A movement, early
Shot, not generated.
For anyone whose real photo has been called fake.
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- shot on
- enrolled phone, rear camera
- when
- 2026-09-09 14:02:11 PDT
- where
- 37.871 N, 122.273 W
- edited
- no. same bytes since capture
- by
- the person holding the phone
This is what a real photo should be able to carry. Not a watermark. A receipt from the moment it was shot.
Every photo used to be evidence. That's gone. Anyone can make a picture of anything, and the answer to "is this real?" is now "trust me."
We think real photos and videos should be able to prove it. Not by detecting fakes, which is a losing race. By carrying a receipt from the moment they were shot: this device, this time, this place, unedited since.
We're asking whether that receipt should exist, and for whom. If a real photo of yours has ever been doubted, we want to hear what happened. That's the whole ask.