3 new ways to check images and sources online

[Arlin Roth]

Google has added an "About this image" option to images that appear in search results. 

About this image gives people an easy way to check the credibility and context of images they see online. Here’s what you can discover with this tool:

• An image’s history: You’ll be able to see when an image or similar images may have first been seen by Google Search, and whether it was previously published much earlier on other webpages. This can be helpful if an image is being taken out of context and shared in relation to a current event, but it’s actually much older.
• How other sites use and describe the image: You can see how an image is used on other pages, and what other sources, like news and fact checking sites, have to say about it. This information can be helpful to assess the claims being made about an image, and to see evidence and perspectives from other sources.
• An image’s metadata: You’ll be able to see metadata - when available - that image creators and publishers have added to an image, including fields that may indicate that it has been generated or enhanced by AI. All Google AI-generated images will have this markup in the original file

Additional information can be found here.

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Arlin Roth

Instructional Technology Specialist

Bellefonte Area School District www.basd.net/Page/10392