# mediaAuthenticityCategory

Indicates a MediaManipulationRatingEnumeration classification of a media object (in the context of how it was published or shared).

## Expected Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [MediaManipulationRatingEnumeration](https://schema.org.ai/MediaManipulationRatingEnumeration) | Codes for use with the [mediaAuthenticityCategory](https://schema.org.ai/mediaAuthenticityCategory) property, indicating the authenticity of a media object (in the context of how it was published or shared). In general these codes are not mutually exclusive, although some combinations (such as 'original' versus 'transformed', 'edited' and 'staged') would be contradictory if applied in the same [MediaReview](https://schema.org.ai/MediaReview). Note that the application of these codes is with regard to a piece of media shared or published in a particular context. |

## Used on Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [MediaReview](https://schema.org.ai/MediaReview) | A [MediaReview](https://schema.org.ai/MediaReview) is a more specialized form of Review dedicated to the evaluation of media content online, typically in the context of fact-checking and misinformation. For more general reviews of media in the broader sense, use [UserReview](https://schema.org.ai/UserReview), [CriticReview](https://schema.org.ai/CriticReview) or other [Review](https://schema.org.ai/Review) types. This definition is a work in progress. While the [MediaManipulationRatingEnumeration](https://schema.org.ai/MediaManipulationRatingEnumeration) list reflects significant community review amongst fact-checkers and others working to combat misinformation, the specific structures for representing media objects, their versions and publication context, are still evolving. Similarly, best practices for the relationship between [MediaReview](https://schema.org.ai/MediaReview) and [ClaimReview](https://schema.org.ai/ClaimReview) markup have not yet been finalized. |

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Quoted from Schema.org 30.1, https://schema.org/mediaAuthenticityCategory, under CC BY-SA 3.0. Served by the Org.AI Foundation at https://schema.org.ai/mediaAuthenticityCategory.