Forensic How-tos
Short, practical walkthroughs: do this, then this. Straight to the steps.
How to find the original source of an image
The reverse-image-search workflow for tracing where a photo came from, why the oldest indexed copy is not the true origin, and where each engine fails.
Read guide ↗How to detect Photoshop manipulation
Detecting Photoshop means two different things, confirming a file was opened in Adobe software, which is easy, and proving its content was deliberately manipulated, which no single test can do. How an analyst fuses weak signals into a finding.
Read guide ↗How to verify if an image is real
The open-source workflow for checking whether a photo is genuine and in context, reverse search, geolocation and metadata, and where each step quietly fails.
Read guide ↗How to tell what camera took a photo
Metadata names the camera until someone strips or fakes it. What sensor-noise fingerprinting can recover when it is gone, and why it is a lab tool, not a web one.
Read guide ↗How to tell if a photo has been edited
No single test proves a photo was edited. The signals a forensic analyst actually checks, from metadata to error levels to cloning, and why each is a lead, not a verdict.
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