Citizen Evidence Lab

[...] A “reverse image search” allows you to search the internet for previous versions of the same picture. This is [...]

[...] ). All Thumbnails Useful to find older versions of the same video, by conducting a reverse image search (Please contact us if you are interested in further developing this tool with us). After [...]

[...] . Let’s look beyond the surface and find the exact upload time of this video. Using our YouTube Data Viewer, I am able to extract additional details about the video: The video was published on [...]

[...] video. This can be a relatively cumbersome process that can be simplified through our YouTube Data Viewer. Step 1:  Go to the YouTube Data Viewer Step 2: Enter the URL of your video and hit enter [...]

[...] The YouTube Data Viewer is a simple tool to extract hidden data from videos hosted on YouTube. It allows you to [...]

[...] uploading a video (all three thumbnails created by YouTube can be extracted through the YouTube Data Viewer). There are two easy to use online sites that perform a reverse image search: Google Images [...]

[...] violation captured on video can be lost if investigators do not save the video in question. YouTube videos are often removed, either by the uploader themself, or by YouTube because of violations of [...]

[...] . Tip: A reverse image search can also be highly useful to track down previous versions of YouTube videos! In this case, perform a reverse image search with the thumbnails that are created by YouTube [...]

[...] to extract the exact local upload time of a YouTube video? Besides being helpful to find the original video among a host of scraped videos, it can also be crucial to determine the exact timeline of a [...]

[...] are most useful for tracking down original content: Exact Upload Time Useful to determine original video when confronted with several copies of the same video from the same date; and to determine [...]

In case you’d like to do an analysis of the audio of a video, there’s a very easy way to extract the audio, using the handy 4K Video Downloader so [...]

Photo: Screenshot of a video from the Syrian conflict after it has been removed by YouTube. Screenshot taken from YouTube. The most compelling eviden [...]

[...] simple tools exist to help with this. In this short tutorial, we are using the 4K Video Downloader software, which allows you not only to download individual videos, but entire channels and [...]

[...] audio of a video, there’s a very easy way to extract the audio, using the handy 4K Video Downloader software. Step 1: Install 4K Video Downloader Step 2: Copy the video link Step 3: Open 4K [...]

[...] only to download individual videos, but entire channels and playlists. Step 1: Install 4K Video Downloader Step 2: Copy the video link (or channel/playlist link, respectively) Step 3: Open 4K Video [...]

[...] the audio, using the handy 4K Video Downloader software. Step 1: Install 4K Video Downloader Step 2: Copy the video link Step 3: Open 4K Video Downloader on your computer and click [...]

It is possible to extract hidden information from YouTube video. This can be a relatively cumbersome process that can be simplified through our YouTub [...]