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.
tools / sherloq
Sherloq
Open-source desktop toolkit for digital image forensics. Bundles ELA, noise and JPEG ghost analysis, clone detection, PCA, metadata and many other analyses in one GUI.
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