How to tell a camera photo or recording from a generated one, and what the checks can and cannot tell you.
Generated images and video no longer give themselves away by eye. These guides focus on what the file itself says: whether it carries a label from the tool that made it, whether it behaves like camera output, and what an AI check’s result actually means.
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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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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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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