Fake News is not only spread by textual disseminated information, it can also be presented in photos and videos. Photos and videos can be easily manipulated or completely fabricated.
- Check whether the photo or video has been altered.
- Many fake photos have been edited by photoshop. Videos can also be altered by "deepfake" artificial intelligence technology.
- Double check that the photo or video is connected to the story.
- Fake News stories can present photos or videos that have nothing to do with the story at all. You can do a reverse image search on google or on TinEye.
- Slow videos down.
- By slowing videos down, it is easier to inspect the frame to frame transitions to detect any manipulation of the video and reveal any temporal glitches.
With the presence of artificial intelligence in our lives, detecting genuine from fabricated videos and images has become significantly more difficult. While these resources deal more closely with detecting deep fakes as opposed to entirely AI generated, below are links for more ways to recognize fake photos or videos.
