Prove the human behind the handle.

$100M of AI “creators” are competing for your audience. A live interview certifies you’re a real human - so your fans can believe what they see.

Marshall
@MarshallV
Marshall · Creator
✓ Witness Certified
Verified via1:1 liveness interview
CertifiedJune 2026
StatusActive
witnesshq.com/marshallv

Your new competitor never sleeps, never ages, and isn’t real.

50%

Of the time, people can’t tell a real photo from an AI one - a coin flip.

AI-detection studies, 2024–25
~96%

Of deepfake videos online are non-consensual - and they overwhelmingly target women creators.

Sensity / Deeptrace
+450%

Growth rate for synthetic “creators”.

Reported figures, Fanvue
But you are real - and that’s worth a lot.

Fans follow you because they believe it’s really you. Every “wait, is this even real?” hurts that bond - and your reputation, your engagement, and your bottom line. Proving you’re real lets your followers relax and enjoy.

85%

Of consumers will pay more for something authentic. Proof is pricing power.

Nosto / Stackla consumer research

Get certified in fifteen minutes.

All it takes is one live interview with the Witness team, and you’ll be added to the public verification page.

01

Book your interview

Choose a slot that suits you. On the call we check liveness, identity, and that you match your public content.

~15 minutes
02

Get your badge

Pass, and the Witness Certified badge is yours. Drop it into any profile, bio, or pinned post.

Issued same day
03

Fans verify in one tap

One tap shows fans the proof: verified real human, certified [date]. No AI, no fake account.

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A checkmark you can’t buy.

Paid checkmarks prove one thing: you paid. Ours proves you’re real.

🚫 Paid checkmarks

  • Anyone can buy one
  • Proves payment, not personhood
  • An AI account can get one in two seconds

✓ Witness Verified Creator

  • A real 1:1 interview & liveness check
  • Confirms a human matching the content
  • Something a synthetic account can’t earn

Become a Witness Verified Creator.

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FAQ

Is Witness free?

Yes, the Witness app for proving your photos and videos are real is free and available on the iOS store. The Witness Certification for creators, which involves a short live interview, is free as well.

Can Witness tell me if an image is real or AI-generated?

No. Witness is not able to verify the legitimacy of media taken outside the platform. Tools that try that are basically guessing, and they get it wrong a lot.

Witness works the other way around. When you take a photo or video in the Witness app, it attaches proof right at that moment. So it can vouch for anything shot with Witness. It can’t judge a random image someone sends you.

What about screenshots?

When you screenshot a Witness photo, your phone makes a brand-new image and leaves the original proof behind, so the screenshot itself can’t be checked.

The good news: the original still can. Every Witness photo comes with a QR code and a link that point back to the real proof. If someone shows you a screenshot, track down the original and check that.

Can I still use Witness for photos I text or post on X?

Yes. You can share images or videos directly from the Witness app to text or X. Connect your X account to the app, and a bot will reply to your tweet with instant verification.

You should know that when you upload a photo, these apps compress it and quietly strip out the proof stored inside the file. But don’t worry, Witness is built for that.

Every photo comes with its own QR code and link that live outside the image. So even after Instagram or X squeezes the file, the link still shows the proof. Post the photo, and share the link with it, and someone can trace it back to the original, uncompressed version.

What stops someone pointing the camera at a screen or a printout?

Witness locks in a bundle of details that are really hard to fake. It records the phone used, the exact time, and the place an image was taken using the phone’s secure hardware.

If someone films a screen, Witness will say a real photo was taken — I mean it is a real photo of a screen — but not that the thing on the screen was real. However, the locked-in time, place, and device make it easy to check details and tell whether a suspicious attempt occurred.

How is the creator badge different from a paid blue check?

A paid checkmark only proves one thing: someone paid for it. Even a fake, AI-run account can buy one.

The Witness Certified badge is earned in a short live video call where we check that you’re a real person and that you match your posts. You can fail it, and it can be taken away if you’re discovered to be using AI to alter your posts without disclosure. That’s what makes it meaningful. It shows a real human is behind the account, not an AI avatar of one.