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Deepfake detected

First analyzed Sep 21, 2026, 5:16 AM · authenticity score 6/100

#661

AI confidence

90%

Risk level: critical

Post-processing

Detected

multiple

Findings

Independent provider agreement: 2 of 3 reviews reached the same conclusion.
A watermark for 'Veo' (an AI video generation model) is clearly visible in the bottom right corner.
The subject matter—a massive spacecraft firing a destructive energy beam into a suburban street—is physically impossible and clearly synthetic.
The structural details on the underside of the spacecraft consist of nonsensical, repetitive patterns that are characteristic of AI generation.
The houses, trees, and street have a slightly generic, overly smooth appearance typical of AI rendering.
A 'Veo' wordmark is visible in the lower right corner, the standard output marking of Google's Veo generative video model, indicating this is a frame from synthetic video rather than a camera capture.

Recommendation

Treat this as synthetic imagery produced by a generative video model. It should not be presented or cited as documentation of a real event. If provenance matters, check the source file for C2PA/SynthID provenance data and the original video it was extracted from.

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This is a deepfake (6/100 authenticity). AI-generated or AI-altered.

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