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Sarah Zarmsky, PhD Candidate and Assistant Lecturer, University of Essex

Open-source imagery is transforming investigations of international crimes – but how do judges know if it’s real?

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Open-source online imagery can play a vital role in investigating and prosecuting alleged crimes – but only if courts can reliably assess its authenticity.

Unfortunately, what we see online can’t always be trusted. Misinformation and disinformation are rife on social media, and advances in technology have made it easier than ever to manipulate or fabricate images – even generating them entirely through algorithms.

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