Who We Are
Community-rooted intelligence for North Carolina’s civic defense
Ground Truth NC LLC is a North Carolina–based civic intelligence and coordination firm. We strengthen communities across the state by delivering verified, actionable information on threats to civic life and building the local networks that turn that information into protection.
Our work is grounded in professional intelligence tradecraft, four years of statewide election protection coordination across general, midterm, and municipal cycles, and deep relationships with North Carolina’s pro-democracy coalition partners.
Why Work With Us
North Carolina’s civic organizations face a threat landscape that is escalating in complexity and scale.
Most don’t have the capacity to track it alone. Ground Truth NC exists to close that gap.
You see what we see.
Structured, timely intelligence products tailored to your geographic area and issue domain — not raw data dumps, but actionable analysis you can brief to your team.
You’re connected, not siloed.
Our coordination infrastructure links your organization to the broader ecosystem of groups protecting civic life across North Carolina, so you’re never working blind.
You own your safety.
We build safety plans and security infrastructure that your people can operate independently. Our goal is to strengthen your capacity, not create dependency.
Local accountability.
Ground Truth NC is a North Carolina LLC headquartered in Wake Forest. Decisions are made here, by people who live here, for communities we share.
Our Values
Drawn from community organizing traditions and professional intelligence ethics.
Accuracy Over Speed
We verify before we share. In a landscape saturated with rumors, speculation, and deliberate disinformation, our partners rely on us to get it right. This means we are sometimes slower to respond than others — and that is by design.
Community Ownership
The communities we serve are not data points. They are partners with agency, knowledge, and authority over their own safety. Our role is to provide information and infrastructure; theirs is to decide what to do with it.
Nonpartisan Discipline
We track threats to civic life regardless of their political origin. Our credibility depends on analytical independence. We are advocates for the civic conditions that make democratic life possible.
Transparency of Method
We show our work. Our partners should know how we gather information, how we assess risk, and what our analytical limitations are. Trust is built through openness about process, not claims of authority.
Mutual Protection
We protect the safety, privacy, and operational security of our partners as fiercely as our own. Information sharing is built on trust, and trust is built on demonstrated care for one another’s security.