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Deepfake detected

First analyzed Sep 26, 2026, 4:29 PM · authenticity score 20/100

#669

AI confidence

87%

Risk level: high

Post-processing

Detected

composite

Findings

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The man's head appears to be digitally inserted or swapped into the image.
The lighting and shadows on the man's face do not match the ambient lighting of the scene or the lighting on the woman.
There is a noticeable difference in sharpness and image quality between the man's face and the rest of the image.
Unnatural edges are visible around the man's hair and neck, typical of a digital cutout.
A sparkle icon in the bottom right corner often indicates the use of a digital editing or AI filter app.

Recommendation

Treat this as a composite: a separately lit portrait of the man has most likely been placed into a real photo of the woman on a porch, with the woman's face possibly exaggerated by a distortion filter. It should not be presented as a genuine single photograph of the two people together. Source verification of both layers would settle it.

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8af6ef1bb906880a5325d9021a9bce490d7fd6b579dc94c3932722cd3dccb16d

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This is a deepfake (20/100 authenticity). AI-generated or AI-altered.

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