Identity & Authority: Change.org – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Change.org

(https://www.change.org) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 21, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
15 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
100% Reputation

Authority is well-established through technical and structured signals. The schema_json is robust, containing an Organization type with multiple sameAs links to verified social profiles and a clear description. There are no gaps between the platform’s claimed scale and its technical implementation, which includes a clean heading hierarchy and detailed ImageObject metadata.

There is no disconnect between marketing claims and demonstrated results. Performance claims like ‘Reach government officials’ are substantiated by specific narrative evidence of the Justice Secretary announcing an independent inquiry. The site avoids the typical NGO trap of vague emotional appeals by grounding each story in a specific legal or social win.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@id": "https://www.change.org#identity",
            "@type": "Organization",
            "description": "Change.org is the world's platform for change. On Change.org, people everywhere are starting campaigns and petitions, mobilizing supporters, and working with decision makers to drive solutions.",
            "email": "support@change.org",
            "name": "Change.org",
            "url": "https://www.change.org/",
            "contactPoint": {
                "@type": "ContactPoint",
                "url": "https://help.change.org/contact-us"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.change.org#/schema/image/1"
            },
            "sameAs": [
                "https://www.facebook.com/change.org",
                "https://x.com/Change",
                "https://www.instagram.com/changedotorg/",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/change-org/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.change.org#/schema/image/1",
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "contentUrl": "https://static.change.org/favicons/favicon-400x400.png",
            "url": "https://static.change.org/favicons/favicon-400x400.png"
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.change.org#logo",
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "caption": "Change.org",
            "contentUrl": "https://static.change.org/favicons/favicon-114x114.png",
            "url": "https://static.change.org/favicons/favicon-114x114.png"
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.change.org#organization",
            "@type": "Organization",
            "logo": "https://static.change.org/favicons/favicon-114x114.png",
            "name": "Change.org",
            "url": "https://www.change.org/",
            "sameAs": [
                "https://www.facebook.com/change.org",
                "https://x.com/Change",
                "https://www.instagram.com/changedotorg/",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/change-org/"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
/start-a-petition/intro/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/impact-stories/36941959/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/impact-stories/10368209/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/impact-stories/35003425/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/impact-stories/490233394/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
10Review mentions (all pages)
5External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 4 1
/start-a-petition/intro/ 0 0
/impact-stories/36941959/ 6 1
/impact-stories/10368209/ 0 1
/impact-stories/35003425/ 0 1
/impact-stories/490233394/ 0 1