Observed arrival · 2026-09-21
Fineprinted Turns the Grocery Aisle Into a Political Receipt
An invite-only iPhone barcode scanner that identifies the company behind a grocery product and traces its political spending to federal filings.
- For
- Shoppers tracking corporate political activity
- Worth noticing
- The app distinguishes corporate PAC spending from employee giving when no PAC exists.
Field notes
The project maps familiar UPCs to parent companies and presents political-giving records with committee identifiers, recipient names, party totals, and source links. Its examples distinguish PAC spending from employee donations, a material distinction in the Kenvue/Band-Aid case. The homepage also describes adjustable rating weights and a four-part scoring model, although three categories are marked as rolling out in beta. The product is currently framed around an iPhone app, with an invite request rather than immediate public access.
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