ftc.gov

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ftc.gov

Federal Trade Commission | Protecting America's ConsumersThe official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America’s consumers for over 100 years.

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Truth score

Truth score 89 out of 100, High truth signals. Customer satisfaction: not enough reviews to say

89/ 100

High truth signals

Top 10% of businesses we’ve checked

Business details

Category: Government service
Founded: 1914
Owned by: Federal Government of the United States
Sells: Services
Sells to: The public and businesses
Kind of seller: Information or media
Licensed trade: No licence normally needed
Domain age: 29 years
Address: 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580
Email address: opa@ftc.gov
Phone number: +1 202-326-2222
Contact page: ftc.gov/about-ftc/contact
Website: ftc.gov
Social media

Customer reviews

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Trustpilot9 reviews

Total9

Customer satisfactionNot enough reviews to sayFrom independent reviews, weighed by their number

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Summary

Is ftc.gov legit and trustworthy? Truth score 89 out of 100, high truth signals: 8 of 10 public checks clear, 2 for information. Legitimacy confidence: high. Customer satisfaction: not enough reviews to say.

ftc.gov's website address ends .gov, which only US government bodies can hold; CISA checks each one. We read 5 of its pages: contact, about, returns, terms and privacy. Its website address was registered 29 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. It has 9 reviews on Trustpilot. No malware or phishing warnings found for its website.

Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that it is safe to buy from or that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is unsafe or a scam.

Positives

Its website address ends .gov, which only US government bodies can hold; CISA checks each one.
We read 5 of its pages · contact, about, returns, terms and privacy.
Its website address was registered 29 years ago.
9 reviews on Trustpilot.
No malware or phishing warnings found for its website.

What they offer

The official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America’s consumers for over 100 years.

— Federal Trade Commission, in their own words

What makes them different: “The FTC is the only federal agency with both consumer protection and competition jurisdiction in broad sectors of the economy.” Its about page

SourcesIts homepage Its about page

Latest YouTube video

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How to check if ftc.gov is legit

To check if ftc.gov is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews, visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about ftc.gov; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.

Who they are

Company detailsBased in the US; serves the US; part of Federal Government of the United States; founded in 1914 (Wikipedia)

Country

Where the company is based: US
Why we believe that: the site's structured data states its country, its legal pages give an address in New York, its phone number starts +1, its postcode is a US zip code
Which countries the company serves: US
Why we believe that: $ prices on its homepage

Better Business Bureau

Better Business Bureau profile: Not found

From Wikipedia

Trade name: text: FTC, language: en
Parent company: Federal Government of the United States
Founded: 1914
Employees: 1123

SourcesWikipedia

Domain registrationIts website address was registered 29 years ago

Its website address ends .gov, which only US government bodies can hold; CISA checks each one
Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else

Domain age: 29 years
Domain ending only a vetted kind of organisation can hold: .gov: only US government bodies can hold one; CISA checks each one
Domain transfer lock enabled: Yes

Website detailsWe read 5 of its pages: contact, about, returns, terms and privacy

Company contact email is available
Company contact phone number is available

HTTPS enabled: Yes
Contact phone number found: +1 202-326-2222
Contact page found: Contact page

What its pages say

Quoted word for word from ftc.gov.

In their own words: “FTC employees will never demand money, make threats, tell you to transfer money, or promise to help you get money or a prize. The FTC’s mission is to vigorously enforce the law to protect Americans from anticompetitive, unfair, and deceptive business practices, without unduly burdening legitimate business activity. A strong American economy that promotes human flourishing through competition, economic freedom, and an informed public.” About page

SourcesHomepage About page Terms page Contact page Returns page Privacy page Document filing

Reputation and track record

Customer reviews9 reviews on Trustpilot

Platform	Rating	Reviews
Trustpilot	Unknown	9
SmartCustomer	Not found
G2	Not found
Capterra	Not found
Reviews.io	Not found
Feefo	Not found
Trustindex	Not found
Google	Not checked

Visitor trafficReal people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months

Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier
It is among the 50,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)

Monthly visitor data

Popularity among Chrome users: top 500,000 sites
First known user traffic: Feb 2021 or earlier
Months with real traffic, of the last 24: 24
Traffic pattern: sustained
Rank jump in the last 12 months: none
Rank drop in the last 12 months: none

Cloudflare Radar

Popularity across the internet: top 50,000 sites

Web history and authorityFound: wikipedia page

Wikipedia page: yes

SourcesWikipedia

Social presenceIt is on 5 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube); the largest audience is 131,348 followers on Facebook

Its YouTube channel has 38,600 subscribers and 525 videos, the latest uploaded on 15 Oct 2026

Platform	Profile	Audience
Facebook	Profile	131,348 followers
Instagram	Profile	Unknown
X	Profile	Unknown
LinkedIn	Profile	Unknown
YouTube	Profile	38,600 subscribers
TikTok	Not found

Social platforms with discovered profiles: facebook, instagram, linkedin, x, youtube
Social follower counts: 169,948 followers in total
YouTube channel: 525 videos, 38,600 subscribers, last upload 15 Oct 2026

What data this site collects about you

Tracking tools on its homepageGoogle Tag Manager

Named in its homepage's code when we read it. Others may load later, so this list may not be complete.

Google Tag Manager: Loads other tracking tools, which may not be listed here.

Safety

Malware and phishingNo malware or phishing warnings found for its websiteThis check is not perfect: it can miss a harmful site, and it can wrongly warn about a safe one.