What gets checked
Trace Machine gathers provenance signals and shows you where they came from.
It won't tell you whether an image is real. Signals are evidence to weigh,
and finding nothing doesn't mean an image is authentic.
- C2PA
- Looks for authenticated Content Credentials.
- Metadata
- Scans image metadata for hints that common AI tools leave behind.
- Watermarks
- Looks for invisible watermarks we can read locally, like Adobe's TrustMark.
- Portals
- Collects manual reports from public provider-specific verification portals.
- Community
- Compares this upload to prior submissions and shows community votes.