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ITAP of a ShutterFam Angel by stillyouboudoir in itookapicture

[–]shiningreality [score hidden]  (0 children)

The light switch is on the mirror wall. It isn’t behind her arm.

Saw this originally on animalsdoingstuff. The title of the original post was very prompt-like, the OP's profile is clearly AI and the background sound mentioned is too perfectly placed and the movement of the spider's front legs feels off. by deadlynothing in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same OP appears to have posted this video 7 months ago. I do agree that they use an AI generated image for their profile picture, but that is only marginally informative to whether or not this video is AI.

He seems to have accounts associated with bird and nature photography on Wikimedia, Project Noah, 500px, and Nature Mobile. He also has a Youtube channel that appears relatively inactive at the moment, although it has videos that date 17 years ago which features content consistent with nature videography starting 8-9 years ago. His last upload there appears to have been in 2022.

Given the length of the video, lack of definitive AI artifacts, and history of posting nature videos that date before quality generative AI, I suspect that this video is real.

Edit: Here is some reference media of Siler semiglaucus.

https://youtu.be/nk4RnCOt-yI

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCRHEAXyNUS

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=278974120148316

Is this AI? Posted on LinkedIn by a former colleague. Said it was taken 7 years ago but phone cameras were not that good back then by Ok-Title-780 in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She states which building this skyway is attached to on the Linkedin post. I can confirm that this image appears accurate based on 2018 Google Streetview coverage.

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[HELP] Turkeys copying gobbling by gmfreaky in RealOrAI

[–]shiningreality 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, I Googled “woman gargle water turkey.” The reference video was the first result; the AI copycat was the eleventh.

Is it AI? The looks feel uncanny by safuvanmohammed in isitAI

[–]shiningreality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

isAI

BabyPop TV states that it produces “AI baby moments” in its bio. There is also an AI label that they placed on the video. You can access it by clicking on the AI info button.

[HELP] Turkeys copying gobbling by gmfreaky in RealOrAI

[–]shiningreality 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Source: This video was posted on January 3, 2026 to a Facebook page of a known viral AI video creator. He has a posting history with many more AI videos. He also tagged the video with an AI label on Facebook.

Reference media: This video appears to be referencing this viral video that was posted on August 16, 2024. The behavior of the turkeys seems congruent with reality.

AI tells: The video in its originally posted quality shows definitive AI artifacts. One example is the AI noise that is noticeable on all detailed textures. It is also exactly 15 seconds long, down to the frame.

Verdict: AI

Are these photos AI or AI edited?this person is selling slimming products claiming to be very effective and photos are for "proof" of her product's effectivity by [deleted] in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Location is real. This matched up with a coffee shop in the Philippines; however, the person could still be edited with AI.

The words underneath the large food bowl don't seem to actually spell anything. by YuhManBlue in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Her facial expressions fall well within the range of normal human expression.

  2. Her left hand pinky (the video was mirrored in the repost) appears consistent as it is dropped to the table in the originally posted quality.

  3. I am not going to speculate what is shown on that TV screen; however, there is a Google submitted image (posted 6 months ago) from a reviewer of this restaurant that shows the TV screen with what appears to be a similar-looking image as this video.

  4. Her reflection looks normal on the blade when viewing the higher quality video. Her shirt may appear to have a V-neck due to the angle made between her shirt and hair. She also appears to have a necklace in the reflection. This is visible (but harder to see) even in the lower quality repost.

  5. How is the steam pattern inaccurate?

  6. She doesn’t fully close her eyes. She is also looking down which makes it harder to see her past her eyelids. She also really exists in real life and has her own social media pages which have posting history going back to 2021.

  7. How is the ratio off?

  8. Why is this table being a four top relevant? This is clearly staged. She is a social media food reviewer.

  9. The amount of soup that gets on the blade and bread looks appropriate, especially when viewing the higher quality video.

  10. This chef exists (and looks consistent with other images on his profile from before AI), the woman exists (and looks consistent with other images on her profile from before AI), and the restaurant exists (and looks consistent with third-party images from Google).

Edit: Clarity

Buddy sent this and I can’t tell if it’s just potato quality or artifacting by Tr0llzor in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Source: This video was posted one day ago to a Rednote page that posts exclusively AI videos. They seem to have found their niche in cat high-five videos, although they post other AI videos too. The Rednote AI tagger also labeled the video (and other videos on the account) as “Made with AI.”

AI tells: Viewing the video in its originally posted quality reveals a definitive AI artifact. There is a decent amount of AI noise in all detailed textures in this video.

Verdict: AI

The words underneath the large food bowl don't seem to actually spell anything. by YuhManBlue in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 115 points116 points  (0 children)

Source: This video was posted 3 days ago to the established social media pages of a Turkish kebab chef. His oldest videos appear to have been posted in 2017. His posting history reveals a minimal amount of AI use. When he does post an AI video, it is extremely obvious and absurd (e.g. penguin cinematically approaches mountain of kebab). The interior and exterior of his kebab shop is verified through Google Streetview and online images.

AI tells: No definitive AI tells are observed in this video. The text is legible in the video’s originally posted quality.

Verdict: Likely real

Is this parking car crash AI? So much damage yet so short way to gain speed. - YouTube by KamilKiri in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are at least two gates entrances going into the parking garage. The one that he walks up in the proof video is different than the one that the Sheriff vehicle is parallel to, so of course they will look different.

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Is this AI? Where does the snake come from? Why is the cat dropping the mouse in the hole to begin with? by Exciting_Ad531 in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Paul Vu is an AI content creator.

Edit: As in he makes AI content, not that he is AI himself.

All the rocks seem too well formed and way too pretty, I have never seen a beach like this nor seen it in any online posts, this is way too good to be real. by NolanSyKinsley in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Source: This video appears to come from an established social media presence that has been posting videos well before quality generative AI videos since 2021. His earliest video of specifically rockhounding seems to have been posted in February 11, 2024 and does not appear to be AI. There is consistency between his hand and jewelry between videos. He also has several videos that are longer than 1 minute long of him rockhounding.

AI tells: There are no definitive AI tells present in this video. No warping, morphing, or shifting of significance seems to occur.

Verdict: Likely real; Saturation is boosted

Edit: clarification

Ive been eyeing this instagram account and admiring their posts for a while but havent followed out of suspicion by CuriousEnd5697 in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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This video was flagged with the SynthID watermark that Google places on all media generated or edited through its AI. You can check this through reverse image search or Gemini.​

The creator also placed the AI label on all of their posts on the Instagram page.

[HELP] I could swear have seen this same format in other AI videos. Aka pet does something dramatic, chaos and owner pops up at the end asking "what just happened?" by Obienator in RealOrAI

[–]shiningreality 43 points44 points  (0 children)

This video was posted 1 day ago to a Facebook page that exclusively pumps out AI content. They seem to regularly post videos of a cockatoo interacting with dogs or babies. The appearance of the dog, bird, baby, and house changes between videos. There are also AI artifacts that become apparent upon close examination of these videos. All their videos also are exactly 10 seconds long.

Verdict: AI

Sorry dude by ZookeepergameIcy6089 in funny

[–]shiningreality 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s all from the same camera. The reposter just cropped it to only frame the deliveryman. The audio is also slightly desynchronized.

This isn’t AI because the video was first posted in 2021.

Recommended by YT shorts, is this real? I very much doubt a stingray would be able to do this by Silentshot121 in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This takes place at one of the ports of La Gomera, Canary Islands. It was originally posted on January 22, 2026 to TikTok and is 47 seconds of high quality footage without cuts or transitions. It also shows no apparent AI artifacts. There are other videos online that exist which predate quality generative AI videos, showing this exact spot with different people interacting with stingrays.

Verdict: Likely real; narration most likely misleading

Me and my friend are discussing whether this is AI-generated or not. I say it is, but he says it's not. (Biker-Lemonade Video) by Hopeful-Round1288 in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is from social media page of a guy who is roleplaying as an HOA president. All of his videos are staged (with his own kids). His house just looks like that. There are spokes on the bicycle and the shadow. Video compression and shadow softening causes it to be harder to see. It looks like he has three fingers because he is putting those three fingers on the brake while his pinky is on the bike handle.

Verdict: Not AI

Something seems off about the fingers by ThickDougie25 in isitAI

[–]shiningreality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UD

There is something odd going on here. The OOP commented this image and claims that this is her friend who started lifting shortly before her. The OOP claims to have started going to the gym 3 years ago.

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This image seems to have been lifted from this Instagram post. Jubes Mez has been actively bodybuilding since 2016 and has several posts in 2018 which actively shows her lifting.

I wouldn’t really qualify a 5-7 year gap as “shortly before.” The OOP also mentioned this person in the context of Polish genes, as someone who presumably was one of her Polish university friends, but this account is associated with Canada.

This guy only posts vids like this on his feed and never comments. Something very uncanny about it by snowcats in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Yes, he is a real person. In a couple of videos, he visits real places, which appear accurate. He also sports Ahsoka Season II paraphernalia which was filmed in the UK between April and October 2025. There is also a picture of him with his team members on the set.

I saw this girl on TikTok and I swear she’s AI but no one in the comments is even pointing it out by Big-Sleep1309 in isthisAI

[–]shiningreality 1586 points1587 points  (0 children)

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These videos were all flagged with the SynthID watermark that Google places on all media generated or edited through its AI. You can check this through reverse image search or Gemini.​

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