Notes on media authenticity, AI detection and proving a photo or video is real.
An instrument reading shows a measurement exists, not that anyone was on site. Here is how to prove the visit, and stop ghost inspections.
A plain work photo proves little when a client or insurer pushes back. Here is what makes proof-of-work hold up.
A practical checklist: what your eyes can catch, where a detector helps, and why a score is not proof.
Why detection can only estimate, and how sealing a photo at capture gives a definite answer.
EXIF date, location and device are easy to fake or strip. Here is what a seal made at capture adds.
What a detector actually measures, where it is useful, and why a probability is not the same as proof.