How to use a shadow to verify an image

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How to use a shadow to verify an image

Millions of photos and videos are shared online every day and there are lots of ways to authenticate them. SunCalc is a free online tool that, when used with geolocation and the date of an image, can give you the approximate time it was shot.

0:29 How to geolocate the precise position of the shadow’s origin

00:49 How to choose and compare clues in Google Street View

01:05 How to use Google Lens to translate text in the image

01:14 How to choose an object with a good shadow

01:34 Getting started with SunCalc

01:40 Set object height

02:08 Adding the date that the image was taken

02:22 Using the shadow to determine the time

02:45 Your turn! Can you guess what time we shot this? Leave your answer in the comments.

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