A video is spreading. Something about it feels off — the motion, the face, the voice. You can check whether it's real, AI-generated, or a deepfake in seconds. No download required. Just paste the link.
Not all fake videos are created the same way. Understanding the type helps you know what to look for and how KweliAI's verdict applies:
KweliAI detects the first three categories — AI-generated video, deepfake face swaps, and AI-cloned audio. Context manipulation (real footage presented misleadingly) requires separate fact-checking with sources like Snopes, AFP Fact Check, or the BBC Verify team.
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Paste the link →Yes. This is actually where KweliAI has a distinct advantage over most AI detection tools. Most competing tools require you to upload a video file. KweliAI works directly from the social media post URL.
This matters for several common situations:
The only requirement is that the post is publicly visible. KweliAI cannot access private accounts, password-protected content, or posts that require logging in to see.
There are visual signals that older deepfakes and AI videos used to exhibit. These are worth knowing, but they are no longer reliable for modern AI-generated content:
None of these visual tells are reliable for 2025-era AI video tools. Sora, Runway Gen-3, and Kling have all demonstrated the ability to produce video that passes casual visual inspection by most people, including media professionals. Model-based detection is the only consistent method.
Some of the most consequential fake videos circulating online involve politicians, public officials, and celebrities. These are used in election misinformation campaigns, financial fraud (fake endorsements and investment scams), and non-consensual intimate content.
If you see a video of a politician saying something shocking, a celebrity endorsing a product they've never mentioned, or a public figure appearing in a compromising situation, these are the highest-priority cases for verification.
Paste the post link from wherever you saw the video — X, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok — into KweliAI. The deepfake model analyses every frame of the video for AI manipulation signals. If the verdict is Deepfake or AI-generated with high confidence, do not share the video and report it to the platform.
For political content during election periods, supplement KweliAI's technical verdict with source verification — check whether the original clip can be found on the official accounts of the person involved, whether established news organisations have covered it, and whether fact-checking organisations have reviewed it.
Someone sent me a video of myself I didn't make — what is this?
This is likely a sextortion scam using a deepfake. Do not pay any money. Do not respond. Screenshot the message and report it to the platform and to your local police. In many countries, creating and distributing non-consensual intimate deepfakes is now a criminal offence. Contact the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (cybercivilrights.org) for support specific to this situation.
How do I check a video I received in a WhatsApp or Telegram message?
KweliAI works from public social media post URLs. If the video was sent directly to you in a private message and has not been posted publicly, KweliAI cannot scan it in its current form. Ask the sender for the original public post link, or check if the video appears publicly somewhere using reverse video search tools like Google Video Search.
Can KweliAI check live video?
Not currently. KweliAI analyses static posts and uploaded video content. Live stream verification is a more complex technical challenge that current consumer-facing tools, including KweliAI, do not yet support.
The video is on X and I can't scan it — why?
Make sure you're pasting the direct link to the specific post, not to the user's profile page or to a search result. The URL should contain the post ID (a long number after /status/ for X posts). If the post has been deleted or the account is protected, KweliAI will not be able to access it.
Is KweliAI's video detection as accurate as image detection?
Video detection is technically more challenging than image detection because social media platforms compress and re-encode video, which can reduce the strength of AI generation artifacts. KweliAI's models are specifically trained on social-media-quality video for this reason. The confidence rating on each result reflects the certainty level — a medium-confidence result on video warrants scanning additional content from the same source.