How to Detect AI-Generated Images (and When You Need Proof)

AI-generated images have gotten good enough to fool the eye. Faces that never existed, photos of events that never happened, profile pictures for people who are not real. Whether you are verifying a dating profile, a social media account, or a photo that showed up in a legal or personal matter, knowing what you are looking at matters.

How to spot AI images yourself

• Hands and fingers. Count them. Generators still fumble extra or merged fingers more often than they fumble faces.
• Backgrounds. Look for warped text on signs, melting edges, or architecture that repeats in impossible ways. The subject is polished; the margins are where AI slips.
• Eyes and reflections. Glasses, mirrors, and catchlights should be consistent with a single light source. AI images often break the physics.
• Skin texture. Overly smooth, waxy skin with no pores at this resolution is a soft signal, not proof by itself.
• Reverse image search. If the photo is real and stolen, it will usually surface elsewhere. If it is AI-generated, the trail will be suspiciously short.

Manual checks catch the obvious fakes. But when it matters - a court filing, a custody dispute, a fraud report - you want more than a hunch.

What Deepfake Verifier does

You upload the photo. You get a clear assessment of whether it shows signs of AI generation, with the specific visual evidence explained in plain language - so you can attach it, forward it, or act on it with confidence. A one-time payment, not a subscription.