Is This Video AI?

Quick signs to look for

You do not need special software for a first pass. Replay the clip with the sound off and ask these questions.

• Does the motion feel right?

  People and animals that glide, float or move at an unvarying speed, or a camera move that is too smooth for the supposed handheld shot.

• Does physics hold up?

  Liquids that pour without splashing, cloth that ignores wind, objects that pass through each other, or a ball that bounces with no weight.

• Are faces, hands and details stable?

  Fingers that change count, teeth that smear, jewellery that shifts, text that wobbles or turns into nonsense.

• Do light and reflections agree?

  Shadows pointing different ways, mirrors and windows that show a different scene, glints that do not move with the camera.

• Does anything change when you are not looking?

  Objects that appear, vanish or morph behind a passing person. Backgrounds that quietly rearrange themselves.

The tell that is easiest to miss: time

Each frame can be good while the sequence is not. Look at one small thing, such as a ring, a logo or a freckle, and follow it for five seconds. Genuine footage keeps that object consistent. Generated footage sometimes lets it drift. If you want to go further, the complete guide to spotting AI video explains each of these checks in detail.

Why these signs are not proof

Every item above has an innocent explanation. Social platforms compress video until fine detail smears. Phones apply beauty modes. Editors use slow motion, stabilisation and visual effects. Meanwhile, newer generators are steadily fixing the very glitches people used to rely on. A clip can look flawless and be generated, or look weird and be perfectly real.

So use your eyes to decide how much to be suspicious, not to reach a verdict. A confident accusation based on a hunch can be as damaging as sharing a fake.

When you are still not sure, let Drubl check

Copy the address of the post and paste it into Drubl on the home page. If the link is public and from a supported source, Drubl retrieves the video and estimates whether it reads as Real, AI, CGI, Filtered or Artwork, and shows how confident it is. Private, restricted, removed or expired posts may not load. Videos cannot be uploaded as files, but images can, so a clear screenshot is a fallback.

Remember what the answer means. It is an estimate based on signals in the footage. It does not tell you who made the clip or whether the caption is honest. The AI video detector page explains what Drubl looks at, and if a real person's face is involved, read about the limits of deepfake detection.

Check the story around the clip

Ask where it first appeared and who posted it. Look for independent accounts or other angles when available. Be cautious about clips with no source, no location and a very convenient message. A single recording can still be genuine; independent corroboration is additional evidence, not a requirement for authenticity.