Truth Check/7 October 2026

“SynthID Detector open to everyone from 7 October 2026, globally in English; Google has watermarked "over 180 billion images and videos, along with 240,000 years of audio"; partners OpenAI, Nvidia, Kakao, Apple "soon"; built-in checks "over 1 million requests daily"”

The claim as it travelled: Google DeepMind, 7 Oct 2026.

Google DeepMind's post gives the date, the 180 billion and 240,000-year figures, the partner list and the 1 million daily requests in its own words.

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Google opens its SynthID Detector to everyone: a free check for the watermark it has put on more than 180 billion images and videos - and that OpenAI, Nvidia and Kakao now add too, with Apple "soon"

Google's own page: the tool that was for media professionals last year is open "to everyone" from today, globally in English; its built-in checks in Search, the Gemini app and Chrome "now regularly handle over 1 million requests daily". The detector's own site draws the line coverage blurs: "This is not a general AI detector."

Every claim we have checked, in the Ledger.