Understanding ‘How this was made’ disclosures on YouTube

While watching YouTube, you might find information about how content was made. This information, found in the video player or description, can offer insight into the content's origin and whether it has been meaningfully altered. The "How this content was made" section in the expanded video description provides further details.

Disclosure types

‘Altered or synthetic content’: This indicates that a video contains realistic-looking content that has been meaningfully altered or synthetically generated. Creators can add this information themselves, or YouTube may add it. Learn more about the "altered or synthetic content" disclosure.

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‘Captured with a camera’: YouTube will show in the expanded description that content was “Captured with a camera” when a video has C2PA version 2.1 or higher metadata that verifies that content was captured on a camera, and audio and visuals haven’t been modified. This means that the creator has used a device or software that attaches C2PA metadata to the piece of content.

Note: This information only appears if a creator opts to use C2PA technology. Videos uploaded without C2PA disclosures will not have this information in “how this content was made.”

Learn more about the "Captured with a camera” disclosure.  

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