The Blue-Check Mirage: Why Social Media 'Verification' Doesn’t Verify Your Viral Video
Paid badges on X and Meta don’t make footage authentic. Here’s what does.
Dec 13, 20257 min read1
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Ship-Track Forensics: Verify Viral Port and Ferry Videos in Minutes
A citizen journalist’s guide to using AIS vessel trackers to confirm ship incidents, port accidents, and bridge collisions
Dec 9, 20257 min read6
Air Traffic Forensics: How Flight Trackers Verify Viral Videos in Minutes
Citizen journalists can use ADS-B data, helicopter IDs, and ambient audio to confirm where and when a clip was filmed
Nov 25, 20259 min read3
Metadata Myths: What Newsrooms Really Need From Your Citizen Video
Citizen journalism and verification: how to capture, package, and share phone footage newsrooms can trust
Nov 10, 20259 min read3
From Phone to Courtroom: How Citizen Video Becomes Evidence
A practical guide to authenticity, chain of custody, and context so your footage stands up in court and in the newsroom
Nov 7, 20258 min read15
The Sound Check: How Ambient Audio Verifies Citizen Videos in Breaking News
From sirens to birdsong, here’s how sound helps verify location and time in viral citizen journalism clips
Oct 24, 20259 min read6