Images can be misleading in different ways. The more inconsistencies you find, the greater the chance the image is fake.

Check your image using this checklist:  

1/ Look at human details

• Unusual body shapes or unnatural movements? 
• Too many or too few fingers?
• Uneven pupils or unnatural reflections in the eyes?
• Too many or too few teeth? A set of teeth that looks unrealistically perfect? 
• A vague hairline, strands of hair blending into the background or hair with no clear origin? 
• Buttons, zips, watches, glasses or jewellery that are distorted or missing details?

2/ Look at light, shadow and the laws of nature

• Does the lighting on the face match the surrounding environment?
• Are shadows consistent and logical throughout the image?
• Do objects obey the law of gravity? Floating objects are suspicious.
  

3/ Look at background details

• Do buildings, furniture or other objects have normal shapes?
• Are objects in proportion to each other and to the foreground elements?
• Do the language and symbols on road signs, street names or shop signs make sense?

4/ Look at text and logos

• Odd letters, blurred or incomplete words, incorrect or distorted logos?

5/ Check for perfection or blurriness

• Do the images look too perfect? For example, due to strong lighting, symmetry, unnatural shine or exaggerated colour contrasts. 
• Is the image very blurry? AI images are sometimes deliberately made blurry to conceal errors and details.

6/ Look for a watermark

• Is there a watermark present? Some AI tools leave a small logo or watermark in the image.

Do you doubt a video? Be sure to check out:

• Mouth and speech: do the lips move in sync with the speech?
• Sound: do background sounds match the situation or environment?
• Blinking: too little, too much or uneven blinking?
• Body movements: Do body parts move stiffly, slowly or unnaturally compared to the rest of the body?
• Objects and limbs: Do objects or limbs suddenly appear, distort, disappear or merge into one another?