How To Know The Original Source Of Viral Photos And Videos On Social Media So As Not To Be Fooled By Hoaxes

YOGYAKARTA Netizens are advised to equip themselves with how to find out the original source of photos and videos. This needs to be owned so that they are not trapped by false information or hoaxes that are widely circulated on social media.

Knowing whether the content source is genuine or fake also makes netizens can be wise and careful when commenting or sharing photos and videos from other accounts.

Please note that currently many individuals are deliberately spreading photos and edited videos resembling the original and then turned around with certain narratives. Usually, such content is distributed intentionally for various negative interests, one of which is black campaign. The ways that can be used to check the original source of photos and videos are as follows.

Google and Yandex are search engines on the internet that provide various information. In addition, both search engines can also help internet users to check the original source of photos and videos.

To find out where the original source of the photo comes from, you can use Google Image. The way to check is to go to the Google Image page and then click the camera-shaped icon. After that select the image you want to search for the authenticity of. Checks can be done by uploading or entering an image link.

Check via upload done by clicking 'Choose File' then selecting a photo that was previously stored on the computer. Or you can immediately drag the image from the computer into the search field.

After the search process is complete you will get results that are related to your image. From here the source is first traceable.

As for checking videos, you can use Yandex. The way it works is almost similar because they both use search engines. The way to check is as follows.

Yandex will display image and video results that resemble the previously uploaded file. In addition, there are also sources that contain the same video or resemble the uploaded file.

Checking hoax content can also be done with a browser extension called RevEye through the Chrome Web Store. The trick is as follows.

After the browser extension is installed, checking can be done with ac ara right-click on the image found on the website select RevEye. Later, information related to the selected content will appear automatically.

Those are some ways to find out the original source of photos and videos. Visit VOI.ID to get other interesting information.