The adverse media screening check response payload contains a detailed analysis of potential adverse media coverage for a business. The response includes verified adverse media hits, customer review hits, and overall validation results.
Check ID
kyb.screening.adverse_media_tool
Response Structure
{
type : "KYBAdverseMediaScreeningCheckResult" ;
verified_adverse_media_hits ?: Array < AnnotatedNewsArticle > ;
verified_adverse_review_hits ?: Array < AnnotatedCustomerReview > ;
passed : boolean ;
}
Example Response
{
"type" : "KYBAdverseMediaScreeningCheckResult" ,
"verified_adverse_media_hits" : [
{
"article_id" : "news_123" ,
"source_url" : "https://example.com/news/123" ,
"title" : "Company XYZ Faces Regulatory Investigation" ,
"text_content" : "Company XYZ is under investigation for potential compliance violations..." ,
"publication_date" : "2024-03-15" ,
"source_name" : "Business News Daily" ,
"topics" : [ "regulatory_compliance" , "investigation" ],
"risk_score" : 0.8 ,
"risk_factors" : [
{
"type" : "RISK" ,
"category" : "regulatory" ,
"title" : "Regulatory Investigation" ,
"description" : "Company is under active investigation by regulatory authorities"
}
]
}
],
"verified_adverse_review_hits" : [
{
"review_id" : "review_456" ,
"source_url" : "https://example.com/reviews/456" ,
"rating" : 1 ,
"text_content" : "Very poor service and potential fraudulent activity..." ,
"publication_date" : "2024-03-10" ,
"source_name" : "Consumer Reviews" ,
"topics" : [ "customer_complaints" , "fraud_allegations" ],
"risk_score" : 0.7 ,
"risk_factors" : [
{
"type" : "RISK" ,
"category" : "fraud" ,
"title" : "Fraud Allegations" ,
"description" : "Multiple customer complaints alleging fraudulent practices"
}
]
}
],
"passed" : false
}
Response Fields
The type identifier for the response. Will be “KYBAdverseMediaScreeningCheckResult”.
verified_adverse_media_hits
The verified adverse media hits for the business. Each hit contains details about a news article or media coverage.
Unique identifier for the article.
URL where the article can be found.
Main content or relevant excerpt from the article.
Date when the article was published.
Name of the publication or media source.
Categories or topics the article covers.
Calculated risk score based on the article content.
Specific risk factors identified in the article.
verified_adverse_review_hits
The verified adverse customer review hits for the business. Each hit contains details about a customer review.
Unique identifier for the review.
URL where the review can be found.
Numerical rating given in the review.
Date when the review was published.
Name of the review platform.
Categories or topics the review covers.
Calculated risk score based on the review content.
Specific risk factors identified in the review.
Whether the check passed (no significant adverse media found) or failed (adverse media found).