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AI agent for journalists

Image and Video Verification Agent

A documented verification result with a confidence level before user content is used

Quality controlWriters
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Image and Video Verification Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Viral images and videos are often published with the wrong date or place. This agent takes a piece of user content and works through a verification routine. It runs reverse image searches to find the earliest appearance, reads the metadata, and checks visual clues such as shadows, signage, weather and landmarks against the claimed time and place. It assigns a confidence level and lists what would raise it. If confidence is low, it requests more evidence, such as a source contact or an original file. After new findings arrive, it reruns the checks. The editor approves use. Edge case: the picture appears online three years earlier in another country, so the agent reports it as recycled.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Reporter submits content 2 USES A TOOL Read the file, metadata and claim 3 USES A TOOL Run reverse searches for the earliest appearance 4 DOES Compare clues such as landmarks, signs and shadowsto the claim 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Do the earliest appearance and visual clues matchthe claimed date and place? If not: record the mismatch and check for olderversions. Back to step 3. 6 DOES Assign a confidence level 7 CHECKS THE RESULT Is confidence high enough for the intended use? If not: request the original file or a source contactand rerun the checks. Back to step 3. 8 DOES Draft the verification note 9 YOU APPROVE Editor approves use 10 RESULT Verification report
Read the steps as a list
  1. Reporter submits content
  2. Read the file, metadata and claim
  3. Run reverse searches for the earliest appearance
  4. Compare clues such as landmarks, signs and shadows to the claim
  5. Do the earliest appearance and visual clues match the claimed date and place?If not: record the mismatch and check for older versions. Back to step 3.
  6. Assign a confidence level
  7. Is confidence high enough for the intended use?If not: request the original file or a source contact and rerun the checks. Back to step 3.
  8. Draft the verification note
  9. Editor approves useThe agent waits here for your OK.
  10. Verification report

How it decides

Confidence rises with independent matches. An earlier appearance or a mismatch with weather or landmarks lowers it sharply.

  • Treat an earlier appearance as a recycled item
  • Require two independent clue matches for high confidence
  • Keep a record of every search and result
  • Label low confidence content as unverified

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Confidence levels
  • Search tools used
  • Clues required
  • Log format

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Publication of the content
  • Contact with the original source

Hard limits

  • Never publishes content
  • Never contacts a source without the reporter's approval

It stops when

  • Done: verification complete and editor decides
  • Stop: content cannot be traced and no source is available

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensA video claimed to show flooding in a city on Tuesday. A reverse search found the same clip posted 14 months earlier from a different country, so the match check failed. The agent marked it as recycled with the original link. A second clip had matching signage, but the shadow angle suggested morning when the source said evening, so it assigned medium confidence. The editor held it back.

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