CHECKING METHOD
A suspicious rescue deserves investigation, not an automatic 'AI' label. Trace the source, inspect continuity and look for corroboration.
Start with the original
Find the earliest upload you can, not a repost with new music or captions. Check whether the account repeatedly posts improbable rescues with similar setups.
Check continuity
Look for impossible changes between frames, inconsistent anatomy or objects, unexplained cuts, repeated backgrounds, suspiciously convenient camera placement and edits that hide cause-and-effect.
Don't overclaim
Odd-looking pixels are not enough to declare a video AI-generated. A real video can be staged; an edited video can contain real footage; and compression can create visual artifacts.
What earns a verdict
Source history, corroborating footage, creator disclosures, reverse-source findings and strong visual/context evidence together can support a verdict. Without enough evidence, the correct label is Unverified.
The receipts
Chop the Slop — methodology ↗Sources are linked so you can inspect them yourself. A source supporting one point does not automatically prove every claim in a viral post.
We check the information being shared. We don't diagnose, shame or speculate about the person who posted or believed it.