AFP is our first stop for a viral image that crosses borders. Its published method describes reverse-image searches, visual clues and archived evidence, and requires two independent sources for a check’s central claim. Search distinctive words from the post, then follow the evidence trail.
It edges Reuters because we prioritise multilingual coverage and that explicit, reproducible visual-checking method. This is a documentation-based judgement, not a measured accuracy score. Reuters can be the better starting point for a news-linked claim you have already located there.
AI illustration: Topnilo / OpenAI. Terms. Conceptual scene.