How to Spot Deepfakes & AI Content

The eyes are windows to AI's soul - they're hardest to fake perfectly.

• Asymmetrical pupils or iris patterns
• Mismatched eye reflections
• Unnatural eye color or glow
• Weird ear shapes (often different on each side)
• Teeth that merge together

Hair is incredibly complex - AI often struggles with natural flow.

• Hair that fades into background
• Unnaturally smooth hairlines
• Missing or floating hair strands
• Sudden texture changes
• Blurry edges where hair meets face

Physics doesn't lie - inconsistent lighting is a dead giveaway.

• Shadows going different directions
• Missing shadows under chin/nose
• Face lit differently than background
• Reflections that don't match lighting
• Overly smooth or plastic-like skin

Small details are where AI often fails spectacularly.

• Earrings that don't match
• Melting or warped glasses frames
• Text on clothing is gibberish
• Jewelry that defies physics
• Buttons or zippers that lead nowhere

Hands are AI's biggest weakness - always check them first!

• Wrong number of fingers (3, 6, 7...)
• Fingers merging together
• Impossible hand positions
• Hands too large or small for body
• Missing or extra limbs

The background often contains impossible geometry or patterns.

• Repeating patterns that shouldn't repeat
• Windows/doors that lead nowhere
• Text in background is nonsense
• Objects merging unnaturally
• Perspective that doesn't make sense

The mouth movements often don't perfectly match the audio.

• Lips slightly behind or ahead of audio
• Unnatural mouth shapes for certain sounds
• Teeth appearing/disappearing oddly
• Tongue movements that don't match speech

Facial expressions in deepfakes often feel "off" or robotic.

• Delayed emotional reactions
• Expressions that don't reach the eyes
• Sudden expression changes
• Face "resetting" to neutral oddly

Natural blinking patterns are hard to replicate perfectly.

• Too much or too little blinking
• Both eyes not blinking in sync
• Unnatural eye tracking
• Dead or unfocused stare

The connection between head and body often reveals the fake.

• Head movements feel disconnected from body
• Neck looks pasted on or blurry
• Unnatural head angles
• Wobbling or flickering at edges

AI loves certain phrases and structures - watch for overuse.

• "It's important to note that..."
• "In conclusion..." (multiple times)
• Starting sentences with "Moreover" or "Additionally"
• Overuse of transitional phrases
• Same sentence structures repeating

Human writing has natural imperfections - AI is suspiciously flawless.

• Perfect grammar ALWAYS
• No typos or informal language
• Perfectly balanced paragraph lengths
• Never uses slang or colloquialisms
• Lacks personal voice or style

AI gives surface-level information without real insight.

• Vague statements that sound smart but say nothing
• No personal experiences or anecdotes
• Avoids specific details or examples
• Wikipedia-style explanations
• Hedging language ("generally," "typically," "often")

AI loves making numbered lists and bullet points.

• Everything becomes a list
• Unnecessary categorization
• "Here are X ways to..."
• Points that don't quite fit together
• Forced structure where none needed

Edited documents often have mismatched fonts or sizes.

• Different fonts in same paragraph
• Slightly different text sizes
• Misaligned text baselines
• Inconsistent character spacing

Document properties often reveal tampering.

• Creation date after supposed signing date
• Multiple editing programs listed
• Author name doesn't match signer
• Suspicious modification history

Digital signatures are often poorly faked.

• Signature looks "too perfect"
• Different resolution than document
• White box around signature
• Signature can be selected/moved