MOTCHILLLZ GUIDES
Image checks, explained
Short, practical guides to classifier results, file metadata, and the evidence each method can provide.
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AI image analysis
AI Image Detector vs Deepfake Detector
How image generation classification differs from deepfake detection, and why the tools answer different questions.
Read guide AI AnalyzerAI-Generated Image vs Edited Photo
How fully generated images differ from retouched photos, composites, and AI-assisted edits.
Read guide AI AnalyzerCan AI Image Detectors Be Wrong?
Why AI image classifiers produce false positives and false negatives, and how to interpret a detector score.
Read guide AI AnalyzerHow to Check If a Photo Is AI
A practical sequence for checking a photo with an AI classifier, EXIF metadata, and its original source.
Read guide AI AnalyzerHow to Detect ChatGPT AI Images
Check a suspected ChatGPT image with visual review, a classifier, metadata, and source information.
Read guide AI AnalyzerHow to Detect Midjourney Images
Ways to assess a suspected Midjourney image without relying on permanent visual fingerprints.
Read guide AI AnalyzerHow to Tell If an Image Is AI-Generated
Use visual inspection, classifier scores, metadata, and source checks without treating one clue as proof.
Read guide AI AnalyzerSigns of AI-Generated Images
Visual details worth checking in a suspected generated image, and why each clue needs context.
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EXIF and photo metadata
Does a Screenshot Have EXIF Data?
Screenshot metadata varies by device, operating system, application, and the way the image is exported.
Read guide EXIF DetectorDoes Editing a Photo Remove EXIF?
Editing software may preserve, update, or strip photo metadata depending on the editor and export settings.
Read guide EXIF DetectorDoes Instagram Remove EXIF Data?
What to expect from image metadata when a photo is uploaded, displayed, or downloaded from Instagram.
Read guide EXIF DetectorDoes WhatsApp Remove Photo Metadata?
Photo metadata can differ between a WhatsApp image send, a document send, and files handled by different clients.
Read guide EXIF DetectorHow to Check Photo Location From EXIF
Find out whether a photo contains GPS metadata and understand why exact coordinates may be missing.
Read guide EXIF DetectorHow to View EXIF Data
Practical ways to inspect camera and image metadata on a file, including the Motchilllz EXIF Detector.
Read guide EXIF DetectorWhat Can Photo Metadata Reveal?
Learn which camera, date, settings, software, orientation, and GPS fields an image file may contain.
Read guide EXIF DetectorWhat Is EXIF Data?
A plain guide to image EXIF fields, what cameras record, why editors remove metadata, and what EXIF cannot prove.
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Image provenance
Image Authenticity Checklist
A practical workflow for checking a picture’s source, visual details, classifier output, metadata, and provenance.
Read guide AI AnalyzerWhat Are Content Credentials?
How Content Credentials and C2PA records describe media provenance, and what their presence or absence means.
Read guideUse an image’s source and context alongside classifier and metadata results. No single clue settles how an image was made.
Open the image authenticity checklist