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Is It Real?
Headline Checks, Reverse Image Search, Deepfake Video Tells, and Family Conversations
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Is It Real?

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Headline Checks, Reverse Image Search, Deepfake Video Tells, and Family Conversations

How to read news, images and video in the AI era. A calm field guide to telling real from fake, checking before you share, and keeping a clear head.

Who this is for: Anyone who reads news online and wants to tell real from fake before sharing.

Available across: USA, UK, Canada, Australia. Multi-English spelling throughout (color/colour, optimize/optimise).

Author: Anthony Paris (AKA Tech Wizard Tony Paris, an Empath) Publisher: AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC) Revision: 1 Year: 2026 ISBN: 979-8-952262-33-1

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📚 What's inside this manual:

  1. Part 1: The Day Seeing Stopped Being Believing, How Fake News and Fake Media Spread, Reading a Headline Like a Pro.
  2. Part 2: Checking an Image, Checking a Video or Voice, Tracing a Claim to Its Source.
  3. Part 3: The Emotional Hooks That Fool Us, AI-Written Content and How to Spot It, Before You Share.
  4. Part 4: Talking to Someone Who Believes a Fake, Raising Media-Literate Kids, Staying Grounded.

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Common Questions

How long is Is It Real??

It runs 83 pages, in 4 parts and 12 chapters.

Who wrote Is It Real??

Anthony P. Paris, founder of AppWT Web & AI Solutions, published by AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC).

What format is it?

A PDF you can read on any device and print for your own use. Copying and editing are disabled; printing is not.

What does it cost?

$47 once, for you and your team. There is no subscription.

Can I read part of it first?

Yes. The preview shows the front matter, the full contents, and the first ten pages of chapter one.

What is Is It Real? about?

Is It Real? is subtitled AI & Media Literacy. Is It Real? is a calm field guide to reading news, images, and video in the age of AI. It is written for anyone who feels less sure than they used to about what they are looking at.

Is Is It Real? written by a web design agency?

Yes. Is It Real? is written and published by AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC), a Detroit-based web design and AI agency founded in 1997, through its publishing imprint AppWT Manuals. It is a full published book with its own ISBN, 979-8-952262-33-1, not a marketing PDF or a white paper.

Who publishes Is It Real??

AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC), through its publishing imprint AppWT Manuals at manuals.appwt.com. AppWT is a digital agency, so this is a book published by an agency rather than by a trade publisher.

What is the ISBN of Is It Real??

979-8-952262-33-1.

When was Is It Real? published?

August 11, 2026, by AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC). ISBN 979-8-952262-33-1.

What subjects does Is It Real? cover?

Social Sciences, Computers. Specific topics include ai & media literacy.

Where can I read Is It Real??

https://manuals.appwt.com/is-it-real/