Practical, step-by-step guides to reading what your files are telling you.
How to tell a real camera photo from an AI-generated one: provenance labels, invisible watermarks, what a camera leaves behind, and how to read the AI-generation card honestly.
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What the two grades on a snapWONDERS report mean, what "confidence" changes, how to read the AI-generation card, and the detail underneath, in plain English.
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A photo can carry where you were, when, the exact device in your hand and sometimes your name. What leaks, what a stranger could do with it, and how to check your own photos.
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AI video is now convincing enough to fool a quick look. What to check in the clip and in the file, and what the AI-generation card can and cannot tell you.
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How journalists can check a photo or video a source sends in: where and when it was taken, whether it has been edited, and whether it could be AI-generated.
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A photo can carry hidden text, another file, or data tucked after the end of the image. How to check what a photo is really carrying.
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With no location and no serial number, a photo can still carry a fingerprint: the firmware, colour profile, time zone and image size that match it to one phone. How to check for it and remove it.
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What a video file records about the device that made it, when it was made and whether it has been re-encoded — and how to check one yourself.
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How a claims team can use photo forensics to spot edited, recycled or mis-dated claim photos early, and decide which claims need a closer look.
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How to check a photo or scan of a receipt, invoice, certificate or a screenshot for signs it has been changed, and what a screenshot can never prove.
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Most photos record when they were taken and many record where. How to read that information from any photo, on any device, and what to do when it is missing.
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Remove the location, device details and other hidden information from a photo before you share it, on your phone or online, and check that it actually worked.
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