International Criminal Court is using digital evidence to investigate Putin – but how can it tell if a video or photo is real or fake?

A satellite image shows burning homes in Chernihiv, Ukraine, in March 2022. Satellite image (c) 2022 Maxar Technologies.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was reminiscent of wars long past, where a country invades another with little provocation.

But there are many parts of this conflict that are uniquely modern – including how ordinary Ukrainians are capturing and sharing videos and photos documenting the mass murder of civilians, which is considered a war crime under international law.