Practical, step-by-step guides for checking whether something you have seen online is true, and whether an image or video was made by AI.
Visual and audio warning signs, free detection tools, and a step-by-step way to check footage before you share it.
Spot AI-generated video, voice cloning, and synthetic audio using free detection tools and visual checks.
Use visual clues, EXIF metadata, error level analysis, and free tools to check whether a photo is fake.
Reverse video search, metadata checks, and source tracing to confirm a viral clip before you pass it on.
Copy the link, search the claim, reverse-search the footage, and check a TikTok is true before you share.
Find a photo's true origin in seconds with Google, TinEye, and Yandex to expose misleading context.
Use the SIFT method, lateral reading, domain checks, and author verification to judge any source.
What misinformation is, how it differs from disinformation, and a practical checklist for spotting it.
Hive Moderation, Illuminarty, AI or Not, Sightengine, and FactHeck compared: free tiers, detection methods, and when to use each.
InVID/WeVerify, Google Lens, Amnesty YouTube DataViewer, and FactHeck compared for verifying viral video footage.
Google Fact Check Explorer, InVID/WeVerify, FactHeck, and reverse image search compared for fact-checking video content.
Hive Moderation, Sensity, Deepware Scanner, and FactHeck compared: accuracy caveats, free tiers, and detection methods.