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Deepfake detected

First analyzed Sep 25, 2026, 8:13 PM · authenticity score 19/100

#664

AI confidence

89%

Risk level: high

Post-processing

Detected

multiple

Findings

Independent provider agreement: 2 of 3 reviews reached the same conclusion.
The metal ring connecting the keys merges directly into the solid metal of the keys, rather than passing through actual holes, creating an impossible physical structure.
The handwriting in the open notebook in the background is garbled and illegible, which is a common artifact of AI image generation.
There is a distinct four-pointed star watermark in the bottom right corner, a symbol commonly applied by specific AI image generators.
The text on the keys appears perfectly flat and does not interact naturally with the scratches, lighting, and texture of the metal beneath it.
A small four-point sparkle glyph sits in the lower-right corner, matching the style of watermark badges used by generative image tools.

Recommendation

Treat this as an AI-generated image rather than a photograph. The corner sparkle mark, the uniformly unreadable handwriting and print, and the physically impossible key/ring geometry are separate, independently visible problems. Do not use it as documentary evidence of a real scene; if provenance matters, request the original file and capture metadata.

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This is a deepfake (19/100 authenticity). AI-generated or AI-altered.

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