| Field | What we found / documented |
|---|---|
| EXIF camera fields after native upload | Commonly stripped |
| GPS location after native upload | Commonly stripped |
| Externally hosted, linked images | Depends entirely on the external host |
| Best way to confirm current behavior | Upload a test photo with known metadata, then re-download and inspect it |
Reddit's native image hosting processes uploads similarly to other large platforms, generally removing embedded metadata as part of that pipeline. Because Reddit posts can also simply link to images hosted elsewhere, the actual metadata behavior for a given post depends on whether the image was uploaded to Reddit directly or hosted externally and linked.
If you are inspecting an image found on Reddit, identify which of those two cases applies before drawing any conclusion from missing metadata, and check the file itself with our metadata viewer.
Questions this page answers
Does an empty metadata result mean the image is not from Reddit?
No. A missing field can mean the metadata was never written, was stripped by an export or upload step, or was not inspected by this tool. Treat it as inconclusive, not as proof either way.
Does this page verify a specific image is from Reddit?
No. It describes documented or observed behavior for Reddit in general. To evaluate one file, inspect it with our metadata viewer and Content Credentials marker inspector and weigh the result alongside other context.