Reel Fact Checker
Paste a link to an Instagram reel, a TikTok, or news and analyze its veracity with reliable sources and up-to-date context.
Free to get started
Why fact-check what you watch?
Misinformation moves faster than the truth
A false claim can be shared millions of times before any fact-checker has finished writing about it. Short-form video is built for speed; verification needs to keep up.
Strong feelings bypass critical thinking
Reels that make you angry, scared, or excited within 5 seconds were designed to do exactly that. The moment you feel certain, your guard is down — that's the moment to pause.
Every topic, every audience
From health and finance to elections and breaking news, manipulated short-form video has measurable real-world consequences. Verifying one claim before sharing is a small habit with outsized impact.
How it works
Paste a link
Copy the URL of any Instagram reel, TikTok video, or news article.
AI analysis
We transcribe audio, extract claims, and fact-check against authoritative sources.
Get results
View a truth score and detailed verdicts you can share with others.
What verifAI actually checks
Audio transcription
The narration in the reel is transcribed by Whisper-large-v3-turbo so every spoken claim is captured verbatim before any analysis happens.
On-screen text
Caption overlays, title cards, and burned-in subtitles are read by a multimodal model (Llama-4 Scout) and joined with the audio transcript — most viral reels hide the punchline in a graphic.
Authoritative sources
Every claim is checked against Google Fact Check Tools first (Snopes, AP, Maldita.es, EFE Verifica, etc.) and a live web search second. Each verdict cites the URLs it actually used.
Frequently asked questions
What can I paste into verifAI?
Any Instagram reel URL, TikTok video URL, or news article URL. The site canonicalises share links, embed links, and short links to the same job so you don't get duplicate work.
Do you keep my videos?
No. The pipeline downloads the media into a temporary working directory, runs transcription and visual-text extraction, then deletes the file. Only the resulting verdicts (text + source URLs) are saved to your history.
Why does some claim come back as 'unverified'?
'Unverified' is a real verdict, not a failure. It means neither Google Fact Check Tools nor the live web search produced enough evidence to confidently rate the claim true or false. Common with breaking news and very niche topics.
Can I share a verdict?
Yes — once a fact-check finishes, you get a permalink that is readable without an account. The page is optimised to be paste-friendly in Instagram and TikTok comments.
What does the free plan include?
10 verifications per day during your first month, then 3 per day after the trial. Paid plans raise the limit and remove the brief in-app interstitial during verification.
Ready to start fact-checking?