Detection knowledge base
Field guides for AI detection, platform safety, and scam triage.
Practical, signal-by-signal writing from the team behind checkreal.ai. Every guide connects to a working detector you can run on the same content you’re reading about.
Detection guides
Step-by-step guides for identifying AI, deepfake, and manipulated content.
Browse detection guides- How to detect AI-generated images
A practical, signal-by-signal guide to spotting AI-generated images by eye, plus when to trust an automated detector.
6 min read - How to detect deepfake videos
Concrete cues — facial motion, lip-sync, scene continuity — for identifying deepfake video before it spreads.
7 min read - How to identify fake TikTok videos
TikTok-specific cues for spotting AI, staged, and re-captioned clips before they trick your feed.
6 min read - How to check if an Instagram photo is real
Step-by-step guide for verifying Instagram photos — accounts, posts, and stories — before you trust them.
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Platform safety
Practical safety guides for the platforms most affected by synthetic content.
Browse platform safety- TikTok scam detection guide
The most common TikTok scam patterns — get-rich-quick, AI influencers, fake giveaways — and how to triage them fast.
6 min read - Instagram fake account detection guide
How to identify bot, catfish, and impersonation accounts on Instagram with a repeatable triage process.
6 min read - Tinder catfish safety guide
A practical safety workflow for verifying Tinder matches before you share contact info or meet in person.
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AI explainers
How generative AI works, what it can fake, and where current detectors stand.
Browse ai explainers- What is a deepfake?
Plain-English explanation of deepfakes — how they're made, what they can fake, and what current detection can and can't do.
5 min read - How AI image generation works
A non-technical explanation of how diffusion models like Stable Diffusion and Midjourney create images — and what that tells us about detection.
5 min read - Why AI detectors are not 100% accurate
What every AI-detection tool can and cannot do, why false positives happen, and how to use detection responsibly.
5 min read - How accurate are AI image detectors?
What current AI image detectors get right, where they fail, and how to think about an accuracy figure when one is quoted.
5 min read - How accurate are deepfake detectors?
Deepfake-detection accuracy in 2026 — what it means, where it breaks, and why benchmark numbers consistently overstate real-world performance.
5 min read - How accurate are AI text detectors?
AI text detectors have a high-profile accuracy problem — false positives on formal English, false negatives on humanized output. Here's the realistic picture.
5 min read - Can AI detectors be fooled?
Yes — and understanding how is essential to using detection responsibly. The four main evasion patterns, and what they imply for how much weight to put on a clean score.
5 min read - Does Turnitin detect AI? Honest answer for 2026.
Yes, Turnitin has an AI detector — and yes, it has the same accuracy limits as every other AI text detector. Here's what it actually catches, what it misses, and what to do with the result.
6 min read - What is an AI humanizer, and does it actually work?
AI humanizers rewrite ChatGPT output to evade AI detectors. Here's how they actually work, why detectors keep catching up, and what 'undetectable AI' really means.
6 min read - Are AI humanizers really undetectable?
Tools promising 'undetectable AI' have a credibility problem. Here's what humanizers actually achieve against current AI detectors — and what they fail to hide.
5 min read - GPTZero vs other AI detectors: what actually works?
How GPTZero compares to Turnitin's AI checker, Originality.ai, Winston AI, and free standalone detectors. Where each one fits and where each one fails.
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Scam & fraud awareness
Patterns behind crypto, payment, and profile scams that use synthetic media.
Browse scam & fraud awareness- How fake crypto screenshots are created
The exact tooling and techniques behind fake crypto profit screenshots, and the structural giveaways that catch them.
5 min read - How to verify payment proofs online
Practical workflow for verifying payment proof screenshots before you release goods, services, or trust.
5 min read - How scammers use AI-generated profiles
Why AI-generated profile photos are now standard in romance, recruiter, and crypto scams — and how to spot them.
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