[4] PlainSite on occasion publishes a report called Reality Check in which each edition focuses on a particular company and details allegations and controversies surrounding it.

[6] While PlainSite archives extensive legal documentation and analysis concerning companies, it also has had its own controversial involvements in litigious matters concerning Facebook,[7] Tesla,[8] and Elon Musk[9] specifically.

[12] PlainSite's republishing of unsealed documents regarding Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity was noted by multiple publications,[13][14] as well as a published email exchange between Elon Musk and Greenspan regarding Randeep Hothi.

[15] In March 2021, PlainSite uncovered DMV records showing that Tesla considers its Full Self-Driving technology to currently be non-autonomous.

[19] In March 2021, PlainSite published FOIA documents indicating conglomerate Softbank was under "active investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.