Publish what's real, and prove it to your readers
The problem. Wire feeds, freelancers, and reader submissions arrive faster than anyone can forensically vet them, and a single manipulated or AI-generated image slipping into a story can detonate editorial trust built over decades.
What it costs. Publishing a fake means a correction, a credibility hit, and ammunition for anyone who wants to dismiss real reporting as fabricated. The "deepfake defense" cuts both ways.
The fix: authentic capture for journalism. Verify submitted and captured images before publication, and prove your own photography is genuine and unaltered. The proof travels with the image and your readers, or a fact-checker, can confirm it independently. Industry-standard and independently verifiable.
What you can do today
- Verify wire and freelancer submissions at ingest, surfacing anything altered, AI-generated, or origin-less.
- Sign your own captured and published images so readers can confirm they're genuine.
- Carry a transparent record of legitimate edits, supporting AI-disclosure expectations.
The job it does for editors
You need to publish fast without publishing a fake, and to defend your work when someone cries "deepfake." Authentic capture gives you a verification signal at ingest and a provable record of authenticity on everything you put your name to.
FAQ
Does the proof survive social platforms that strip metadata? Yes, it's designed to travel with the image and survive the platform strip, so it's still checkable after re-sharing.
Can a reader verify an image without our tools? Yes. Verification is open and works offline, with no dependency on Original Pictures.
Related
Original Pictures provides content-provenance and integrity infrastructure. It verifies provenance signals and integrity relationships; it does not prove that a depicted event is true. Figures are drawn from public reporting; verify against primary sources before citing in regulated materials. Nothing here is legal advice.
Last verified 2026-06-02. Author: Mahdi Kazempour, Founder, Original Pictures.