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Had to choose between believing my own eyes or the metadata on a video my cousin sent me
I picked the metadata after it showed the clip was shot in 2019 not last week like the audio claimed, but now I'm second-guessing every timestamp I come across has anyone else had a video pass the eye test but fail the digital one?
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diana_kim662mo ago
Yeah, the eye test is basically worthless now. Metadata is the only thing that matters, but even that can be faked if someone knows what they're doing. I've stopped trusting anything I see online unless I can check the source file myself. It's exhausting, honestly. You're not crazy for doubting your own eyes.
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leo_black762mo ago
Exactly. Just assume everything's a lie until proven otherwise. Saves time.
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sage_moore3726d ago
Isn't there a difference between being skeptical and just refusing to believe anything you see with your own eyes though? Like sure metadata can be messed with but if I watch a video of someone slipping on ice in real time and it lines up with everything else I know, I'm not gonna call it a lie just because some timestamp says otherwise. Blind distrust is just as lazy as blind trust, you gotta meet in the middle somewhere.
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blair_nguyen2mo ago
Nah I get what you're saying but I still trust my gut more than files I can't verify myself, metadata is easier to fake than a genuine reaction to something happening right in front of you. Sometimes your eyes pick up context clues a timestamp can't even catch.
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