Skip to content

A screenshot of a badge proves nothing.

Any verification you are shown as a picture can be faked. The only kind worth trusting is one you can open and check yourself.
  • 11 October 2026
  • 2 min read

Pictures of proof are not proof

A screenshot of a verified badge, a “100% positive” review page or a blue tick can be made in a minute. So can a logo pasted onto a photo. If the evidence reaches you as an image, treat it as a claim.

Ask for the source

Real verification lives somewhere you can load: a link, a QR that opens a page, a code you can look up. Ask for that, and open it yourself rather than tapping a link in a screenshot.

Read what was checked

“Verified” covers very different things. An email check and a government ID check are not the same claim. A page worth trusting says what was checked, by whom and when.

Check the address

Make sure the page you land on is the real site and not a look-alike address. Type it yourself if in doubt.

Why Realr is built this way

Every Realr check can be opened at its source. A profile link, a live QR and the code on a verified photo all lead to Realr’s own record, never to an image of one.

Last updated 11 Oct 2026.

More reading

Share the details you want someone to check.