# Is this Solana token a rug pull? How to check a mint address

Nobody can prove a Solana token is not a rug pull, but you can check for common warning signs. Look up the mint address and review its risk score, mint and freeze authority, liquidity lock status and top holder share. A clean result lowers the odds of an obvious trap. It is never a guarantee.

## Steps
1. **Copy the mint address.** Get the token's mint address from the project's official channel or from the pair page on a DEX. Do not trust a token name or ticker, because copycat tokens reuse them.
2. **Run the free token check.** Paste the mint into /token-check. The report is RugCheck analysis of on-chain data and shows the risk score, honeypot flag, liquidity lock, authorities and holder concentration.
3. **Read the warnings, not only the score.** Open each warning in the report. An active mint authority or one wallet holding a large share matters even when the overall score looks fine.
4. **Look at the holders.** Use /tools/solana-token-holders to see the top wallets and any clusters of linked wallets. Heavy concentration means a few holders can move the price.
5. **Verify on a block explorer.** Open the mint on a Solana block explorer such as Solscan or Solana Explorer. Confirm the mint and freeze authority fields and the top holders yourself instead of relying on one tool.

## FAQ
### Can a tool guarantee a token is safe?
No. Automated checks read on-chain data at one moment. They cannot see intent, later changes to the token or off-chain facts. A low risk score only means fewer red flags were found.

### Where does the MemePump report come from?
The safety report is RugCheck analysis of on-chain data. Holders and clusters come from Solana RPC data. MemePump does not run its own scam detection model.

### What if the check returns no data?
A brand new or obscure token may have no report yet, or the data source may be briefly unavailable. Treat missing data as unknown rather than safe, and try again later.

Not financial advice. Informational only. Automated analysis of public on-chain data from third-party sources; it can be incomplete, delayed or wrong. Not financial, investment or legal advice, and a low risk score does not mean a token is safe.

Human page: https://memepump.org/answers/is-this-solana-token-a-rug-pull