ImageWhisperer
ImageWhisperer is an image-verification tool built and operated by Henk van Ess. Its product explanation describes forty-four parallel checks, combining detection models with forensic tests and source tracing. It is intended as a first pass for investigators, who still need to check the photograph's origin and the story attached to it.
Read the reasoning alongside the verdict
The publisher lists pixel consistency, lighting and frequency analysis alongside Error Level Analysis, EXIF metadata and C2PA content credentials. It also describes comparing file hashes with known or debunked fakes and using reverse-image and text searches to trace earlier publication.
Results use color-coded verdicts with explanations: red for AI-generated, orange for uncertainty, green for authentic characteristics and blue for human inspection. The service says rules applied to detection scores determine the verdict, while a separate language model writes a description and suggested next steps. Treat that written analysis as something to examine, not a substitute for locating the original publisher.
A green result cannot authenticate a news claim
ImageWhisperer's own limits are important. Compression, screenshots and re-encoding can flatten the traces it examines, and a convincing fake can pass a detector. A photograph can also be genuine while its caption misstates the place or event.
The publisher says a green verdict means its models found nothing suspicious, not that the picture has been proven genuine. For reporting, compare the image with the claimed date and location and seek corroborating material. Avoid making accusations about a person or publication on a detector result alone. Keep the original file where possible so later checks do not depend on a degraded copy.
Check upload handling before using sensitive material
Two verifications per day are advertised as free without an account. The about page lists one-off packs starting at €1 for two additional checks, without subscription renewal, and invoice billing for enterprise use. Confirm current prices before paying.
Some detection runs on the operator's hardware in Germany, but the publisher says images also go to outside services, including Google Cloud Vision, Gemini, SightEngine and Hive. Processing can occur outside the European Union. Review the privacy policy and ask about a required residency arrangement before uploading confidential evidence; the location of the operator's hardware does not mean every check stays there.