Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, today announced the launch of Bitdefender RealCheck, a standalone solution that helps consumers evaluate the authenticity of video content circulating across digital platforms and whether it carries malicious intent — such as financial fraud, credential theft, or defamation. As deepfakes proliferate across social media at an unprecedented pace, Bitdefender RealCheck gives consumers a powerful and accessible tool to separate fact from fabrication before they trust, share, or act on what they see.
Bitdefender RealCheck is a standalone deepfake detection solution for Android and iOS devices.
Deloitte predicts generative AI could drive fraud losses to $40 billion in the U.S. by 2027.
Consumers correctly identify high-quality deepfakes only 24.5% of the time.
RealCheck analyzes video content from X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
The solution delivers detailed reports on manipulation likelihood and deceptive intent.
Available in 14 countries with two monthly plans starting at $4.99.
Deepfakes have become one of the most effective tactics in a cybercriminal's playbook. Deloitte predicts generative AI could drive fraud losses to $40 billion in the U.S. alone by 2027. According to a Bitdefender global survey of 7,000 consumers, deepfake scams ranked as the top security concern — and social media has now surpassed every other channel as the leading medium for successful scams. Additionally, research found that consumers correctly identify high-quality deepfakes only 24.5% of the time.
Bitdefender RealCheck is a standalone solution for Android and iOS devices. Once installed, users simply submit a video link or upload a file for analysis. Bitdefender RealCheck conducts a structured, multi-layered analysis, recognizing that not all synthetic or altered videos are malicious (some are clearly satirical or entertainment-driven) and delivers a detailed report covering manipulation likelihood, deceptive intent, and transcript-level indicators. Rather than a simple yes-or-no verdict, Bitdefender RealCheck arms consumers with the context they need to make informed decisions.
Bitdefender RealCheck validates deepfakes across all major social media platforms, assessing video content from local uploads, web-hosted videos, and posts across X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. It also identifies public figures, including celebrities, well-known business executives, and politicians, who are currently being impersonated or misused in active deepfake campaigns. The solution delivers in-depth analysis and actionable reports, conducting a thorough, multi-layered analysis of video content and associated audio, assessing manipulation likelihood and deception risk at the transcript level — evaluating speech segment by segment to pinpoint exactly where manipulation may have occurred. Bitdefender RealCheck analysis and reports are shareable and can be sent to family and friends, even if they don't have an account.
Ciprian Istrate, senior vice president of operations, Consumer Solutions Group at Bitdefender, commented: "Cybercriminals have weaponized AI to defraud consumers, steal personal information, and manipulate political perception at a massive scale. Deepfakes that were once easy to spot have become nearly impossible to detect with the naked eye. Bitdefender RealCheck closes that gap, delivering powerful intelligence on whether a video has been manipulated and whether it was designed with malicious intent. Consumers now have a reliable deepfake detector in their pocket to protect their everyday digital lives."
About Bitdefender
Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumer, enterprise, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry's most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioral analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world's most recognized technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world.
