Document Forensics

PDF Tampering Checker

PDF-only: structural, metadata, and forensic checks for edited or synthetic PDFs.

Legal, compliance, and audit teamsInsurance claims investigatorsProcurement and vendor-onboarding teamsForensic and fraud analysts
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TrueDoc ROI and performance stats

<120sForensic report
10× fasterFraud review
40+Fraud signals
8+ hrsSaved / 100 docs

Estimated savings based on replacing a 10–15 minute manual document review with automated TrueDoc analysis.

Built on Trusted AI Infrastructure
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Cloud
Gemini
OpenAI
Anthropic

Multi-layer forensic logic

Proprietary detection scans template variance, metadata drift, pixel-level retouching, and structural anomalies the human eye misses.

▸ Document Analysis · LiveID: 8829-XQ
Risk score: High · 94%Signals matched: 12,042

Metadata deep-dive

Inspects EXIF, software signatures, edit history, and structural fingerprints.

SoftwareAdobe Photoshop 2024
ModifiedDetected
Geo-tagMismatch

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▸ 01 · The Problem

Why eyeballing a document no longer works

PDFs look immutable but rarely are. Free editors can swap text, dates, signatures, and amounts without obvious visual cues — and AI tools now generate entire PDFs that mimic real documents.

Detecting tampering requires inspecting the PDF's underlying structure, metadata, and pixel-level forensics — not just looking at the rendered page.

▸ 02 · Fraud Signals

What we look for

Cross-checked across 5+ vectors
▸ Primary signal

Edited dates, names, amounts, or terms

Detected at pixel + metadata + structural layers

Replaced or forged signatures

Inserted pages or removed clauses

Mismatched fonts or rasterized text overlays

Modified PDF metadata (producer, creation date)

What gets checked

Contracts, NDAs, and addenda
Invoices, receipts, and POs
Insurance claim forms and supporting docs
Court filings and notarized documents
Statements, certifications, and reports
▸ 03 · Workflow

From upload to verdict

01

Upload the PDF

Up to 10MB — multi-page documents fully supported.

02

Structural analysis

Engine inspects PDF objects, metadata, fonts, and incremental updates.

03

Visual forensics

ELA and tamper detection highlight regions that were edited or spliced.

04

Get the audit report

Verdict, evidence map, and exportable PDF for your case file.

Fake PDF detector for tampered and AI-generated files

TrueDoc works as a fake PDF detector and fake PDF checker in one pass: it inspects the PDF object graph, font dictionaries, incremental updates, and embedded media to surface edits, then evaluates AI-generation signatures common to fully synthetic PDFs.

Whether you're checking a tampered contract, an edited invoice, or a fully AI-generated bank statement PDF, the same fake PDF detector pipeline returns a Document Trust Score and per-region evidence. For broader (non-PDF) tampering, see document tampering detection.

PDF metadata and structure checks

PDF metadata — Producer, Creator, CreationDate, ModDate, XMP — and the underlying object structure are some of the strongest fraud signals when treated correctly. TrueDoc surfaces inconsistent metadata, missing entries, and incremental-update chains that betray after-the-fact edits.

Structural inconsistencies — mismatched font dictionaries, orphaned objects, irregular cross-reference tables, conflicting content streams — are evaluated as additional visual manipulation signals and feed directly into the trust score.

PDF tampering detection and edited PDF detection

PDFs are routinely tampered after the fact — text replaced, dates shifted, amounts changed, signatures rasterized over the original. TrueDoc's PDF tampering detection inspects the PDF object graph, incremental updates, font dictionaries, and embedded images to surface edits that the rendered page hides.

Edited PDF detection covers both subtle changes (single-character edits, modified totals) and structural changes (inserted pages, removed clauses).

AI-generated PDF detection

Current-generation AI tools can produce entire PDFs that mimic real bank statements, invoices, contracts, and certificates. TrueDoc's AI-generated PDF detection evaluates layout regularities, font fingerprinting, content-vs-structure consistency, and generative-AI signatures embedded in rendered pages.

Metadata fraud detection and PDF structure inconsistencies

PDF metadata — Producer, Creator, CreationDate, ModDate, XMP — is one of the strongest fraud signals when treated correctly. TrueDoc surfaces inconsistent metadata, missing entries, and incremental-update chains that betray after-the-fact edits.

Structural inconsistencies — mismatched font dictionaries, orphaned objects, irregular cross-reference tables, conflicting content streams — are also evaluated as visual manipulation signals.

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▸ FAQ

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