LibGuides: Fake News (and how to fight it): Verifying Images &amp; Videos

Visual Content Verification Tools

How can you tell if an image or video has been manipulated or used out of context? These tools can help.

InVID Verification Plugin
A toolkit frequently used by journalists to analyze and fact-check videos shared on social media platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.
Reversee
An app that performs reverse Google Image searches for photos on your mobile device. Available from the Mac App Store and Google Play.
RevEye
A Chrome Extension or Firefox Add-On that allows you to perform reverse image searches using multiple search engines.
TinEye
A reverse image search engine that can help you determine whether a picture has been altered.
YouTube Data Viewer
Amnesty International's tool for extracting data from videos hosted on YouTube. Paste in a YouTube URL to find the video's exact upload time, plus thumbnail images for reverse image searching.

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How to Use Your Phone to Find Out Where a Photo or Video Was Taken
First Draft

First Draft's Observation Challenge
Each image in this challenge contains visual clues to help you determine where the photo was taken. Can you spot them?