# Images & video – Fake AI

> Artefacts, metadata, provenance: checking whether a picture or clip is real.

- [How to Tell If an Image Is AI Generated: 9 Checks](https://fake-ai.com/images-and-video/how-to-tell-if-image-is-ai/): Start with provenance, not pixels: check for Content Credentials, run a SynthID check in Gemini and reverse-search the picture to find where it first appeared. Then look for the classic slips in hands, text, reflections and background objects. No single check is proof, so treat a clean result as unknown rather than real.
- [How to Spot a Deepfake Video: What Still Gives It Away](https://fake-ai.com/images-and-video/how-to-spot-deepfake-video/): Check the source before the face: find the first upload and see whether trusted outlets carry the same clip. Then watch the face edges, teeth, eyes and profile turns at reduced speed, and listen for flat or delayed audio. In a live call, ask the person to turn sideways or call them back on a known number.
- [Content Credentials (C2PA): How the Photo Label Works](https://fake-ai.com/images-and-video/content-credentials-c2pa/): Content Credentials are signed records, defined by the C2PA standard, that travel with an image or video and state which device or app created it and what was changed. A valid credential proves where a file came from. A missing one proves nothing, because most platforms still strip metadata on upload.
- [How to Find the Original Source of an Image](https://fake-ai.com/images-and-video/find-original-image-source/): Run the picture through at least two reverse image search engines, such as Google Lens and TinEye, then look for the oldest and largest copy. Check that copy's page for a photographer credit, an upload date and intact metadata. The original is usually the earliest, uncropped, highest-resolution version with a named author.

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