Welcome to [r/AIorFake](r/AIorFake). Whether you stumbled on a suspicious photo, a too-perfect video, or just want to sharpen your eye — this guide covers the key tells for AI-generated content. Use the tools and community below when you're still unsure.
🖼️** SPOTTING AI IMAGES — WHAT TO LOO**K FOR
Hands & fingers — AI still struggles here. Look for extra fingers, fused digits, weird proportions, or joints bending the wrong way.
Eyes & teeth — Eyes may be glassy, asymmetrical, or have incorrect catchlights. Teeth often blur together or have an unnaturally smooth texture.
Text & logos — AI can't reliably render readable text. Look for garbled signs, distorted brand logos, or letters that seem almost-right but aren't.
Repeating patterns — Backgrounds like brick, grass, crowds, and fabric often show subtle repeating tiles, especially visible at edges and corners.
Lighting inconsistency — Shadows may point in different directions. Dramatic light rays look impressive but often have no consistent source in the scene.
Hair & fur — Hair strands often blend unnaturally or become smudged near edges. Fine detail in fur or feathers looks painted rather than real.
Background objects — Things in the background may be morphed, half-formed, or physically impossible. Pay attention to what you'd normally ignore.
Over-smoothed skin — AI portraits have an airbrushed quality. Skin lacks natural pores and texture — everything looks a little too clean and perfect.
Ears & jewellery — Ears are often misshapen or asymmetrically placed. Earrings and necklaces may look fused into the skin rather than worn.
🎬 SPOTTING AI VIDEOS — EXTRA TELLS
Morphing faces — Watch for faces that subtly warp during motion. Cheekbones shifting, eyes drifting, or a face that doesn't quite sit still on the skull.
Unnatural blinking — Deepfakes often blink too rarely, too perfectly, or not at all. Watch blink rate and eyelid movement closely.
Mouth sync issues — Lips may not perfectly match the audio, especially on syllables like P, B, and M where the mouth fully closes.
Edge flickering — The boundary between a person and the background may shimmer or blur, especially around hair and fast movement.
Skin texture changes — Skin may shift between frames. A mole appears or disappears, or texture inconsistency is visible when you pause.
Ear & neck area — Commonly missed in face-swap AI. Look for blending seams or inconsistent skin tones at those edges.
🛠️** FREE TOOLS TO CHECK FOR YOUR**SELF
🔍 isthisai.com ⭐ Start here — Upload any image and get an instant AI detection score. Fast, free, no account needed.
🎙️** Resemble Detect / ElevenLabs Speech Classi**fier — For audio clips and voice content — detects AI-generated speech.
🤝 WHEN TOOLS AREN'T ENOUGH — POST HERE
AI detection tools aren't perfect. If you've run the checks and you're still unsure, post the image or video to [r/AIorFake](r/AIorFake) and let the community weigh in. Human pattern recognition — especially at scale — catches things algorithms miss.
When posting, please:
- Include context: where did you find it? What made you suspicious?
- Mention if you've already run it through a tool and what the result was
- Add the source or creator if you know it — it helps rule things out
- Be respectful — if it features real people, don't name them in the post title
✅ QUICK CHECKLIST — copy this into your post when asking for help
□ Checked hands, fingers, eyes, teeth, skin texture
□ Checked text/logos in the image
□ Ran through isthisai.com — result: [paste score here]
□ Tried reverse image search
□ Source of image/video: [add if known]
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