Public casebook
DAI Casebook — Real investigations, documented under the DAI Methodology.
Public entries from TRST investigations, written to show what the evidence supports, what it does not support, and what remains unknown.
CASEBOOK 004July 15, 2026
The Photo Meant to End the Rumors — and What Verification Could Actually Say
A photograph released to show a U.S. senator was alive spread to twenty newsrooms overnight. That breadth looked like corroboration. It wasn't — and separating the two is the whole discipline.
The image is AI-generated media:Low
The image shows face-level manipulation or a face swap:Low
The image is an authentic, unaltered photograph of a real recent moment:Not established
The documented copies independently corroborate the scene:Low
CASEBOOK 003July 7, 2026
The Image Was Obviously Fake. The Claim Was Unfalsifiable.
A viral photo of "vampires at the White House" fooled almost no one. The story attached to it — posted, then instantly deleted — couldn't be checked by anyone.
The image shows a real event:Low
The image is a fabricated depiction:High
An original post existed and was deleted by the President's account:Indeterminate (leaning unsupported)
The figures were Norway's King's Guard:Low
CASEBOOK 002July 7, 2026
One Photograph, Four False Lives.
An authentic 2009 protest photo has spent seventeen years being recycled as evidence for claims it never supported — including opposite ones.
The photograph is authentic and unaltered:Moderate
(supported)It shows a real arrest of children:Low
It shows ICE immigration enforcement:Low
It was taken during the events it was attached to:Low
CASEBOOK 001July 6, 2026
The Image Was Real. The Claim Was Not.
A viral World Cup image showed a real broadcast moment — but the claim-bearing face region was altered.
The image is an unaltered broadcast capture:Low
The person attended the match looking as depicted:Low
The underlying broadcast moment is real:High