In the article above, one of our readers sent us an image of a Confederate flag hanging in the window of a French police barracks. > Read more on The Observers: A Confederate flag spotted in the window of police barracks in Paris It doesn’t happen often, but it’s good to be aware that it can be the case.Ĭlick here to check out an example of a time when we used metadata to verify an image. There’s also another risk – people actually can change the metadata of an image if they want to mislead viewers. That’s because it was transferred using WhatsApp. This is one example where the tool Exif Data isn’t able to pull up any metadata for the photo. If the photo was taken with a cellphone that has geolocation turned on, then you will also likely see the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken. The metadata includes information on the camera used to take the photo (a Canon EOS 1100D) and the date when the photo was taken (November 20, 2014). We have an example below, using an image that we’ve entitled "IMG_0384.JPG". Here are three examples:Īll you need to do is upload the image you are investigating onto one of these sites and then take a look at the results. You can also use online tools, which sometimes show you even more metadata than if you just look at it on your computer. On a computer, you can get this info by right-clicking on the image and then clicking on properties. Metadata is information attached to a digital file that records, among other things, the date and time when a picture was taken and its geographical coordinates. One way to figure out if someone is telling the truth about the origin of a photo or video is to take a look at the image’s metadata. Tools that enable you to see an image’s metadata We will keep updating this article with the best tools available to the public.ġ. Verification tools are constantly evolving. The FRANCE 24 Observers team uses these tools on a regular basis, as you can see in some examples below. These tools are just part of the verification process and can offer solutions when you don’t get the information you are looking for with basic tools. It’s important to remember that none of the tools in this article or in our complete Verification Guide will enable you to verify an image with certainty if used alone.
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