r/isthisAI • • Jun 29 '26

Other PSA: SynthID What is it? How do I check? And what are its limitations? and how not to annoy everyone by doing the basics.

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I thought it was about time to make a new PSA about SynthID. English is not my first language so there's probably some mistakes.

 

As you may be aware, this subreddit does not allow AI detectors. This is because they are extremely unreliable. Try going to deviantart or any other art site and test them with a few images, it should be easy to find something they say is AI despite it being uploaded over five years ago.

This is my go to example https://www.deviantart.com/hibbary/art/Third-Eye-748333152 see how it was uploaded in 2018, there is no way this could be generated but nearly all the detectors I have tried say that it is.

Then why is SynthID allowed, you might say?

SynthID is different. It's a thing developed by Google, when you use their generators they add a hidden pattern to the image which is difficult to remove without lowering the quality of the image or changing it significantly. This is what it is looking for, not if it looks like it's generated like the other detectors. Therefore you can be sure if it says that SynthID is detected, an AI has done something to the image in some way. It could be something as simple as upscaling, changing something or it could be completely generated. The point is if it has SynthID you cannot trust the image.

Recently OpenAI(ChatGPT) have implemented the same technology in their generator. There is an important thing though Google and OpenAI can only detect their own images. Not each other's so you have to run the image through both of them.

So how do I use them?

For OpenAI it's very simple https://openai.com/research/verify/ they have a page for it.

Google of course has to be more complicated. It used to be able to do a "search by image" and then go to about the image but that no longer works. Now you have to use Gemini to get an answer. Add the image you suspect and type "@Verify AI". Annoying but I don't know any better way.

Edit: When using Gemini it is very important that you type "@Verify AI" and not "SynthID" or any other variation of it. Otherwise there is a high chance that it will hallucinate and give you the wrong answer. It is also important to use a clean new session for each image.

Another edit: To confirm that Gemini actually use the verification tool you can press the three little dots underneath its response and then select "see response details".

Now I can't stress this enough, these two methods will only detect OpenAI's and Google's images. Not any other generator. So when an image comes up negative for SynthID that doesn't mean it's not AI. It can only prove that an image is fake not disprove it.

So before you post an image here please check for yourself you will save yourself some time and not waste others.

edit 29-09-2026: It has come to my attention that Meta(Facebook) and Grog(Twitter, I refuse to call it X, it's a dumb name) have also implemented some kind of SynthID. I do not know much about it since I don't and refuse to interact with those two sites. But I will assume that they works just like the others, in that way that you have to check with all of them. This is quickly becoming quite a nuisance to check for SynthID.

edit 16-10-2026 Google has released a global SynthID detector synthid.com I've only briefly tested it and it seems to work. You still need to sign into an account, which is a bit disappointing.


r/isthisAI • • Jul 26 '26

MOD POST New updated Discord for IsthisAI! faster way to find out if a image is AI or not with less restrictions.

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https://discord.gg/ssuwD2z2JJ Join here and get member role by reaction in the verify channel


r/isthisAI • • 15h ago

Photo This can’t be real, right? Is this guy really under anesthesia for a full-body blackout tattoo?

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Found this on Facebook. Anesthesia for a almost full-body blackout tattoo? Wouldn’t it be unsafe to tattoo such a large area of the body in one session, even under anesthesia? Are there tattoo studios or clinics that offer this kind of procedure?

I’m wondering if this is AI-generated. The setup looks like a medical procedure rather than a typical tattoo session. Can anyone identify specific details in the image that might indicate AI generation?


r/isthisAI • • 15h ago

Photo OP claims this was a cat cupboard conversion, but converted cupboard looks deeper than the first image, the shadows don't match the lights, and the steps are too far back

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There are apparently shadows for 3 steps but there's 4 of them, and they seem too far back to leave enough space for the shelves behind them. The scale and perspective everything doesn't quite match what you'd expect for that amount of space.

UPDATE:

Seems like it's mostly just lens distortion and a weird perspective.

OOP posted another photo (I added it as a comment on the post). I'm concluding it's real. Thanks to everyone who chimed in. Sorry to OOP for casting doubts on their project if they ever come across this.


r/isthisAI • • 1d ago

Video I just saw this on daily dose of pets. Surely a dog wouldn't be able to paint that?

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I have seen paintings by elephants and monkeys, and they usually look like preschooler's drawing. This looks way too perfect to be painted by an animal, and the Malinois looks way to patient


r/isthisAI • • 13h ago

Solved [AI] Is this Dolly art AI? The yellow color is suspicious, even though the details all look fine.

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Screenshot from Instagram. Nothing stuck out as AI to me except the yellow coloring. At first I thought it was just "vintage" looking, but now I'm concerned it's just the AI piss-yellow filter.


r/isthisAI • • 4h ago

Other This company uses AI for all of their party posters. The decorations im pretty sure are AI, but the people?

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I do think the background looks like AI because it looks like a clear photo with blur over it. it doesn't fade to be blurrier the farther away things get. although for the people i can't 100% tell there's no obvious signs to me, but maybe it's a real picture that they just put an AI background on.


r/isthisAI • • 3h ago

Photo I'm getting the AI *vibe*, especially in the first picture, but I can't quite figure it out.

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I just spent a minute trying​ to make my hand look like that, maybe it's possible and just weird. But the dog's head seems too evenly backlit when the woman's arm& shoulder are behind it.

The second dog's eyes might be too "imperfect" to be AI generated, but the front paws seem to sink too much into the rug? Also I'm not sure if the depth of field makes sense.

They're from accounts that are leaving "positive reviews" for a questionable dog breeder, different accounts but very similar messages (which I also suspect are AI generated).


r/isthisAI • • 3h ago

Other I like this youtube channel but the speed they make these uploads is way too quick and I'm thinking its AI, but I'm not entirely sure

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This channel popped up on my feed since less than a week ago. They produce content that I like (what if-scenarios) but the speed they produce their content is really alarming. I have a good feeling they're AI but on the very off chance that they just stockpiled their videos before uploading or something, I don't wanna unsubscribe just yet


r/isthisAI • • 5h ago

Photo I just ate at a restaurant and looked a bit harder at the menu and some of these items look AI-generated especially the rice meals, as the rice seems too pointy for being formed in a cup

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I need help with this, especially since the place tries to give off the vibe that it is a cozy upscale restaurant.


r/isthisAI • • 2h ago

Art I found this Natasha Romanoff drawing on TikTok, but some comments say it’s AI. When looking closer, the barbed wire overlaps weirdly and some hair is coming out of other strands that don’t make sense. Is it AI?

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The video itself showed the process, but it was weird, like it only showed short clips of small areas of basic line art being done and no coloring or sketching, and even the line art parts had no sketch.


r/isthisAI • • 2h ago

Art I’m like 80% sure it’s ai. Friend got me a few of these, but this one seems off.

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I spotted some natural inconsistencies (eyes are slightly apart and vary veeery slightly in height) but seeing as this is cropped to fit on the pin, I couldn’t really verify a specific artist either. My main issue specifically the random triangle-shaped carabiner on the lower left portion


r/isthisAI • • 12h ago

Art Is this artist printing AI images and then tracing them over with ink? As an artist I don’t want to support AI artists :/

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INTRODUCTION:

Im an artist on instagram and follow and support small artists because they deserve their work to be seen!
HOWEVER I have a feeling that this artist is generating AI images, and then printing them to trace them over with pen. They have around 4K followers. (I covered their name and signature to protect their privacy)

I don’t want to support AI art, but at the same time I’m confused and I’m not sure if it is or not (that’s why I need your help).
I also wouldn’t want to stop supporting an artist thinking they use AI when they actually don’t.

WHAT MAKES ME THINK IT’S AI:

Image 1: as soon as I saw it, it really gave me AI vibes. The composition…idk, it looks AI-ish. The sign is super weird, and the confetti sometimes looks warped and weird. An artist would never choose to make them look like that in some specific spots.

Image 2: same drawing, zoomed on the sign. What the hell is that?? It looks like that standard AI font. Also the quality of the writing looks different from the parts in ink…as if they retraced the drawing with ink but then didn’t trace over the writing.

Image 3: The drawing feels like something AI would come up with, and also (idk if it’s something instagram does) but it literally says AI???

Image 4: Posted today and it’s what prompted me to make this post. I love and adore Jack Skellington and that is NOT how his bowtie looks. The rest is right, so I don’t feel like an artist would make the conscious choice of drawing it like that. I feel like the AI got confused and just gave him a normal tie, and a dress shirt(???) and then added the side-thingies to the jacket.

Image 5: this is a screenshot from a video they posted of them drawing with ink over what I think they’re passing out as a sketch…but if you look closely you can see it looks printed out. It has that halftone printing effect (yk, the dots)

Image 6: It again feels like AI…the texture is very weird.

I hate we even have to go through this…AI is taking away artist’s jobs and as an artist you really shouldn’t be using it…

If you could help me figure this out, I would be so grateful🫶


r/isthisAI • • 9h ago

Video Is this Instagram Spanish animation page AI? Comments say it is, but I don't see the classic signs

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They say new episodes everyday which does tip me off. And yet I also do not want to believe it since the content is good unlike some AI pages (AHEM THAT STUPID FRUIT REALITY TV ONE).

If they do use AI, I would unfollow them because I am very anti-AI.

Link to Page: howtheysayit


r/isthisAI • • 13h ago

Art Is this creator on TikTok “sinaboto” real or are they ai generating content?

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My reasoning for doubting that they are real is the speed at which they are putting out content, they have been uploading daily and I thought maybe it was just because they have a profile somewhere else and is now uploading to TikTok, but I don’t see any other accounts or anyone talking about it. My main concern is the speed at which this person is uploading these.


r/isthisAI • • 9h ago

Art Someone said they watched the artist "do this by hand with 0 ai" but I am incredibly skeptical. What do you think?

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There are some things that seem human-made, more like a collage but the background and the table, as well as the title crest and some other bits look fully AI generated

If you zoom in on the mountains you can see that the AI confused them with clouds and gave them a structure that no sane human would, the details are very rendered but lacking any sort of form or fundamentals, it is just so weird. The whole thing just has that AI feel that gives me the creeps.

I have a hard time believing anyone created this fully by hand

What do you think?


r/isthisAI • • 8h ago

Photo Are these ai pictures or just silly pictures a parent took? the curtains are throwing me off

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i'm not sure if new parents would take photos like these for a meme or if its ai. a lot of baby memes tend to be ai


r/isthisAI • • 12h ago

Video This “live” bird cam seems to catch every species of bird in N. America every 30 seconds - and the seeds seem to replenish themselves no matter how long the birds eat them. Is this AI?

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r/isthisAI • • 3h ago

Other Does @codeandcalmgd on YouTube use Claude for their simulations ? The channel itself looks fishy with seemingly an ai generated description and banner itself, and their upload schedule is also too consistent. Their first geometry dash unrelated videos also seem like they're experimenting with Claude

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r/isthisAI • • 4h ago

Art Is this company using AI art to sell their blankets? (Company is Strike Gently Co)

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Ive been looking for a 100% cotton blanket with a nice design and stumbled upon these! However i searched up the company on reddit and they do have a few AI claims from redditors but it was with items from 2 years ago with comment follow ups saying the AI listings dont exist anymore, if anyone has a sharp eye please let me know! I love the waterfall nymphs blanket but if it is indeed AI i will not be purchasing.(Also if you know a place that sells 100% cotton blankets with a beautiful design i would also love to know)


r/isthisAI • • 4h ago

Video Got recommended this video. Animation feels extremely off. Does anyone have any insight?

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I got this video recommended to me, and while I haven't examined the script, I'm more questioning the animation. I feel this is kind of unique to identify, as rather than identifying direct AI output, you have to detect the output of some code or project written by an AI model.

The reasons I suspect it's AI is because:

Models beyond those that are likely sourced from the internet, they're made of extremely primitive shapes, which AI tends to do if you ask it to make something in 3D via code.

Text elements and other designs seem very similar to those I've seen from AI generated websites (eg. 0:17, 0:49)

There are some glaring animation errors I don't think any human would ever make without picking up on. Look at the school buses at 0:40, or how the walls clip with the windows at 0:20.

The voice seems to be an AI text to speech voice aswell, which is definitely not a good sign.


r/isthisAI • • 9h ago

Video I'm convinced this music video is AI-generated. I wouldn't be surprised if the song is too

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This is an official video posted by Riley Green featuring Payton Manning.

The short clips, repeated shots, fuzziness, facial expressions, background character movement, the list goes on. There's something off about the entire thing.

I could also take this a step further and make an argument that the song is AI generated too...


r/isthisAI • • 1d ago

Video I swear this looks so AI. But it's on the baby/toddler channel and doesn't say so in the description.

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OK the style of this looks so totally AI, especially the episode with the dog. But if it is, I'm appalled. This is on the baby first channel. They make tons of shows. (You can see the dog at the very end)

Some things seem to kinda casually disappear, things are overly textured (like the dog), the announcer says they're painting but they're coloring with crayons, etc.

The video pauses midway bc I took my headphones out but I recorded the whole thing from YouTube.

Disclaimer: My kids don't watch this channel anymore, but did when they were little, back when it had a lot of live action cute stuff and lullaby programing overnight.


r/isthisAI • • 1d ago

Photo Is this image of my lost bird AI? I’ve heard of scammers using AI to claim they found your pets.

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Pretty much what the title says. I feel inclined to believe this isn’t AI but the feet look a bit distorted and there is a weird looking lump under the towel.

Update: Thanks to many helpful people, I've found that this is AI. They actually asked to meet at a nearby Walgreens; they never showed up and shortly after texted me, "I take 200 for the bird."

I've been searching for my boy all day; I've put out seeds and budgie noises, but I haven't found him yet. For now I can only hope that he'll come back.


r/isthisAI • • 1d ago

Solved [AI] Is Trump's White House Restoration “After” Photo Digitally Manipulated? The Stairs, Shadows, and Window Reflections Raise Questions

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Trump recently shared a before-and-after photograph of a supposedly restored White House column, and several details caught my attention.

I'm questioning whether the "after" photograph has been digitally manipulated, potentially using AI.

Here's what I've noticed:

  1. The staircase appears to have gained extra steps.

In the before image, approximately three steps are visible to the right of the column. In the after image, there appear to be six or more. I've compared this against independent photographs of the White House North Portico, which show shorter stair sections in certain locations. Construction equipment obscures some steps in the before image, but I haven't been able to establish whether the additional steps in the after image match the actual architecture.

  1. The column's shadow appears unchanged.

Despite the apparent differences between the photographs, the shadow cast by the column looks remarkably similar in shape, position and intensity.

  1. The camera angle appears virtually identical.

The column, windows, staircase and background architectural details align almost perfectly. This could indicate a fixed camera position, but it could also suggest that the after image was created by editing the original photograph.

  1. Even the reflections in the windows appear unchanged.

The reflections and darker patterns in the windowpanes look remarkably similar between the two images. If these photographs were taken at different stages of a restoration project, it's worth asking why so many small background details appear unchanged.

  1. The protective flooring also looks nearly identical.

The cardboard, tape, printed lettering and markings around the base of the column appear in almost exactly the same positions.

To be clear, the restoration itself is documented, and none of these observations individually proves manipulation. Similar lighting, a stationary camera and construction materials could explain several of them.

What I'm questioning is whether the "after" photograph is an authentic, independently captured image or whether the original was digitally altered to produce the comparison.

I've searched historical photographs and architectural documentation, but the exact column and staircase haven't been conclusively matched.

Does anyone with experience in image forensics, architectural photography or the White House's layout see anything unusual here?

I'd particularly appreciate independent photographs establishing the exact number of steps beside this column.

Original Trump post:

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117443148049952515

White House architectural documentation (Library of Congress):

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/dc0402/

Independent restoration photographs and historical records:

https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-records/71-583