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Guides & research on AI-generated video
Latest15. Oktober 2026
We Ran HeyGen Video and Vidu Q4 Through Our Detector on Launch Day
Two new AI video models launched about a week apart. We checked clips the companies and early users posted themselves. The detector flagged almost all of them as AI, but its guess at which model made them was usually wrong.
Read more →29. September 2026
Is That Celebrity Investment Video Real? How to Check Before You Pay
A resident of Northern Ireland lost £250,000 after watching an AI-generated investment advert. How the scheme worked, and how to check a video like it before you send money.
Read more →14. September 2026
AI Can Now Edit a Finished Video. Here Is What That Changes
A new tool swaps objects, rewrites on-screen text and changes what people say in a clip that already exists. What it does, what it costs, and what still helps you tell.
Read more →31. August 2026
AI Video Is Now Made Faster Than You Can Watch It
Never-ending AI streams already exist. What they cost to run, and what they change for anyone trying to tell real video from generated.
Read more →24. August 2026
From Will Smith Eating Spaghetti to Now: A Short History of AI Video
In March 2023 the internet laughed at a melting Will Smith devouring pasta. Three years later, AI clips rack up millions of views before anyone thinks to ask. How we got here, fast.
Read more →17. August 2026
How to Spot a Sora Video: OpenAI's Generator and Its Fingerprints
OpenAI retired Sora, but millions of its clips are still circulating — most with the watermark cropped away. Here is how to recognise them now that the app that made them is gone.
Read more →10. August 2026
How to Spot a Veo 3 Video: Telltale Signs of Google's Generator
Veo 3 produces some of the most convincing AI video on the internet — with sound. Here are the artifacts it still leaves behind.
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3. August 2026
How to Verify a Viral Video in 30 Seconds
A three-step routine — source, reverse search, detector — that catches most fake videos before you share them. No tools to install, no expertise needed.
Read more →27. Juli 2026
AI Video Watermarks Explained: SynthID, C2PA and Why They Are Not Enough
Every major generator now marks its output — visibly, invisibly, or in metadata. Here is what each mark means, how to check for them, and why their absence proves nothing.
Read more →20. Juli 2026
How AI Video Detectors Actually Work (No PhD Required)
What happens in the 20 seconds between uploading a video and getting a verdict — embeddings, statistical fingerprints, and why the answer is a probability, not a yes or no.
Read more →13. Juli 2026
How to Spot AI-Generated Video in 2026: 9 Signs to Check
Sora, Veo and Kling can fool almost anyone at first glance. Here are the telltale signs human eyes can still catch — and what to do when your eyes are not enough.
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