Free Political Ad Compliance Checker
Check your political ad’s “paid for by” disclaimer against FEC disclosure rules before it runs again. Free, two minutes, no login.
Most political ad compliance risk is one missing or malformed disclaimer
A missing “paid for by” line, the wrong authorization language, or a disclaimer buried behind a click can turn a routine ad into an FEC complaint or a platform takedown, right in the middle of a campaign. None of it requires bad intent. It just requires nobody checking the disclaimer against the actual rule before the ad went live.
This free check runs your ad’s disclaimer setup through the same FEC disclosure requirements we screen for before any political ad goes live for a client, so you know what to fix before your next flight, not after a complaint lands.
- No confirmation found that ads are registered in Meta’s or Google’s public ad-transparency libraries, which most platforms now require for political spend.
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Free Political Ad Compliance Checker
Answer a few questions about your political ad’s disclaimer and get a compliance risk score in under two minutes — free, no login required.
Scoring your answers against FEC disclaimer and disclosure rules…
The Five Scoring Categories
- Disclaimer Presence
- Whether every version of the ad carries a compliant “paid for by” disclaimer with the correct authorized or non-authorized language.
- Display & Format
- Whether the disclaimer is viewable without action, large enough to read, shown long enough in video, and adapted rather than dropped in space-constrained placements.
- Platform Ad Transparency
- Whether Meta and Google’s own political-ad authorization and verification requirements are met, on top of FEC rules.
- Scope & Jurisdiction
- Whether the campaign has confirmed the right rules for a federal race versus a state, local, or ballot measure race.
- Record-Keeping
- Whether approved ads and their disclaimers are retained, and who signed off on the language is documented.
Key Terms
- Paid For By Disclaimer
- The disclosure statement required on political ads identifying who paid for and, if applicable, authorized the communication.
- Stand By Your Ad (SBYA)
- A federal rule requiring candidates to personally appear or speak in their own TV and radio ads to state they approved the message.
- Electioneering Communication
- A broadcast, cable, or satellite ad that names a clearly identified federal candidate and airs within a set window before an election, triggering FEC reporting rules.
- Independent Expenditure
- Money spent on a political ad that expressly advocates for or against a candidate without any coordination with that candidate's campaign.
- Ad Transparency Archive
- A public, searchable record (such as Meta's Ad Library) that platforms must maintain for political and social-issue ads, showing spend, reach, and who paid.
Political Ad Compliance Checker FAQ
Is this a legal compliance review of my political ads?
No, and we want to be very clear about that. This tool scores your self-reported answers against FEC disclaimer and disclosure rules. It does not review your actual ad creative, does not check state or local election law, and is not a substitute for review by a qualified election law attorney. Think of it as a fast first pass, not a certification.
What exactly does it check?
It checks fourteen questions across disclaimer presence, on-screen display and format, platform-specific ad transparency requirements on Meta and Google, race scope and jurisdiction, and record-keeping, based on the FEC’s disclaimer rules for public communications and its 2023 final rule on internet communication disclaimers.
Why does the disclaimer wording matter so much?
The FEC requires very specific language depending on whether the ad is authorized by a candidate or committee. Authorized ads need a “Paid for by [Committee]” statement. Unauthorized ads need the full payor name, a permanent address, phone, or website, and a statement that it was not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Getting this wrong is the single most common violation we see.
Do these rules apply to state and local races too?
The FEC only regulates federal races: President, Senate, and House. State, local, and ballot measure campaigns follow their own state’s disclosure laws, which are often stricter than federal rules and vary significantly by state. If your race isn’t federal, confirm your specific state’s requirements separately.
What about ads running on Meta or Google?
Those platforms run their own political-ads authorization and ad-transparency programs, including ID verification and public ad libraries with “Paid for by” labels. Those requirements exist in addition to FEC disclaimer rules, not instead of them, so you need to satisfy both.
Is this really free?
Yes. Answer the questions and enter your email, and you get your results immediately. No credit card and no sales call required to see your score.
What do you do with my answers and email?
Your answers are used only to generate your compliance score and are not stored beyond your result. Your email is used to send your results and, occasionally, related compliance and marketing content for political and regulated-industry advertisers. You can unsubscribe at any time.
What if my score comes back as high risk?
A high-risk score usually means a specific, fixable problem, most often a missing or incorrectly worded disclaimer. Your results include a plain-English list of what was flagged, and we recommend getting your disclaimer language reviewed by election law counsel before your ad runs again.
Resources & References
Primary sources for the rules this checker is built around, straight from the regulators and platforms that enforce them.
Built and reviewed by Chris Goodman, CEO of Tridigiam
Founder of a Las Vegas marketing agency building AI-visibility and compliance-aware marketing systems for regulated industries — healthcare, addiction treatment, and aesthetics. LinkedIn
Related Free Tools
Disclosure and targeting rules for political spend overlap with, but go beyond, standard ad platform policy.
- Meta Ads Policy Compliance Checker — Meta has its own separate political-ads authorization and disclaimer requirements worth checking alongside this one.
- Google Ads Policy Compliance Checker — Google’s verification requirements for election ads are stricter than its general restricted-category rules.
- Review Response Compliance Checker — campaigns and advocacy orgs get public reviews too, and responses to them carry their own scrutiny.
Built by an agency that works political and regulated-industry advertising every day
Tridigiam builds and manages advertising for political campaigns alongside addiction treatment, behavioral health, and medical aesthetics clients. Disclaimer and disclosure compliance isn’t an afterthought on any of it.
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