Visual verification
Break the video into claims you can test
Virality is distribution data. It does not establish who made the video, where it was recorded or whether it depicts the claimed event.
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Verification pass
- Locate the earliest available upload and preserve its URL and timestamp.
- Extract several distinct keyframes and search them independently.
- Check landmarks, signs, weather, shadows, accents and transit details.
- Contact the apparent creator and ask for the original file.
- Clear rights separately from verifying authenticity.
Keyframes and metadata
InVID verification plugin supports keyframe, reverse-search and metadata workflows.
Earlier copies
TinEye can surface earlier or altered images.
Related claims
Fact Check Explorer searches published fact checks.
State the limit: “We verified the location” is different from “We verified every claim made in the clip.”
Sources
- InVID verification plugininvid-project.eu
- TinEyetineye.com
- Fact Check Explorertoolbox.google.com