Is that recruiter a real person?
Fake recruiters and “investors” use stolen or generated headshots. Upload the profile photo and see where that face appears, and under which names.
Fake professional profiles are getting better
A polished headshot and a big-company job title are cheap to fake. The face is the part you can check.
A job offer you didn’t apply for
Especially remote roles with high pay, quick interviews over chat and requests for ID or fees.
Few connections, perfect photo
A new profile with a studio-quality headshot and a senior title.
An investor in a hurry
Investment or crypto opportunities from someone you have never met.
A slightly unreal headshot
Odd earrings, blurred hair edges or a smooth background can mean an AI-generated face.
From one photo to every source page.
Sign in with an email code when you run your first search. No forms, no monthly plan.
Save the headshot
Open the profile photo and screenshot it at full size.
Search with the name
Add the name on the profile. Pages that mention it are ranked higher, so a real match is easy to spot.
Check the employer
Look for the same face on the company’s own site, conference bios or news.
What you can find out
Results link to their source pages, so you can confirm a career or catch a fake.
A matching professional footprint
Company team pages, talks and articles showing the same face and name.
A borrowed headshot
The same photo on a stock site or another person’s profile.
No trace anywhere
A possible sign of an AI-generated face. Read our guide to AI image checks.
Results show public web pages only. A match is a lead to check, not proof of identity.
Verify a professional contact in five minutes
Search the headshot with the name from the profile. If the face appears on the employer’s team page or in a conference programme under the same name, that is strong confirmation.
Then check the employer independently: find the company’s website yourself rather than following links in messages, and if in doubt contact the company through its published details to confirm the person works there.
Never pay for equipment, training or “onboarding” for a job, and never share ID documents before you have confirmed the employer directly. See checking a job ad’s company photo for more.
Pay per search. Nothing recurring.
Most people need one search. Credits never expire and there is nothing to cancel.
One search
Check one profile or one photo.
- 1 face search
- Source link on every result
- Saved reports and research assistant
- Credits never expire
Five searches
$5.80 per search · Compare several photos of the same person.
- 5 face searches
- Source link on every result
- Saved reports and research assistant
- Credits never expire
Ten searches
$4.90 per search · For regular checks and self-audits.
- 10 face searches
- Source link on every result
- Saved reports and research assistant
- Credits never expire
One credit per search, including searches with no matches. Secure checkout by Stripe. Prices in USD.
Good reasons to search
- Checking someone you are already talking to
- Verifying a seller, landlord or business contact
- Finding where your own photos are posted
- Documenting an account impersonating you
Not allowed
- Identifying a stranger you photographed in public
- Finding where someone lives or tracking a person
- Searching anyone under 18
- Contacting someone who has cut contact with you
Questions people ask
Can Facehunch search LinkedIn directly?
Facehunch searches public web pages for the same face. Public profile pages may be indexed, but the most useful confirmations usually come from company sites, talks and news.
Can it detect AI-generated headshots?
Not directly. A generated face usually has no other appearances online, which is a useful signal, but an empty result can also mean a private person.
Will the person know I checked?
No. Facehunch never contacts the person in the photo.
Can I use this for hiring decisions?
No. Facehunch is not a screening service. Use it to spot obvious fraud, not to make employment decisions about a person.
More ways to check a face.
Verify someone by photo
Landlord, seller, freelancer or new contact: check the face matches the story.
Start a searchScammer photo search
Romance, crypto or marketplace scam? Find where the scammer’s photos really come from.
Start a searchFacebook face search
Find public Facebook pages and other sites showing the same face.
Start a searchTikTok face search
Find who is behind a TikTok account, or where a creator’s face appears elsewhere.
Start a searchRead before you decide.
How to check a company photo used in a job advertisement
Facehunch the image, then verify the job through the company's independently located careers channel.
Read guide Protecting your photosHow to check where your professional headshot is used
Make a list of expected publications before searching: your employer, conference profiles, guest articles and professional directories.
Read guide Image sourcesHow to assess a potentially AI-generated image
Check provenance, publication context and corroborating evidence. Visual oddities or an AI-detector score alone cannot settle authenticity.
Read guideFind where a face appears online.
Upload a photo, get every matching page with its link and a similarity score. $9 per search, no subscription.