$120**, plus the actor start fee. Platform compute is included. Protected, deleted, or otherwise unavailable Reels are not charged. Start with `maxItems: 1` before a larger run.

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### Integrations

- **API** — call from any language via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2)
- **Zapier / Make** — trigger fact-check runs from spreadsheets or alerts
- **Schedules** — re-check a saved list of public Reels

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### FAQ

#### Does this Actor log into Instagram?

No. It only reads Reels that are already public. It does not accept a username, password, or session cookie.

#### What if a caption has no checkable facts?

You still get a row: `claims` is empty, `claimCount` is 0, and `overallRisk` is `low`.

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### Disclaimer

AI-assisted triage with web search is not a substitute for professional fact-checking. Confirm important claims with the cited sources before you publish or take an enforcement action.

# Actor input Schema

## `reelUrls` (type: `array`):

Public Instagram Reel URLs to fact-check. Accepts /reel/, /p/, and /tv/ links.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of Reels to fact-check in a single run.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy for reading public Reels. Leave Apify Proxy off unless a network blocks the request.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "reelUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1KimPk2p1/"
  ],
  "maxItems": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

## `claims` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "reelUrls": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1KimPk2p1/"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/instagram-reel-fact-checker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "reelUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1KimPk2p1/"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rainminer/instagram-reel-fact-checker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "reelUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1KimPk2p1/"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call rainminer/instagram-reel-fact-checker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rainminer/instagram-reel-fact-checker"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/8ecnsXcRdaNMFKWkg/builds/r6uU4vf8bOvTgNJ7s/openapi.json