Verify a Photo's Origins - Use reverse image search

Visual information is not always so straightforward. Images can be used to make you feel a certain way or to provide documentation that something happened. A picture can convey all kinds of messages and can color your interpretation of an article or video that it appears to represent. Misinformation can spread through photos, videos, as well as other visual forms like memes and infographics.While visual misinformation definitely makes its rounds during pandemics and political elections, you may also get it when you least expect it. That’s why it’s important to keep a few different strategies in your back pocket to verify information.