Sick of fake news stories? A do-it-yourself guide to checking out videos and photos online

Devastating photos and videos purportedly from Gaza and Ukraine are being shared widely across social media. Many are real, but others are out of context or doctored to push an agenda. Brent speaks to Craig Silverman of Regret the Error and the Verification Handbook about some basic tools you can use for some do-it-yourself digital fact-checking.

Reverse Image Search: tools offered by Google or TinEye allow users to upload a photo or input the web address to reveal where else an image has appeared online.

Izitru: A tool developed by image analysis experts that allows you to upload an photo tell whether it came directly from a digital camera. Handy for revealing whether an image has undergone any processing before being shared online.  

Grasswire / Storyful: Websites such as Grasswire and Storyful take a collaborative approach to news verification. Through social media communities both sites attempt to add context to viral news images.

... Now put your skills to the test!

Time to put your news instincts to the test. Day 6 has put together a series of images and videos, and we're asking you to suss out which images are real and which are fake.   

Additional Tools

Citizen Evidence Lab - Amnesty International
Verification Handbook - Edited by Craig Silverman