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What it is

FauxLens analyzes images and video for signs of AI generation or manipulation, returning a verdict, confidence score, and forensic evidence. Its six-signal engine uses ELA, PRNU, GAN fingerprints, FFT, shadow physics, and EXIF forensics. Listed detection coverage includes OpenAI, Midjourney, Stability, Gemini, Firefly, Flux.1, Canva AI, Ideogram, Bing, and Grok. Image cleanup tools remove unwanted people, visual noise, and platform overlays. The web tool accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP images, and cleanup exports retain original dimensions up to 4K. A Chrome extension can scan publicly accessible images via right-click, but cannot scan images requiring authentication or blocked by cross-origin policy. The REST API accepts image or video files, or a URL, and returns structured JSON with verdict, confidence, and evidence by layer. API keys are limited to 20 requests per minute per key and 30 per minute per account; file requests are capped at 25MB and URL fetches at 50MB. FauxLens says uploaded media is deleted after analysis and scan history remains in the browser. Free includes 40 credits, described as four detections; one-time plans start at $2.99. API verdicts are informational, not proof or a sole basis for consequential decisions.

Spec sheet

What it does
FauxLens analyzes images and videos for AI generation or manipulation and returns a verdict, confidence score, and evidence chain.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Product
FauxLens detects AI-generated and manipulated images and video, returning a verdict, confidence score, and forensic evidence.Read 28 Sep 2026 · fauxlens.com
Intended users
The about page says FauxLens is built for journalists, HR teams, researchers, and others who need to assess whether media is authentic.Read 28 Sep 2026 · fauxlens.com
API
The REST API accepts image files, video files, or a URL and returns structured JSON with a verdict, confidence score, and per-layer evidence chain.Read 28 Sep 2026 · fauxlens.com
Integrations
Documentation describes patterns for content moderation, Greenhouse or Lever ATS workflows, social platforms, WordPress, and Contentful.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Privacy
Uploaded media is deleted after analysis and is not used for model training, while selected reports, derived results, and billing records may persist.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Support
Press users can email [email protected] and are promised a standard response within 24 hours.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Headquarters
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · fauxlens.com
Founded
2026Read 28 Sep 2026 · fauxlens.com
Maker
Netanel Ossi is identified as founder and maintainer, and the site says FauxLens was built in 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Accuracy disclosure
FauxLens does not publish one headline accuracy percentage and describes confidence as a weight-of-evidence score rather than calibrated probability.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API async support
The developer API is synchronous and currently has no webhook callback mode.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API authentication
Developer access uses a bearer token and requires an Idempotency-Key on every request.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API browser use
Browser-side API calls are intentionally blocked by missing CORS headers so bearer keys remain server-side.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API endpoint
The public REST API uses POST /v1/analyze at api.fauxlens.com and accepts multipart files or an HTTPS URL.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API integrations
The developer page describes integration patterns for moderation pipelines, ATS tools including Greenhouse and Lever, social platforms, WordPress, and Contentful.Read 28 Sep 2026 · fauxlens.com
API limits
Developer keys allow 20 requests per minute per key, 30 per minute across an account, and 25 MB per uploaded request.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API response
API responses include one of four summaries, a confidence score, per-layer evidence_chain entries, request identifiers, and remaining credits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API SDKs
The developer documentation provides curl and Python requests examples and says no SDKs are planned.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API URL limit
URL-based API fetches are capped at 50 MB, while enterprise credentials can handle 200 MB.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Chrome developer
Google lists Netanel Ossi as the extension developer and identifies the developer as an EU trader.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Chrome extension
The Chrome extension lets users right-click publicly accessible images to run a scan, but cannot scan images requiring authentication or blocked by cross-origin policy.Read 28 Sep 2026 · fauxlens.com
Chrome extension function
The extension adds a right-click action that sends an image for AI or deepfake analysis.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Chrome extension size
The listed extension package size is 24.6 KiB.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Chrome extension update
The store lists an update date of April 18, 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Chrome extension users
The Chrome Web Store listing showed 13 users when opened.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Chrome extension version
The store lists version 1.0.0.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Chrome privacy declaration
The store says the extension handles website content and the developer declares that data is not sold or used outside approved functionality.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Detection signals
Its six-signal engine includes ELA, PRNU, GAN fingerprints, FFT, shadow physics, and EXIF forensics.Read 28 Sep 2026 · fauxlens.com
Detection stages
The service checks content credentials and metadata, invisible AI watermarks, and pixel-level model signals in sequence.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Enterprise security
Enterprise API supports optional HMAC-SHA256 signing, replay protection, per-key IP allowlists, and automatic refunds for pipeline failures.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
History storage
Scan history stays in the user's browser and is not uploaded to FauxLens servers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Image cleanup
Magic Cleanup can remove people, visual noise, and social-platform overlays from images.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Image formats
The web detector accepts JPEG, PNG, WebP, and HEIC images, with GIF also listed on its image-detector page.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Limit: extension access
The extension listing requires Chrome desktop installation through the Add to Desktop flow.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Limit: legal use
The company says results should support investigation and should not be the sole basis for legal, editorial, hiring, account, or claims decisions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Limit: weak inputs
The methodology identifies forwarded screenshots, heavily compressed or very small images, and brand-new generators as weak cases.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Rating on Chrome Web Store
5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratingRead 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Self-hosting
The published product pages describe hosted web and API services and provide no self-hosting package.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Supported generators
The homepage names OpenAI, Midjourney, Stability, Gemini, Firefly, Flux.1, Canva AI, Ideogram, Bing, and Grok among supported sources.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Supported web formats
The web tool accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP images, and the site says cleanup exports retain original dimensions up to 4K.Read 28 Sep 2026 · fauxlens.com
Use limitation
The API documentation says a verdict is informational and should not be treated as proof or used as the sole basis for consequential decisions.Read 28 Sep 2026 · fauxlens.com
Video analysis
Video scans sample frames, compare temporal consistency, and inspect audio-visual synchronization; dedicated voice-cloning detection is not a separate layer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Video formats
Video analysis supports MP4 and MOV uploads up to 100 MB on the consumer web tool.Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com

Plans and prices

Free Free Free credits to start Full forensic check · per-signal evidence · files deleted after analysis · no card Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Starter $2.99, paid once One-time payment 500 credits · 10 credits per scan/removal · credits never expire Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Pro $9.99, paid once One-time payment 2,000 credits · 10 credits per scan/removal · credits never expire Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
Max $19.99, paid once One-time payment 5,000 credits · 10 credits per scan/removal · credits never expire Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API Starter $99.99, paid once Prepaid; never expires 2,000 scans · HMAC signing · IP allowlist · 60 requests/minute Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API Pro $349.99, paid once Prepaid; never expires 10,000 scans · 120 requests/minute · priority email support Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com
API Scale $749.99, paid once Prepaid; never expires 25,000 scans · from 300 requests/minute · founder support Read 15 Oct 2026 · fauxlens.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Returns a verdict, confidence score, and evidence
  • Six listed forensic detection signals
  • Web tool accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP
  • API supports image, video, and URL inputs
  • Free plan includes 40 credits

Limits

  • Chrome extension cannot scan some restricted images
  • API has per-minute request limits
  • API requests have file-size caps
  • Verdicts are not proof for consequential decisions

Who it suits

It suits journalists, HR teams, researchers, and others assessing whether media may be authentic. Developers can use the API, provided they treat its verdict as informational rather than proof or the sole basis for consequential decisions.

FauxLens in depth

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FauxLens is a media-authenticity checker with image cleanup, browser extension and API options. It is best suited to occasional checks or developer workflows that benefit from forensic evidence alongside a verdict. Its one-time credit packs keep costs predictable, but the results are not proof and should not decide consequential cases on their own.

Overview

FauxLens analyzes images and video for signs of AI generation or manipulation, returning a verdict, confidence score and evidence from its forensic checks. Its six-signal approach combines ELA, PRNU, GAN fingerprints, FFT, shadow physics and EXIF forensics. It names generators including OpenAI, Midjourney, Stability, Gemini, Firefly, Flux.1, Canva AI, Ideogram, Bing and Grok. That breadth is useful for an initial screen, but a confidence score and evidence chain still need human judgment.

Image cleanup tools remove unwanted people, visual noise and platform overlays. The site says uploaded media is processed in an isolated environment and deleted after analysis, with scan history kept in the user's browser. This is a sensible privacy distinction for users handling sensitive material, although it does not make a detection verdict conclusive.

Key features

Image and video checks

The web tool accepts JPG, PNG and WebP images. Cleanup exports retain original dimensions up to 4K, which helps when an edit should preserve source resolution. FauxLens also supports video, but it does not provide real-time analysis, so it is not suited to workflows that require an immediate, continuous decision.

Extension and API

The Chrome extension starts a scan from a right-click on a publicly accessible image. It cannot reach images behind authentication or blocked by cross-origin policy, limiting its usefulness on some sites.

The REST API accepts image or video files, or a URL, and returns structured JSON with a verdict, confidence score and per-layer evidence chain. That makes it a more natural fit than manual checks for moderation pipelines, ATS tools such as Greenhouse and Lever, social platforms, WordPress or Contentful integrations. Keys are limited to 20 requests per minute, with an account-wide limit of 30 per minute. Requests can include files up to 25 MB; URL fetches are capped at 50 MB. The product's maximum file size is 100 MB, but those API-specific caps are the practical constraint for API users. FauxLens warns that the API verdict is informational, not proof, and must not be the sole basis for consequential decisions.

Pricing

The free plan costs nothing and includes 40 credits, described as four detections, with the full six-signal pipeline and no credit card requirement. It is enough to try the core checks, but the small allowance is only a starting point for recurring use. There is no free trial.

Paid plans are one-time payments, not recurring subscriptions, and their credits never expire:

Starter: $2.99, paid once for 500 credits, about 50 image scans. Best for occasional personal use; it gives up the larger reserve of higher tiers.

Pro: $9.99, paid once for 2,000 credits, about 200 image scans. A better fit for repeated project work without committing to a subscription.

Max: $19.99, paid once for 5,000 credits, about 500 image scans. This suits heavier intermittent use, though the stated scan estimates are for images.

The non-expiring credits favor sporadic work over a monthly allowance that might go unused. No seat limits are stated for these packs.

Platforms

FauxLens runs on Android, the web, a Chrome extension and an API. That range covers individual browser use and integration work, but the extension's access restrictions remain relevant when scanning web images.

Who it's for

Journalists, HR teams, researchers and others assessing whether media is authentic are the stated audience. The API also makes sense for developers adding an initial media check to an existing workflow. FauxLens is a poor fit when an organization needs a definitive finding for hiring, moderation or another high-stakes decision, or when analysis must happen in real time.

Pros and cons

Pro: Six forensic signals and per-layer API evidence offer more context than a bare AI-or-human label.

Pro: One-time packs with credits that never expire suit occasional use and avoid recurring charges.

Pro: Image cleanup sits alongside detection, and exports preserve original dimensions up to 4K.

Con: The free allowance is just four detections, so regular use means buying credits.

Con: The extension cannot scan authenticated or cross-origin-blocked images.

Con: API rate and file-size caps constrain automated workloads, and the verdict is explicitly not proof.

Alternatives

AI Deepfake Detection Tools is the broader category list for readers who want to compare options.

Netarx is worth considering if voice and email protection matter alongside video protection, or if you need iOS, macOS or Windows support.

ForgeSpy is another freemium option with Android, iOS and web access; its free signup includes five credits, with one credit per image scan.

Unreveal is an alternative for readers seeking a paid service with Linux, macOS, Windows, web and API platforms.

Deepfake Detector may fit users who want a free monthly allowance of 50 detections, voice and video checks up to two minutes, and a TrustScore.

Hive AI-Generated Content Detection is a developer-facing alternative with access to more than 10 models and pay-as-you-go selected models; its free credits require adding a payment method.

Reality Defender offers a free API plan with 50 scans per month, up to three seats, image and audio analysis, API keys and an analytics dashboard.

Sensity AI is a paid alternative with a free trial.

DuckDuckGoose DeepDetector is another paid option with a free plan and free trial.

Verdict

Choose FauxLens for occasional image or video authenticity checks when you want forensic context, optional cleanup and credits that do not expire. Its API is useful for integrating structured results, but the extension has access limits and the rate caps bound automation. Look elsewhere if you need real-time analysis or a verdict that can serve as proof: FauxLens itself says its result should not be the sole basis for consequential decisions.

Verdict

FauxLens offers image and video checks through web, extension, and API options, with listed limits on extension access and API requests. Its documentation cautions against treating a verdict as proof or using it alone for consequential decisions.

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