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Real or fake, and where the picture really came from.

This is a preview. The checker is not available to check your pictures yet. We’re planning plain verdicts with a Source trail, not just a score.

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Earlier copy
Oldest appearance
Original source
Sample trail for one picture

Your phone camera, as a second pair of eyes

Made for everyone who meets a picture they are not sure about, in four groups.

  • Parents and grandparents

    Check the photo or scam image that landed in the family chat, or check it for them as their adult child.

  • Everyday scrollers

    Stop on a picture in Instagram or Facebook and see where it started before you share it.

  • Teachers and students

    Learn to spot a fake by following a picture’s trail, not only by how it looks.

  • Journalists and fact-checkers

    Verify images for work with the oldest known appearance and the original source in hand.

Sample, not a live check

No earlier copy turns up before a recent post, and no original source can be found.

A picture from the camera or an upload

One verdict, with where it came from

Every check ends in one of three verdicts, Real, Likely AI or Can’t tell, together with the earlier copies found on the web, the oldest known appearance and the original source when it can be found.

How a check goes

The planned check: three moves, with a verdict and its Source trail.

Sample result
{
  "verdict": "Likely AI",
  "earlier_copies": [
    "forum.example/threads/lake-house",
    "gallery.example/ai-art/lake-house"
  ],
  "oldest_known_appearance": "forum.example/threads/lake-house",
  "original_source": "not found"
}

  1. Open the camera or upload

    Point your phone camera at a picture, or upload a photo or screenshot. It works from any phone or laptop browser.

  2. Read one of three verdicts

    Real, Likely AI or Can’t tell. Nothing is dressed up as more certain than it is.

  3. Follow where it came from

    See the earlier copies found on the web, the oldest known appearance and the original source when it can be found.

What comes back with every verdict

A verdict alone is a guess you have to trust. The trail is the part you can check yourself.

  • Earlier copies

    Other copies of the same picture found on the web, so you can see where it has already been.

  • Oldest known appearance

    The earliest place the picture is known to have shown up, which often tells you more than how it looks.

  • Original source

    Where the picture started, when it can be found. When it cannot, the page says so.

Planned: 1 initial free check

We plan to offer 1 free check the first time, with no account needed. After that, Unlimited is planned at $5/month, with sign-in required. The checker and subscriptions are not available yet.

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