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Metadata doesn’t always tell the truth. While EXIF data is one of the most powerful clues when analyzing digital images, it’s also one of the easiest to manipulate. A timestamp can be faked. A GPS location can be replaced with a random coordinate. A camera…
Continue reading...Every photo has a history. Even when that story is partly hidden or manipulated, the clues of when and where it was taken often remain embedded in its metadata or in the image’s visual elements. Timestamps, GPS coordinates, and camera data can be woven together…
Continue reading...When you receive an image that needs investigating, the first instinct is often to throw it into an online “metadata checker.” But that approach is risky. Cloud tools can strip details, overwrite data, or worse, leak what you’re analyzing to third parties. In OSINT work,…
Continue reading...Stock photos are everywhere. They fill marketing pages, social media posts, fake personas, and low-effort news content. At a glance, they look harmless - glossy, professional, and unremarkable. But when someone tries to pass off a stock photo as real evidence, personal imagery, or a…
Continue reading...Every image has layers of truth. Some are loud - obvious landmarks, recognizable faces, clear timestamps. But the most revealing clues are often subtle. The background details. The things no one planned to include. The casual fingerprints left by light, shadow, or a forgotten object…
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