← Blog · DEEF.AI · 27 June 2026

Detecting AI-edited & fake insurance claim photos

Generative tools make it trivial to fabricate or exaggerate damage in a photo — fake dents, added water damage, invented items. For insurers, screening claim images for AI manipulation is now part of fraud defense.

What to screen for

How it works

An AI-image detector fuses forensic signals — generator fingerprints, EXIF/provenance, edit-history traces, error-level analysis (which highlights locally re-rendered regions), and sensor-noise statistics — into a calibrated risk score. ELA is especially useful for spotting partial edits, where one region of an otherwise real photo has been altered.

Drop it into claims intake

curl -X POST https://api.deef.ai/v1/detect \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DEEF_KEY" \
  --data-binary @claim_photo.jpg
# → {"verdict":"ai_generated","risk":0.88,"remaining":299}

Score each submitted image, auto-pass low-risk claims, and route elevated-risk ones to a human adjuster with the per-signal evidence and a SHA-256-fingerprinted report attached to the file.

Get API credits → Pay-per-use from $1, no subscription. Stopping a single fraudulent payout typically pays for a lot of scans.

FAQ

How do insurers detect AI-altered photos?

Add an AI-image detection step at claims intake; route high-risk images to an adjuster with evidence.

Does detection prove fraud?

No — it's calibrated decision support and a documented trail, one input in your fraud workflow.

DEEF.AI provides screening-grade decision support. No detector is 100% accurate; use scores as one signal in adjudication, not as sole proof.