Fake document checker

Yes. The scan is free and needs no account. If it finds something, it shows the most serious finding straight away; for the full report, give us your email and a couple of details and we'll email you a code that opens it. If it finds nothing, the whole result is free.

No. The checker runs in your browser, so your file is never uploaded: we never receive the file, its name, or anything in it, and we keep zero data from it. It's gone when you check another file or close the page. If you ask for the full report, we keep only the contact details you type in.

Yes. On a Quebec pay stub it checks QPP and QPIP at Revenu Québec's published rates, and EI at the lower Quebec rate. It works for every province and territory. The tool and its results are in English for now.

No. It looks for common signs of editing and for numbers that don't add up. A careful fake can pass every check, so a clean result only means these checks found nothing. To confirm an applicant is who they say they are, use an ID check with a live selfie and a credit file straight from the bureau.

Don't decide on the tool's word alone. Each finding says what to check next, usually a call to the employer or bank on a number you find yourself, or asking for the original PDF from the payroll portal or online banking. Give the applicant the chance to explain, and apply the same checks to every applicant.

You're reading a document the applicant chose to give you, on your own device, and the checker doesn't store or share anything from it. Treat what it finds like any other screening information: apply the same checks to every applicant, and base your decision on the facts you confirm.

Most checks read things only a PDF has: the software that made it, when it was saved, and the font and position of every number. A photo or screenshot has none of that, and it's much easier to fake. Asking for the original PDF from the payroll portal or online banking is a good habit on its own.