Fake or edited image presented as real
Snapchat may leave the video out of recommendations, so fewer people see it.
About to post? A full check of your video looks for this in what's shown, the words on screen and the caption, with a plain fix.
Check a video freeWhat triggers it
Photo-edited or AI-made imagery that misleads, even when harmless (a snake the size of a bus, actors edited into costumes for fake casting rumors).
What Snapchat says
“Our Recommendation Eligibility Guidelines go further to deny amplification to false or misleading information even where there is no obvious risk to society.”
How to fix it
Label edits as edits, or drop the misleading image.
Good to know
Realistic edited or generated visuals presented as real events. Obvious jokes, clearly labelled edits and visible effects Lenses are fine.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, the words on screen and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
It doesn't read details stored inside the file, such as labels an editing app adds.
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