Fake News Image Detector

import tkinter as tk

from tkinter import filedialog, messagebox

from PIL import Image, ImageTk

import exifread

import requests

import io

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# Metadata Extraction

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def extract_metadata(image_path):

    with open(image_path, 'rb') as f:

        tags = exifread.process_file(f)

    return {tag: str(tags[tag]) for tag in tags.keys()}

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# Reverse Search (TinEye / Google)

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def reverse_search(image_path):

    # Normally we would use an API like TinEye or Google Custom Search.

    # For demo, we simulate by uploading image to https://postimages.org and returning link.

    try:

        with open(image_path, 'rb') as f:

            files = {"file": f}

            r = requests.post("https://api.imgbb.com/1/upload",

                              files=files,

                              params={"key": "YOUR_IMGBB_API_KEY"})

            if r.status_code == 200:

                return r.json()["data"]["url"]

    except Exception as e:

        return f"Reverse search not available: {e}"

    return "Reverse search failed."

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# GUI Functions

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def open_image():

    file_path = filedialog.askopenfilename(filetypes=[("Image Files", "*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.png")])

    if not file_path:

        return

    # Show image

    img = Image.open(file_path)

    img.thumbnail((250, 250))

    img_tk = ImageTk.PhotoImage(img)

    lbl_image.config(image=img_tk)

    lbl_image.image = img_tk

    # Metadata

    metadata = extract_metadata(file_path)

    txt_metadata.delete(1.0, tk.END)

    if metadata:

        for k, v in metadata.items():

            txt_metadata.insert(tk.END, f"{k}: {v}\n")

    else:

        txt_metadata.insert(tk.END, "No metadata found.\n")

    # Reverse search (optional)

    link = reverse_search(file_path)

    txt_metadata.insert(tk.END, f"\n🔍 Reverse Search Hint: {link}\n")

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# Main App

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root = tk.Tk()

root.title("📰 Fake News Image Detector")

root.geometry("600x500")

frame_top = tk.Frame(root)

frame_top.pack(pady=10)

btn_upload = tk.Button(frame_top, text="📤 Upload Image", command=open_image, font=("Arial", 12, "bold"))

btn_upload.pack()

lbl_image = tk.Label(root)

lbl_image.pack(pady=10)

lbl_meta = tk.Label(root, text="Image Metadata & Clues:", font=("Arial", 12, "bold"))

lbl_meta.pack()

txt_metadata = tk.Text(root, wrap=tk.WORD, width=70, height=15)

txt_metadata.pack(pady=10)

root.mainloop()