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Verification Toolkit

Check What You Were Sent

Eight free tools to check what you are sent — videos, images, links and claims. Pick a tool to start.

Reads the evidence

For a video: the transcript and metadata. For an image: the file's EXIF data. For a link: how the address is actually built.

Checks the source

Who published it, what they cite, who funds them, and whether the original can still be reached.

Explains what it found

Every signal is shown with the reasoning behind it, so you can judge it yourself rather than trust a verdict.

How TruthLens Works

Three steps to check anything before you trust or share it.

1

Bring what you were sent

Paste a link, drop in a video or image, or copy the claim — whichever tool fits what you received.

2

Let the tools work

Two tools run a real analysis. Six work entirely in your browser and never send your data anywhere.

3

Read the reasoning

You get the evidence and the explanation, not a bare verdict — so you can decide what to do with it.

Who Uses TruthLens?

Built for anyone who needs to know what is real online.

Content creators

Verify source material and protect your audience from misleading clips.

Journalists

Fact-check footage and images before publishing with confidence.

Researchers

Validate video and image data for academic and investigative work.

Everyday viewers

Check a video, image, link or claim before you share it.

TruthLens FAQ

Common questions about TruthLens AI

Direct answers about how TruthLens checks videos, images, links and written claims — and what each tool deliberately does not do.

TruthLens is a free verification toolkit. Two tools run an actual analysis — the Video Legitimacy Checker reads a YouTube video's transcript and scores its credibility, and the AI Image Detector checks a photo for synthetic imagery. Six more run entirely in your browser with no account and no upload: SIFT Fact-Checker, Source Credibility Checker, Logical Fallacy Checker, Misinformation Literacy Test, URL Safety Checklist and Image Verification Toolkit.

It extracts the video's transcript and metadata, runs claim detection against authoritative sources, scores source weight and tone, and inspects visual frames for deepfake artifacts. Each signal contributes to a single 0–100 credibility score with an explanation of why.

If you received a video, start with the Video Legitimacy Checker. If you have a photo or screenshot, use the AI Image Detector. If you were sent a link and want to know what to check about it, use the URL Safety Checklist. If you want to verify a specific written claim, the SIFT Fact-Checker walks you through it.

Yes. Every tool has a free tier with no sign-up required. Paid Standard and Business plans add longer videos, batch analysis, higher daily quotas, PDF reports, and team workspaces.

No. The SIFT checker, Source Credibility Checker, Logical Fallacy Checker, Misinformation Literacy Test, URL Safety Checklist and Image Verification Toolkit all run locally in your browser. There is no server call, no upload and no account — you can confirm this by opening your browser's network panel while using them.

TruthLens is built for journalists, fact-checkers, educators, researchers, and everyday viewers who want a fast, defensible answer to whether a video, image, link or claim can be trusted.

For images and video footage, yes — the AI Image Detector and the Video Legitimacy Checker both flag synthetic-media signals. The browser-based tools do not analyse media content; they teach you the checks that work on anything.

The Video Legitimacy Checker analyzes videos with English transcripts today and handles multilingual transcripts via auto-translation where available. The browser-based tools work in any language.