Many fake accounts are created using fake photos of other people that are freely available on the internet.Many people use photos of celebrities in other countries, as these people have a lot of available pictures but aren't often seen.To find out if someone's Facebook picture is real, read on.
Step 1: You will need to sign into your Facebook account.
It's much easier to find information about other accounts if you have an account of your own.
Step 2: Think about why you might be suspicious of another account.
If you get a friend request from someone you don't know, think about why that person would want to be friends with you.The process of figuring out whether a photo is fake can be simplified if you think about this and investigate an account.
Step 3: If you want to check the photo's url, save it.
You need to be friends with the person who posted the photo in order to see it and get the URL.Click on the photo to get a copy of the URL.
Step 4: The url can be opened in a new tab.
You should see the picture on the screen.
Step 5: Go to a new tab.
There is a camera icon on the right side of the search bar.You can search by image instead of text.
Step 6: You can enter the image you want to check.
You can enter the url that you copied earlier.You can use the "Upload an Image" option if you have saved the image to your computer.Click Search to perform the search once you've entered the image.
Step 7: Look at the results.
If it's a picture of someone else, like a celebrity, look for the same image on a website.This search will return a lot of results which will prove useful to you.
Step 8: You can report the image on Facebook.
If you've determined that the image is abusive, you can report it to Facebook using the drop down menu at the top right of the toolbar.