> Verify a Source Before You Share It

BEGINNER · ~5 MIN

Five minutes of checking beats being the reason something fake went around again.

1. Reverse-image-search the photo (TinEye or a similar tool) to see if it's actually old, or from a different event entirely.
2. Check the account that posted it - when was it created, does it post about anything else, or is this the only thing it exists to spread.
3. If there's a claimed article/source behind it, check whether that source still exists or has been archived - a dead link claiming to back up a claim is not a source.
4. If it's a screenshot of a chat/message, remember screenshot generators exist purely to fabricate exactly this kind of "evidence" - a screenshot alone proves nothing.
   This is exactly the kind of tool GAMAYUN's own research turned up and refused to list - the fact that it's this easy to fake is the whole point of checking.

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