A news logo is easy to recognize. Find the actual article.

Turn the screenshot into a search query

Extract a distinctive phrase from the headline and search for it alongside the publisher’s name. Navigate to the publisher independently. A lookalike address shown inside the screenshot is not a verified source.

If you find a matching article, read beyond the headline. A card may omit a question mark, a qualifier or an attribution that changes the meaning. It may also combine a real headline with a different image.

Build a publication record

Record the article URL, author if shown, original publication time, latest update and any correction notice. If no article is located, record that limited finding. Search gaps, paywalls and removed pages are possible; absence alone does not identify who created the screenshot.

1. Search the publisher’s domain for the distinctive phrase.
2. Compare headline, image caption and body text with the screenshot.
3. Look for an update or correction explaining changed wording.
4. Keep the screenshot and source record together, with your access date.

Check the visual only when it answers a question

Image inspection may identify saved editing records in a downloaded card. It cannot establish that a newsroom published the text. The most useful evidence is often the publisher’s own article or a direct confirmation from its public correction channel.

A clear conclusion distinguishes “the publisher reported this,” “the screenshot changes the wording” and “the alleged article was not located.” Resist turning the third outcome into the second without further evidence.