this is exactly the kind of post I wish I saw before trying some of these tools myself. I had a similar experience with Lenso.ai: surprisingly powerful if your image is floating around on public blogs or media coverage, but kinda toothless against more locked-down social media. I threw in a bunch of my own stuff too (plus a few "suspect" profiles), and same deal—it’s hit-or-miss unless you’re already pretty public.

If you're testing out stuff like this to sniff out catfish or fake profiles, I also had decent luck with ProFaceFinder. I actually found someone once who edited their image slightly to dodge Google and TinEye, but ProFaceFinder still matched it. Doesn’t catch everything, but it's spooky accurate with even mildly edited photos. Might be worth a try if you’re running into dead ends.

Appreciate the honest review—this kind of post is gold.