Empowering a
Civic-Minded Public
The Institute for Primary Facts builds immersive, fact-based traveling exhibits that make the public record accessible to everyone. Our current flagship project is the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room.
The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room
We printed all 3.5 million publicly-released pages of the Epstein files, bound them into 3,437 volumes, and put them in front of the public. In New York City and Washington, D.C., nearly 15,000 people showed up and refused to look away — drawing hundreds of press hits and over 100 million views across social media.
Seeing Is Believing
Five years ago, the fear was that people would believe anything they saw online. Today, the opposite is true — trust in secondhand information has collapsed, and no source is taken at face value. The only thing left to believe is what you can see, touch, and experience for yourself.
The Institute for Primary Facts builds immersive, in-person experiences that put the primary record directly in front of the public — no filter, no summary, no screen between you and the facts.
Democratic Institutions
Examining the principles of the rule of law and mechanisms of government accountability.
Critical Thinking
Equipping visitors with tools for historical analysis and enhanced media literacy.
Non-Partisan
Strictly non-partisan activities focused on objective case studies and historical facts.
Exhibits, Not Explainers
We're pioneering an innovative educational methodology to grow civic literacy: immersive, traveling exhibits of primary source material that visitors can walk through, experience, and examine at their own pace. We'll use humor, satire, scale, interactive displays, virtual reality, and whatever else will confront people with the truth in person.
Each exhibit also functions as an action hub, with curated, non-partisan resources for getting involved.
Civic Resource Center
Each installation includes a non-partisan hub providing practical information on fundamental civic participation.
Support Our Mission
The fastest way to help is to fund the tour — your contribution brings the Reading Room to the next five states. Every gift to the Institute is tax-deductible and goes directly to advancing our mission.
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