The End of Doctored Doorbell Footage: Ring Verify Video Authenticity Feature Launched

Can you trust the security clip your neighbor just sent you? Amazon-owned Ring has introduced a potent new weapon against misinformation: Ring Verify. This feature acts as a digital seal, allowing anyone to confirm whether a shared video is the real deal or a manipulated fake.

Ring Verify: A Digital Tamper-Evident Seal

Ring describes the technology as a tamper-evident seal on a medicine bottle. If anyone touches the footage—even for something as minor as trimming a few seconds or adjusting the brightness—the digital seal breaks. According to Ring, even the compression from social media sharing sites will be flagged if it alters the original file's integrity.

The feature is automatically enabled on every video recorded with a Ring device starting from December 2025 onward. Users can visit Ring.com/verify to submit a video link and get instant results. If a video fails verification, it doesn't always mean it's a deepfake; it simply means it has been altered from its original state.

Privacy vs. Verifiability

There's a catch for privacy enthusiasts. Ring noted that footage using end-to-end encryption (E2EE) won't be compatible with the verification tool. These videos will always show up as "not verified." Users must now choose between maximum privacy and the ability to prove their footage is untampered for things like insurance claims.