SynthID Detector & Backstory onboarding form
Thank you for applying to use the new SynthID Detector and Backstory. SynthID is the most comprehensive SynthID detection portal across images, audios and videos. Backstory is a new experimental AI tool that helps people explore the context and origin of images seen online. You should fulfill three requirements to be eligible to access.

1) You are an active journalist or verification professional. If you are not, we recommend you to consult the wider access tools like SynthID in the Gemini App.

2) You fill in the questionnaire below with your corporate email (e.g. @cnn.com, @hindustantimes.com, @bbc.co.uk). Please do not use your personal account (e.g. @gmail.com or @yahoo.com). This is required to manage scaled onboarding with partner organisations and confirm that you are working as journalist.

3) For security reasons for SynthID & Backstory, the corporate account should be linked to a Google Account. If you haven't done this, please follow the instructions in this link, under the section “Use an existing email address”. The link is completely private and Google will not have access to the contents of your email

Note that submission does not guarantee access; we review applications on a rolling basis and will email you as new testing waves open if your background is a good fit.

This form was last updated on: October 9th, 2026
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I have confirmed that the email in the question above is my corporate email related to a news or verification organisation. Otherwise, I understand Google will not be able to grant me access.

- To switch emails when replying to or submitting a Google Form, the most reliable method is to sign out of your current Google account and sign in with the desired (corporate) email, or use an Incognito window
- Your corporate email must be linked to a Google Account. If you haven't done this, please follow the instructions in this link, under the section “Use an existing email address”. The link is completely private and Google will not have access to the contents of your email
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Country/region of your publisher. Please note that for legal reasons we may not be able to support institutions in certain geographies.

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News Publisher

Please enter the name of the news outlet you work for. If you are freelance or independent, please state 'freelance/independent'
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Publisher URL

ie bbc.co.uk, scmp.com, dw.com
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We aim to respond to submissions that are eligible and selected within a few weeks. Please accept our apologies if your application is not selected or our response is delayed.

Looking forward to helping you and your teams foster GenAI transparency!
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