Spot The Fake

How can you tell if an image you’re looking at is the real deal? This video introduces OpenAI Verify, a research-preview tool that can help identify whether an image carries signals associated with OpenAI-generated content. It explains how to upload an image, read the result, and understand the limits.

What you’ll need:

• Access to OpenAI Verify
• One image to check

What you’ll learn:

• What OpenAI Verify is designed to check
• How provenance signals like SynthID and C2PA can help
• Why “no signal found” does not prove an image is real
• What reporting steps still matter after using a verification tool

Who this video is for:

Journalists, editors, producers, newsroom leaders, and educators who want practical ways to use AI in daily newsroom work. No technical background is required.

Key takeaway:

OpenAI Verify can add one helpful signal to an image check, but the final verification still comes from reporting.

Built by OpenAI:

Created by OpenAI Academy to help news professionals use AI confidently while keeping editorial judgment, sourcing, and verification at the center.