Someone Made a Deepfake of You: What to Do, Step by Step
Found a deepfake of yourself — a fake video, voice or intimate image? Here's the emergency checklist: evidence, takedowns, platform reporting, legal options and damage control.
Field notes on deepfakes & media forensics
Guides, breakdowns and research on detecting AI-generated and manipulated media — from the team building on-device verification.
Are Deepfakes Illegal? Deepfake Laws Around the World in 2026
Is making a deepfake a crime? A plain-language map of deepfake laws in 2026 — the US TAKE IT DOWN Act, the EU AI Act's labelling rules, UK, and what's legal, what isn't.
How to Tell if a Photo Has Been Edited (7 Checks That Work)
Not AI — just faked. Learn how to tell if a photo is edited or photoshopped: shadow and edge checks, error level analysis, metadata, reverse search and forensic tools.
How Accurate Are AI Detectors, Really? (What the Numbers Mean)
AI detectors claim 99% accuracy — reality is messier. What detection accuracy really means, why false positives happen, what breaks detectors, and how to read a confidence score.
AI Voice Cloning Scams: How to Protect Yourself in 2026
Scammers can clone a voice from three seconds of audio. Learn how AI voice cloning scams work, the red flags of a fake voice call, and the habits that actually protect you.
How to Tell if a Video Is AI-Generated (2026 Guide)
Sora-class models now make video from a text prompt. Learn how to tell if a video is AI-generated: physics tells, texture artifacts, provenance checks and forensic tools.
Deepfake Detector Apps: 7 Things to Check Before You Trust One
Not all deepfake detector apps are equal. Here are the 7 things that separate a trustworthy AI detector from a coin flip — privacy, multi-signal analysis, honesty and more.
How to Check If a Photo Is Real or AI on Your iPhone (2026)
Want to verify a photo right on your iPhone without uploading it anywhere? Here's how to check if an image is real or AI-generated, privately and on-device.
How to Spot a Deepfake Video: 9 Warning Signs for 2026
Deepfake videos are fooling almost everyone in 2026. Learn the 9 signs that still give them away — plus why your eyes alone aren't enough anymore.
How to Tell If an Image Is AI-Generated: The Complete 2026 Guide
Can't tell if a photo is real or AI? Learn the 2026 method that actually works: provenance checks, detector tools, and the physics cues AI still gets wrong.
Content Credentials (C2PA) Explained: The Nutrition Label for Photos
What are Content Credentials? How C2PA provenance works, how to check a photo's origin, what it can and can't prove — and why it's becoming the web's trust layer.
How to Spot Fake AI Profile Pictures on Dating Apps & Social Media
Romance scammers and bot networks run on AI-generated profile photos. Learn the visual tells of a fake profile picture, the reverse-search workflow, and how to verify in seconds.
What Is a Deepfake? A Plain-English Guide (2026)
Deepfakes explained simply: what they are, how they're made, why they've become so convincing, the real-world risks, and how to tell a synthetic face or voice from the real thing.
5 Signs a Video Has Been Deepfaked (+ How to Check)
A practical checklist for spotting deepfaked video — the edge artifacts, lip-sync drift, lighting tells, unnatural motion and audio clues that still give synthetic clips away.
On-Device Verification, Explained (Nothing Leaves Your iPhone)
Why Verifyco runs entirely on your iPhone: how on-device forensic analysis works, what the Neural Engine does, cloud vs on-device trade-offs, and why nothing is ever uploaded.