DETECTFAKE MEDIA VERIFICATION WORKSHEET
Updated: 19 September 2026
Guide: https://detectfake.wiki-services.com/how-to-tell-if-an-image-is-ai-generated
Methodology: https://detectfake.wiki-services.com/methodology

Use this worksheet before sharing or relying on a suspicious image or video.
A detector score alone cannot establish authenticity or the truth of a caption.

1. DEFINE THE CLAIM
What is the image/video claimed to show?
Claimed date, place and source:
Link to the post and date accessed:

2. PRESERVE THE SOURCE
Keep an unchanged copy of the file you received.
Ask for the original rather than making another screenshot.
Is this an original, screenshot, crop, edited copy or forwarded file?
Original filename and dimensions:
Who supplied it, and how is the origin documented?

3. CHECK CONTEXT
Search for earlier appearances with a reverse-image search tool.
Record matching pages and their dates; the earliest result is not necessarily
the original. Check whether the same image was used with a different caption.
Corroborating sources and unresolved contradictions:

4. CHECK PROVENANCE SEPARATELY
Inspect original-file metadata and Content Credentials when available.
Record who signed any credential and what creation/edit history it describes.
Missing metadata does not prove AI generation. Camera metadata does not prove
that an image has never been edited. Provenance does not validate every claim.
Verification tool and findings:

5. REVIEW VISIBLE EVIDENCE
Examine text, object boundaries, lighting, reflections and the background.
For video, check the original sequence and audio as well as sampled frames.
Record specific regions or timestamps. Compression, filters, scene cuts and
ordinary editing can produce suspicious-looking artifacts.
Observations and alternative explanations:

6. RECORD ANY AUTOMATED CHECK
Tool and reported model/version:
Date and settings:
File version checked (original/compressed/crop):
Verdict and confidence score:
Signals and any errors/fallback notice:
Do not interpret confidence as a measured accuracy rate. Disagreement between
tools means more evidence is needed, not that the highest score wins.

7. DECIDE WHAT YOU CAN SUPPORT
[ ] The specific claim has independent supporting evidence.
[ ] Evidence contradicts the specific claim.
[ ] The claim remains unverified; do not present it as established fact.
Supporting evidence:
What remains unknown:
Next verification step:

DetectFake is a screening aid, not proof. For consequential decisions, seek
appropriate expert review and preserve the original evidence.
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