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Deepfake detected

First analyzed Apr 29, 2026, 4:28 PM · authenticity score 35/100

#468

AI confidence

85%

Risk level: high

Post-processing

Detected

composite

Findings

The image displays a highly polished, cinematic aesthetic with professional lighting and color grading, characteristic of high-end media production.
The human subject appears remarkably realistic, exhibiting natural skin texture, individual hair strands, and a convincing emotional expression, which are challenging for current general AI models to consistently replicate perfectly.
The robot is an exceptionally detailed and complex digital creation (Computer-Generated Imagery - CGI) that is seamlessly integrated into the scene, indicating sophisticated compositing work.
Clear and coherent text, 'A.R.D. SHIELDS', is visible on the man's uniform. AI generation often struggles with rendering specific, readable, and contextually appropriate text without garbling.
The design of the robot and the overall scene strongly resemble elements from the 2015 movie 'Chappie', suggesting this image is a still from a professional film production. Such specific replication of intellectual property is less typical for broad AI generation without highly specific, guided prompts, and even then, often with more inconsistencies.
The overall image exhibits characteristics of a high-fidelity composite of live-action footage and CGI, rather than a purely AI-generated image where all elements (especially the human) are synthesized from scratch.

Recommendation

This image is a professionally produced composite, likely a still from a film or high-end media production involving a live-action actor and computer-generated imagery (CGI) for the robot. It has undergone extensive post-processing, including color grading and digital compositing. While it exhibits a 'too perfect' aesthetic often seen in advanced AI, the high realism of the human subject and the clarity of the specific text argue against it being a purely AI-generated image (like a typical text-to-image output) without very specific training or guidance to replicate existing media. It is not an unmodified original photograph.

Content hash (SHA-256)

2e73df8b339bff305806332bd31f241b5797b00917a4593d118a33cc9bb6d80a

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This is a deepfake (35/100 authenticity). AI-generated or AI-altered.

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