Facebook / post provenance

Inspect Facebook AI Info before you publish

Check the exact image or video you plan to post. Read C2PA and ordinary metadata, then create a separate clean copy in your browser.

Reviewed August 12, 2026 by ClearTags EditorialMethodology and corrections

CONTEXT / EVIDENCE

Facebook can read standardized AI signals

Meta says Facebook and Instagram can use industry-standard indicators such as C2PA and IPTC information when applying AI context. A camera photo can carry an AI-edit assertion after generative fill, object removal or background replacement without being generated from scratch.

ClearTags lets you inspect and remove supported embedded metadata from a publishing copy. It cannot erase a disclosure you selected in Facebook, a label on an existing post, Meta AI provenance or any classification based on signals outside the uploaded file.

Three decisions to keep separate

C2PA · EXIF · XMP · CONTAINER
FILE

C2PA and IPTC

Standardized provenance or AI-use fields can travel inside an uploaded image or video.

PRIVACY

EXIF, XMP and container data

GPS, creator names, dates, software and project identifiers may be unrelated to AI disclosure.

META

Platform classification

Facebook may use product history, user disclosure and other detection in addition to file metadata.

Prepare a Facebook publishing copy

WORKFLOW / LOCAL COPY
  1. 01

    Keep the source file

    Retain the camera original or master export and work only on a separate upload copy.

  2. 02

    Inspect the final asset

    Use the exact crop or finished MP4/MOV you plan to publish, not an earlier draft.

  3. 03

    Remove selected metadata

    Choose the supported C2PA, EXIF, XMP, IPTC or container sections that should not travel with the copy.

  4. 04

    Follow Meta disclosure rules

    Disclose realistic or significantly generated media when the platform requires it, regardless of the file report.