# REST Resource: claims

- [Resource: Claim](https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#Claim)
  - [JSON representation](https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#Claim.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)
- [ClaimReview](https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#ClaimReview)
  - [JSON representation](https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#ClaimReview.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)
- [Publisher](https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#Publisher)
  - [JSON representation](https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#Publisher.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)
- [Methods](https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#METHODS_SUMMARY)

## Resource: Claim

Information about the claim.

| JSON representation |
|---|
| ``` { "text": string, "claimant": string, "claimDate": string, "claimReview": [ { object (`https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#ClaimReview`) } ] } ``` |

| Fields ||
|---|---|
| `text` | `string` The claim text. For instance, "Crime has doubled in the last 2 years." |
| `claimant` | `string` A person or organization stating the claim. For instance, "John Doe". |
| `claimDate` | ``string (`https://protobuf.dev/reference/protobuf/google.protobuf#timestamp` format)`` The date that the claim was made. A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: `"2014-10-02T15:01:23Z"` and `"2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z"`. |
| `claimReview[]` | ``object (`https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#ClaimReview`)`` One or more reviews of this claim (namely, a fact-checking article). |

## ClaimReview

Information about a claim review.

| JSON representation |
|---|
| ``` { "publisher": { object (`https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#Publisher`) }, "url": string, "title": string, "reviewDate": string, "textualRating": string, "languageCode": string } ``` |

| Fields ||
|---|---|
| `publisher` | ``object (`https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims#Publisher`)`` The publisher of this claim review. |
| `url` | `string` The URL of this claim review. |
| `title` | `string` The title of this claim review, if it can be determined. |
| `reviewDate` | ``string (`https://protobuf.dev/reference/protobuf/google.protobuf#timestamp` format)`` The date the claim was reviewed. A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: `"2014-10-02T15:01:23Z"` and `"2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z"`. |
| `textualRating` | `string` Textual rating. For instance, "Mostly false". |
| `languageCode` | `string` The language this review was written in. For instance, "en" or "de". |

## Publisher

Information about the publisher.

| JSON representation |
|---|
| ``` { "name": string, "site": string } ``` |

| Fields ||
|---|---|
| `name` | `string` The name of this publisher. For instance, "Awesome Fact Checks". |
| `site` | `string` Host-level site name, without the protocol or "www" prefix. For instance, "awesomefactchecks.com". This value of this field is based purely on the claim review URL. |

| ## Methods ||
|---|---|
| ### `https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims/imageSearch` | Search through fact-checked claims using an image as the query. |
| ### `https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api/reference/rest/v1alpha1/claims/search` | Search through fact-checked claims. |