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court decisions worldwide where deepfakes were alleged or found in evidence, counted by a tracking database launched in October 2026.
The Volokh Conspiracy, October 2026Footage, evidence, and records decide cases and change lives. DOR proves each one is authentic and unchanged from the moment it is captured to the moment it is shown in court.
This is already happening.
Fabricated video is reaching courtrooms, genuine footage is being called fake, and judges are being asked to tell the difference without a reliable way to do it.
Sep 9, 2025
the day a California court ended a lawsuit after finding the plaintiffs had submitted deepfake videos as evidence.
The Volokh Conspiracy, September 2025Oct 2026
the month OpenAI's policy counsel told the federal evidence rules committee she did not think there would be a scientific way to detect AI images going forward.
Court Cast, October 2026262
emergency communications centers that named AI-generated voices as a barrier to verifying callers. 641 of the 766 surveyed had handled at least one swatting call in the past year.
Officer.com on the 2026 APCO and PSTA swatting survey, October 2026Jan 1, 2026
the day California began requiring police to disclose AI-written reports and keep an audit trail of the original draft and the footage behind it.
KQED, October 20250
first drafts kept by a widely used AI police report tool once the officer closes the window, a 2025 investigation found. No one can later tell which words came from the AI.
Electronic Frontier Foundation, July 2025Every record proven, from the street to the courtroom.
Cameras, evidence rooms, records systems, courts, and dispatch all act on what they receive. DOR proves it first.
In the FieldBodycams, dashcams, drones, and interview rooms, where the record begins.Evidence and CustodyEvery view, copy, and transfer between capture and court.Court and DisclosureWhat prosecutors present, what the defense receives, and what the judge relies on.Reports and AIReports, AI-drafted narratives, and enhanced images.Dispatch and Communications911 calls, dispatch records, and radio traffic.
In the Field
Bodycams, dashcams, drones, and interview rooms, where the record begins.
F-01
Bodycam footage
Bodycam footage is often the most important witness in a case. DOR proves each recording came from the camera that captured it and has not changed since, from the first second.
F-02
Every camera, every maker
Agencies run dashcams, drones, and fixed cameras from many makers, and each maker can only vouch for its own. DOR verifies footage from all of them the same way.
F-03
Interviews and statements
A recorded interview can decide a case. DOR proves the recording is complete and unaltered, down to its timing.
Evidence and Custody
Every view, copy, and transfer between capture and court.
E-01
Chain of custody
Every view, copy, and transfer is recorded with who did it and why, in a record no one can edit.
E-02
Exports and copies
Evidence leaves the agency on drives, links, and discs. DOR allows exports only to registered devices and keeps the proof attached to every copy.
E-03
Retention and release
Evidence is kept, released, and purged on schedules set by law. DOR requires a recorded reason for every release or destruction and respects legal holds.
Court and Disclosure
What prosecutors present, what the defense receives, and what the judge relies on.
C-01
Proof both sides can check
Defense attorneys and judges can verify footage for themselves, on their own equipment, without relying on the agency that recorded it.
C-02
When genuine footage is called fake
Calling a video a deepfake is now a standard defense. DOR gives prosecutors proof that genuine footage is authentic and unchanged since capture.
C-03
Exhibits from outside
Videos, photos, and documents arrive from witnesses, the public, and the other side. DOR checks each one for alteration before it enters the record.
Reports and AI
Reports, AI-drafted narratives, and enhanced images.
R-01
Police reports
Reports are drafted, approved, and sometimes changed after the fact. DOR keeps every version and records who changed what.
R-02
AI-drafted reports
Some AI report tools discard the first draft. DOR keeps it, ties the report to the footage it came from, and shows which words came from the AI.
R-03
Enhanced images and AI analysis
Sharpened stills, transcripts, and AI-flagged moments are useful leads. DOR labels each one as processed and ties it to the original it came from.
Dispatch and Communications
911 calls, dispatch records, and radio traffic.
D-01
911 calls
Swatting calls arrive with spoofed numbers and cloned voices. DOR checks the source of each call as it arrives and never stands between a caller and help.
D-02
Dispatch and radio
Dispatch logs and radio recordings become evidence after every major incident. DOR keeps them provable from the moment they are made.
D-03
The rules you answer to
CJIS security requirements, state laws on AI-written reports, and the rules of evidence all ask agencies to show what happened to a record and when. DOR produces that record.
How DOR works with you.
Nothing to rip out. No dependence on a link to the outside. Every deployment starts with your agency as it is.
Walk the agency
DOR maps what your cameras, evidence system, records, and dispatch receive and act on, from the street to the courtroom.
Build to it
Every deployment is built to your cameras, your evidence system, and the rules you answer to, including CJIS.
Deploy on what you run
DOR runs as software on the systems you already operate, fully offline. Where a system has nothing suitable, DOR provides a compact host built for it.
Hand over the evidence
You get a record of what was checked, what was held, and why. It cannot be edited.
Inside every deployment
- Verification where it arrives
- Footage, evidence, reports, and calls are proven authentic as they arrive.
- A hold, not just an alarm
- Anything that fails is held or flagged by rules you set, and released only by an authorized person with a recorded reason. Emergency calls always go through.
- A record that stands
- What was checked, held, and released, kept in a record no one can edit.
Questions agencies and courts ask.
Straight answers to what chiefs, prosecutors, defenders, court administrators, and dispatch leaders ask first.
Does DOR make investigative or legal decisions?
No. DOR proves whether footage, evidence, and records are authentic and unchanged. Investigative and legal decisions stay with officers, prosecutors, defense counsel, and the courts.
Is this surveillance?
No. DOR does not watch people or collect anything new. It proves that what an agency already records is authentic, and that proof is available to both sides of a case.
Can the defense verify evidence too?
Yes. Anyone with the evidence and its proof can verify it on their own equipment and get the same answer, without relying on the agency or on DOR.
Do we have to replace our cameras or evidence system?
Usually not. DOR runs as software on the systems you already operate, and provides a compact host when a system has nothing suitable. It works across camera makers and evidence platforms.
What happens to emergency calls?
They always go through. DOR never stands between a caller and help, or between officers and any safety function.
Does DOR need a cloud connection?
No. DOR runs fully offline and depends on no outside service to verify anything.
Where does our data go?
It stays where it already lives, under your control. DOR does not need evidence or criminal justice information to leave your systems to verify anything.
How does DOR help with CJIS, AI report laws, and the rules of evidence?
Each asks agencies to show what happened to a record and when. DOR produces a verifiable record of what your systems received, checked, and changed that cannot be edited. Since January 1, 2026, California has required police to disclose AI-written reports and keep an audit trail of the original draft and its source footage. Federal courts are still studying rules for AI-generated evidence, which leaves judges to decide authenticity case by case. DOR deployments are built to work within the FBI's CJIS Security Policy.
Is DOR only for large agencies?
No. Every deployment is built to the agency in front of it, from a small department or a single courthouse to a statewide system.
What does an engagement with DOR look like?
DOR walks your agency, builds to your systems and rules, deploys on what you already run, and hands you the evidence. It starts with a briefing.
Reference
The Justice & Public Safety Reference.
The full list behind this page: how footage, evidence, reports, and dispatch records get altered or faked, in plain language, with what DOR does about each one.
Justice & Public Safety
Start with a briefing.
Bring your cameras, your evidence system, and the case that keeps your team up at night, or just the question they keep asking. DOR will show you exactly where it fits.