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A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is unsafe or a scam.","sections":[["Positives","good",[{"text":"Pages read: contact, about","source":"website","plain":true},{"text":"Domain registered 25 years ago","source":"rdap","plain":true},{"text":"Social presence on 5 platforms: facebook, instagram, linkedin, x, youtube; largest audience 635,392 followers on facebook","source":"social","plain":true},{"text":"No malware or phishing warnings","source":"safe_browsing","plain":true}]],["Not found","none",[{"text":"Email address information was not found from our checks.","source":"website","plain":false}]]],"missing":[],"sources_agree":[],"page":{"rows":[["Who they are","registry","Company details","building","Based in India; serves the US; part of The Hindu Group; founded in 1994 (Wikipedia)","info"],["Who they are","rdap","Domain registration","clock","Its website address was registered 25 years ago","good"],["Who they are","website","Website details","globe","We read 2 of its pages: contact and about","good"],["Reputation and track record","reviews","Customer reviews, accreditations and complaints","star","We found no page for it on any review website, such as Trustpilot","good"],["Reputation and track record","appstore","App Store","smartphone","Its app, The Hindu Businessline News, is on Apple's App Store, rated 4.6 out of 5 from 2,038 ratings, counted in the reviews total.","info"],["Reputation and track record","crux","Visitor traffic","eye","Real people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months","info"],["Reputation and track record","wayback","Web history and authority","history","The Internet Archive first saved a copy of its website 25 years ago","good"],["Reputation and track record","social","Social presence","users","It is on 5 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X.com and YouTube); the largest audience is 635,392 followers on Facebook","good"],["Safety","safe_browsing","Malware and phishing","bug","No malware or phishing warnings found for its website","good"],["Safety","hibp","Data breach history","lock","No known data breach involving the company","good"],["Safety","dns","Domain and email security","shield-check","Its email is not protected: anyone could send mail pretending to be it","good"]],"tally":"8 clear · 3 for information","held":null,"satisfaction":[["App Store","4.6","2,038 ratings · read 12 November 2026",false]],"bbb":[],"average":"4.6","average_sum":"(7 × 3.5 + 4.6 × 2,038 (App Store)) ÷ (7 + 2,038) = 4.6, to one decimal place","also":[],"trustpilot":null,"found":{"registry":[],"rdap":[["Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else","good"]],"website":[],"reviews":[],"appstore":[],"crux":[["Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier","good"],["It is among the 50,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)","good"]],"wayback":[],"social":[["Its YouTube channel has 107,000 subscribers and 6108 videos, the latest uploaded on 12 Nov 2026","good"]],"safe_browsing":[],"hibp":[],"dns":[]},"provided":[],"sections":[["Positives","good",[{"text":"We read 2 of its pages: contact and about","source":"website"},{"text":"Its website address was registered 25 years ago","source":"rdap"},{"text":"It is on 5 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X.com and YouTube); the largest audience is 635,392 followers on Facebook","source":"social"},{"text":"No malware or phishing warnings found for its website","source":"safe_browsing"}]],["Not found","none",[{"text":"Email address information was not found from our checks.","source":"website"}]]]},"answer":"Is thehindubusinessline.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 94 out of 100, high truth signals: 8 public checks clear, 3 for information. Legitimacy confidence: high. App experience: mostly satisfied, high confidence. Customer satisfaction: insufficient evidence.","edits":[],"edits_recent":{"days":90,"count":0,"fields":[]},"advisory":null,"citation":{"source":"Truth Signal","url":"https://truthsignal.com/business/thehindubusinessline.com","assessed_at":"2026-11-12T21:23:54.564832+00:00","licence":"Truth Signal terms: free to read and quote with a link back; bulk copying, data sets, resale, white-label and model training need the paid API plan","licence_url":"https://truthsignal.com/terms","cite_as":"Truth Signal, The HinduBusinessLine: truth score 94 out of 100, legitimacy confidence High, assessed 2026-11-12, https://truthsignal.com/business/thehindubusinessline.com"}}