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  "license": {
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Checkr: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/checkr/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/checkr/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/checkr.md",
  "title": "Checkr: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Checkr is on the AI hiring software map. We record 4 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Oct. 15, 2026.",
  "period": "March 4 to Oct. 15, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
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    "site": "https://checkr.com/",
    "summary": "\"The AI-powered verification platform for high-stakes decisions.\" Checkr runs employment background checks (criminal, MVR, DOT, drug, education, employment, license) and, since 2026, sells identity verification and a Fraud Detection Suite that flags fake resumes, deepfake interview video, device spoofing and VPN-masked locations. Buyers range from gig platforms to enterprises. It also sells income verification (Truework) and identity products outside hiring.",
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    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
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      "Background, identity and fraud checks"
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  "summary": {
    "text": "\"The AI-powered verification platform for high-stakes decisions.\" Checkr runs employment background checks (criminal, MVR, DOT, drug, education, employment, license) and, since 2026, sells identity verification and a Fraud Detection Suite that flags fake resumes, deepfake interview video, device spoofing and VPN-masked locations. Buyers range from gig platforms to enterprises. It also sells income verification (Truework) and identity products outside hiring.",
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      "name": "Checkr",
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      "what": "\"The AI-powered verification platform for high-stakes decisions.\" Checkr runs employment background checks (criminal, MVR, DOT, drug, education, employment, license) and, since 2026, sells identity verification and a Fraud Detection Suite that flags fake resumes, deepfake interview video, device spoofing and VPN-masked locations. Buyers range from gig platforms to enterprises. It also sells income verification (Truework) and identity products outside hiring.",
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      "scale": "Enterprise incumbent: a public company or nine-figure revenue (2025 gross revenue above $800M and more than 120,000 customers (Jan 2026); 140,000 customers (Oct 2026))",
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          "url": "https://checkr.com/resources/articles/checkr-identity-verification"
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        },
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          "name": "checkr.com",
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      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/checkr/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-10-15",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Checkr Hiring Hoax 2026 survey on AI candidate fraud",
      "summary": "Checkr's survey of 3,000 US hiring managers found 40% have interviewed a candidate later found to be using a fake identity, up from 31% in 2025, and 68% say AI fraud is outpacing detection.",
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      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/checkr/#event-2",
      "on": "2026-10-08",
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      "title": "Checkr launches Fraud Detection Suite",
      "summary": "Checkr launched a Fraud Detection Suite covering application to post-hire: resume fraud detection, image comparison, deepfake detection of interview video and audio, biometric IDV with liveness, device signals and location correlation.",
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      "id": "event-3",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/checkr/#event-3",
      "on": "2026-04-29",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Checkr launches Profiles portable verified identity",
      "summary": "Checkr launched Profiles, \"a portable identity solution that gives individuals control over their verified credentials.\"",
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        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-checkr"
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    },
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      "id": "event-4",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/checkr/#event-4",
      "on": "2026-03-04",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Checkr launches identity verification for hiring",
      "summary": "Checkr launched IDV, \"a new hiring-native solution designed to help employers confirm candidates are who they say they are\", combining liveness detection, device and network signals and forensic document analysis.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-checkr"
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        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://checkr.com/resources/articles/checkr-identity-verification"
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