Some kinds of picture fool people more than others. Animals are among the most shared images online, and fur, feathers and scales hide the small mistakes that give away an AI-made face. Famous people are the favourite target for fakes, because a surprising picture of someone well known spreads fastest. Disasters and extreme weather bring a flood of old and invented footage within hours of the real event.
Browsing by topic shows you the patterns: the kinds of picture that get faked, the real photos that get wrongly called fake, and what settled each one. Every answer is traced to its source, such as the photographer’s original upload, the maker’s own word or a published fact-check, never just to how the picture looks.
12 CHECKEDAnimal pictures and videos: real or AI?16 CHECKEDPoliticians and famous people: real or AI?5 CHECKEDDisasters and extreme weather: real or AI?3 CHECKEDSpace and science pictures: real or AI?11 CHECKEDLandscapes and places: real or AI?5 CHECKEDViral videos: real or AI?10 CHECKEDReal pictures that people called fake