Newzia Inc. announced the full-scale launch of FakeCheck, a new feature of its AI-generated content verification platform ArtProof. FakeCheck allows users to assess the likelihood that a video was generated by AI simply by pasting its URL. The service supports major video platforms including YouTube, TikTok, X, Instagram Reels, Facebook Watch, and Vimeo, positioning itself as a social-issue-focused solution that helps anyone easily check for possible AI-generated or deepfake content. The company says the feature was developed as AI-generated fake videos and deepfakes have shifted from rare technology to everyday risk. According to Japan’s National Police Agency, losses from social media-based investment and romance scams reached 127.19 billion yen in 2024 and had already climbed to 137.08 billion yen by the end of October 2025, marking a record high. Many of these scams use AI deepfake videos to make it appear as though celebrities are personally recommending investments. The release cites several major incidents in Japan and abroad, including the spread of a fake video of Prime Minister Kishida in 2023, false footage related to the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, AI-generated scam videos impersonating entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa in 2025, a deepfake fraud case in Hong Kong involving roughly 4 billion yen, and Japan’s first police case involving the sale of AI-generated images closely resembling real female celebrities. Meanwhile, a Trend Micro survey found that fewer than 2% of people believe they can identify deepfakes themselves. Newzia argues that society has entered an era in which visual inspection alone is effectively no longer enough. FakeCheck is a web service that presents a probability score indicating how likely a video is to have been generated by AI. Its main features include simple URL-only operation with no need for expertise, software, downloads, or format conversion; broad support for major video platforms; probability-based scoring rather than defi