Photo Verification for Journalists

Guide 17 Oct 2026

Is this photo real, fake or AI-generated? How to check

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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Guide 15 Oct 2026

Can a photo be tracked back to you? What your photos give away

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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Guide 15 Oct 2026

Is this video real or AI? How to tell

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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Guide 15 Oct 2026

How to verify a photo or video from a source before you publish

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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Guide 9 Oct 2026

Has this photo been edited? How to check, step by step

What to check when you need to know whether a photo has been retouched, cropped or pieced together, what a "Photoshop detector" really looks at, and what a result can and cannot tell you.

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Guide 9 Oct 2026

How to see where and when a photo was taken

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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Guide 9 Oct 2026

Where did this video come from? How to check a video file

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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