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We live in an era which is dominated by visual content and a single picture conveys a thousand words. But it is also an era of rampant misinformation and fake news, and therefore, it is important to know about tools that can help curb the spread of misinformation. One of the ways to identify fake images online is reverse image search, a digital investigation technique that uses a picture as a search query.
In this article, we tell you about the six best tools for reverse image search.
1. Google reverse image search
Google reverse image search is one of the most widely used tools. All one has to do is upload the image or link you wish to search in the search query and scroll through the results. Since this is powered using Google Lens, the user can also search for the image using the application on the phone. One can also make use of this application to copy the text on the image and translate it too.
2. Yandex reverse image search
Yandex is a Russian search engine and it operates very much like Google search engine — you need to insert either the image or URL to find out the source of the image
You can also select and crop the area that needs to be searched, and browse through the similar images and look for the source of the image or where it was last used. One good thing about Yandex is that it usually shows results from different places too, where Google does not work.
3. TinEye
TinEye is an image search and recognition tool. There is a Chrome extension of the same available online. The website too lets the user upload the image or insert a link of the picture.
4. Microsoft Bing
The modus operandi of checking the image using Bing reverse image is similar to Google and Yandex reverse image search.
5: Pixsy
Pixsy is an online service that allows photographers to track their images and see where and how they are being used. While using this website, you have to login to the account.
Once you upload the image, it takes some time for the website to fetch the results. It shows results under top matches and unseen matches.
6. Getty images
Getty images is a stock images website. One can find high resolution royalty-free images on the website.
This website also offers you to browse photos using an image or a video. If it is a picture of a person who holds a powerful position or a big event, you can easily find it on Getty images website.
