Adverse Media Screening
In a few seconds, you can easily uncover hidden risks from online and offline news sources, including blogs, websites, social media, television, and radio.
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Scan thousands of global public records in seconds
Comprehensively cross-reference candidates and users
Tap into global media coverage from thousands of publications and circulations – covering 190+ countries and more than 70 languages.
Efficient risk management
Leverage AI to sift through vast amounts of data and make decisions in line with your compliance obligations and in-house policies.
Meet anti-money laundering compliance
Adverse media screening is a crucial component of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) customer due diligence processes and regulatory compliance and can serve as an early warning sign of potential illicit activities.
Certn’s Adverse Media Screening Searches:
Adverse media screening as simple as 1, 2, 3.
Certn is the easiest way to run background screening. There are no setup fees, no minimums, and no hassle.
1. Select your relevant checks
Pick the background checks you need — and skip the ones you don’t.
2. The candidate or client submits their information
A secure, encrypted link initiates the screening process.
3. A detailed report is generated
The results are consolidated into a report and available in your Certn dashboard.

Get the world’s easiest public record checks with Certn.
FAQs
Adverse media screening powered by Certn’s Softcheck is a search of thousands of international data sources for identification of potential illegal behaviour, criminal activity, incidents of fraud, regulatory violations, and negative media information. This service also includes searches of country sanction lists, politically exposed persons list, sex offender registries, terrorist registries, and most wanted lists from around the world.
To request adverse media screening from a candidate or client, all you need is the person’s name and email address. It’ll be bundled with any other background checks you wish to request. As with all our background screening, the candidate or client will have to consent to the search.
The process for the candidate or client is simple. Here’s how it works:
- A secure link is emailed to the person.
- The person consents to the check and inputs their personal information.
- Certn scans thousands of public records.
The results are available in your Certn dashboard right away.
After the candidate or client completes the request for a background check, adverse media screening is started right away. Turnaround times are instant if the results come back clear. In some cases, where the information may need to be verified by one of our analysts, it could take 24-48 hours.