Google is bringing deepfake detection into Chrome and Search, combining its own SynthID watermarks with C2PA content credentials in a single interface. (Jess Weatherbed, The Verge)

The forensic heatmap supposedly exposing a photo as fake? Also fake. Forensic cosplay to create doubt about real photos. (shirin anlen, Mahsa Alimardani, Tech Policy Press)

Image Verification Assistant: A joint CERTH-ITI and Deutsche Welle tool for image verification, metadata analysis, and reverse image search. Alpha stage, open source.