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01. Input

MediaChecker SafeGuard

Reality verification for the media you choose to check

We list real criteria, not invented ones.

02. Run Analysis

03. Result Preview

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Authenticity Score

84%

Triggered Signals

Frequency Domain Anomaly

Metadata Provenance

HIGH DETECTION

VALIDATED

Detect Media Alterations

MediaChecker transitions beyond basic detection filters. We evaluate localized edits, compositing, and frequency-domain structure across six independent forensic engines to distinguish between native captures and synthetic reconstructions.

Forensic Methodology

Compression Analysis

Pixel Forensic Scan

Metadata Integrity

We analyze pixel-level inconsistencies and discrete cosine transform coefficients to identify generational loss and multi-stage re-saving artifacts.

Examination of frequency-domain structures to isolate synthetic textures, diffusion noise patterns, and generative reconstruction anomalies in image headers.

Deep forensic inspection of EXIF, XMP, and IPTC manifests to verify hardware provenance and detect potential stripping of authenticity signatures.

Sensor Reality

Optical capture characteristics remaining in the pixels

Synthetic Indicators

Generative reconstruction and illustration structure

Manipulation Indicators

Localized edits, compositing, inpainting

Generation Originality

How close this file is to a first-generation encode

Secondary Capture

Screen, print, or other intermediary recapture

Provenance Availability

Camera metadata, manifests, identity — not authenticity

Same paddock. Two forensic objects.

A camera still versus an AI artistic transformation of that still. Cropping is not an edit. Reconstruction is.

MediaChecker analysis

LIKELY CAMERA-DERIVED WITH NATIVE PROCESSING

Confidence HIGH · Evidence STRONG

Sensor Reality

Manipulation Indicators

89

16

Synthetic Indicators

Secondary Capture

6

Generation Originality

86

11

Provenance Availability

88

MediaChecker analysis

MATERIALLY TRANSFORMED

Confidence HIGH · Evidence STRONG

Sensor Reality

Synthetic Indicators

Manipulation Indicators

91

21

Generation Originality

72

Secondary Capture

18

Provenance Availability

9

8

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Forensic Media Submission

Please complete all fields below to submit media evidence for forensic review. Ensure all files are unaltered and clearly labeled.

Type of media

Accepted file types: Video, Image, Audio, and Document files only. You may upload up to 10 files. Do not alter or compress files before uploading.

Has this media been previously submitted elsewhere?
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MediaChecker SafeGuard

SafeGuard · Closed beta includes full top-tier access

Reality verification for the media you choose to check

We list real criteria, not invented ones. Closed beta includes full top-tier access — SoftGuard honesty stays on. Soft signals stay soft.

Sensor Intake

Direct Upload

No file selected

Capture doubt

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Synthetic lean

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Edit / composite

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Soft-capture caution

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Re-encode / gen lean

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Provenance gap

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Low = more authentic lean · High = more concern. Dials are leans, not calibrated truth.

What you can expect

Published criteria

Public rules behind confidence bands.

Parallel evidence

Several capture and origin paths.

Honest uncertainty

We do not dress a lean as certainty.

How it worksSee criteria

How it works

Evidence in. Structured analysis out.

SafeGuard makes reasoning inspectable — not a real/fake stamp.

  • Select media — Direct Upload or extension.
  • Texture & compression — clues, not proof of origin.
  • Soft-capture — screen, glass, bloom beside origin claims.
  • Parallel origins — camera, game, CGI, AI, composite.
  • Earned confidence — stronger language needs agreeing evidence.

Privacy · Criteria

Privacy

Ephemeral analysis. No media library.

Updated Sep 20, 2026 (PT) · ICBM Magazine / MediaChecker, BC, Canada.

  • Uploads go to the configured API for ephemeral forensic analysis.
  • Not kept as a browsable media archive.
  • We do not sell personal information.
  • Do not submit media you cannot process.

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Criteria

Published rules before the number.

All dials: low = authentic lean, high = more concern. Soft signals stay soft.

Capture doubt

Inverse of camera-capture lean (or reality_score).

Synthetic lean

Max of AI / CGI / video-game probabilities.

Edit / composite

composite_probability from the API.

Soft-capture caution

Soft-capture suppressed flag — 0 or high, not a fake smooth score.

Re-encode / gen lean

Proxy: module_scores.rendering_artifacts (labeled).

Provenance gap

Inverse of capture_chain module score.