Online image forensics. Error Level Analysis (ELA), metadata, JPEG quality estimation and hidden-pixel checks, with a good set of tutorials on interpreting the results.
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Forensically
Free browser-based photo forensics suite. Clone detection, error level analysis, noise analysis, magnifier, luminance gradient and metadata/geotag extraction. Processing happens client-side.
field note
Images are analysed locally in your browser, so this is the safer choice over upload-based services for sensitive material.
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