Identity & Authority: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

(https://fbi.gov) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 28, 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.
14 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
93% Reputation

Authority is explicitly established through the naming of specific leadership, including Director Kash Patel and Co-Deputy Directors Andrew Bailey and Christopher G. Raia. While the schema_json is a basic WebPage type, the technical authority is backed by a clean heading hierarchy and clear functional pathways to field offices. There are no unverifiable expert claims; all named individuals occupy official roles with clear institutional footprints.

The site makes few performance claims, focusing instead on investigative mandates. Claims such as being the ‘lead federal agency for investigating cyberattacks’ are backed by the presence of specific investigative divisions and the Internet Crime Complaint Center. The presence of a ‘Case of the Week’ with specific charges and warrant dates provides immediate evidence of ongoing operations.

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
{
    "headline": "Welcome to fbi.gov",
    "@context": "http://schema.org",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.fbi.gov/fbigov_homepage_new/@@images/image/mini",
    "@type": "WebPage",
    "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/fbigov_homepage_new",
    "dateModified": "2025-04-24T15:08:24+00:00",
    "image": {
        "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/fbigov_homepage_new/@@images/image",
        "@type": "ImageObject"
    },
    "datePublished": "2022-03-31T14:40:00+00:00",
    "description": "",
    "name": "Welcome to fbi.gov"
}
/wanted/
{
    "datePublished": "2010-05-26T09:05:00+00:00",
    "dateModified": "2026-05-27T12:04:23+00:00",
    "image": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/@@images/image"
    },
    "description": "Photos and information on FBI fugitives and missing persons.",
    "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted",
    "@context": "http://schema.org",
    "headline": "Most Wanted",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/@@images/image/mini",
    "name": "Most Wanted",
    "@type": "WebPage"
}
/investigate/
{
    "headline": "What We Investigate",
    "@context": "http://schema.org",
    "description": "The FBI's investigative programs include counterterrorism, counterintelligence, cyber, public corruption, civil rights, transnational organized crime, white collar crime, violent crime, and weapons of mass destruction.",
    "@type": "WebPage",
    "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/investigate",
    "dateModified": "2025-05-19T12:21:20+00:00",
    "image": {
        "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/@@images/image",
        "@type": "ImageObject"
    },
    "datePublished": "2016-05-03T12:54:00+00:00",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/@@images/image/mini",
    "name": "What We Investigate"
}
/contact-us/
{
    "datePublished": "2009-12-23T16:55:00+00:00",
    "dateModified": "2026-04-29T18:39:03+00:00",
    "image": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/@@images/image"
    },
    "description": "Please contact your local FBI office to submit a tip or report a crime. Use our online form to file electronically or call the appropriate toll-free number.",
    "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us",
    "@context": "http://schema.org",
    "headline": "Contact Us",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/@@images/image/mini",
    "name": "Contact Us",
    "@type": "WebPage"
}
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
45Review mentions (all pages)
11External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 6 3
/wanted/ 15 4
/investigate/ 18 2
/contact-us/ 6 2
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