Public-source review
Designing workflows that help people move from a candidate result to the original public page and its surrounding context.
Founder profile
Di Tang
Also known as Daniel Tang
Founder and Product Builder
Founder and product builder behind 221B Face Search, focused on public-source review, responsible OSINT, and online-safety workflows.
Responsible OSINT
Keeping search scope, evidence quality, uncertainty, and manual verification visible throughout the research process.
Online safety
Making catfish checks and photo-misuse review easier to understand without presenting a similarity signal as proof of identity.
Publishing responsibility
Clear sources, limits, and corrections.
Di is responsible for the product and editorial direction of 221B Face Search. Guides are expected to distinguish public-source evidence from inference, explain product limits, and provide a clear route for reporting a correction.
Published work
Guides written and reviewed by Di Tang
Each guide names its sources, review date, practical limits, and correction route. Candidate pages and missing results remain inconclusive until the original public context is reviewed.
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Best Face Search Alternatives: 4 Options for 2026
Compare face search alternatives for exact-image checks, open-web monitoring, broader image discovery, and verification-first candidate-page review.
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How to Check If Someone Is Real Online: 9 Safer Steps
A practical nine-step guide to checking if someone is real online through behavior, exact-image search, candidate public pages, source review, and an optional video call—without treating any clue as identity proof.
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Military Romance Scams: How to Check Stolen Soldier Photos Safely
A safety-first guide to military romance scam photo checks, official claim verification, evidence preservation, and reporting without accusing the person pictured.
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Someone Is Using My Photos: Find the Fake Profiles (2026)
Worried someone is using your photos for a fake profile? A 2026 step-by-step guide to finding impersonation accounts with reverse face search, capturing evidence, and reporting them.
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PimEyes Alternative: Best Options for Reverse Face Search in 2026
A practical guide to PimEyes alternatives in 2026, including 221B, Lenso.ai, and Google Lens for public-web face search and source review.
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PimEyes vs Lenso.ai vs 221B: Reverse Face Search Comparison (2026)
A practical 2026 comparison of PimEyes, Lenso.ai, Google Lens, and 221B for reverse face search, public-web source review, pricing, privacy, and dating safety checks.
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Face Search vs Reverse Image Search: What's the Difference?
Reverse image search finds copies or visually similar images. Public-web face search may surface candidate pages across different photos. Here is how to use each without claiming identity.
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Free vs Paid Face Search Tools (2026): What You Actually Get
A practical 2026 guide to free vs paid face search tools: what free methods do well, where paid tools help more, and when 221B is worth the upgrade.
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How to Detect Catfishing Safely with Face Search (2026)
A safety-first workflow for checking a suspected catfish using behavior, exact-image search, candidate public pages, platform tools, and official reporting channels.
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How to Find Someone by Photo: 7 Safe Steps (2026)
Learn how to find someone by photo safely using reverse image search, reverse face search, source-page review, and a verification-first workflow.
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How to Find Someone on Instagram by Photo (2026 Guide)
A safe 2026 tutorial for finding an Instagram account by photo using Google Lens, reverse face search, public clues, and source-page review.
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How to Find Someone on Social Media by Photo (2026 Guide)
A safe, practical 2026 workflow for finding social media accounts by photo with Google Lens, reverse face search, source-page review, and 221B.
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How to Tell If a LinkedIn Profile Is Fake: A Safe 2026 Guide
A careful workflow for checking a suspicious LinkedIn profile using official company sources, message and link checks, and limited public-web evidence.
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OSINT Face Search: An Ethical Public-Source Review Guide
A bounded guide to using face search for authorized public-source review, with source verification, uncertainty labels, privacy safeguards, and clear prohibited uses.
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Reverse Face Search vs Image Search for Dating Verification
For dating safety, exact-image search can locate copied photos while public-web face search may surface candidate pages across different photos. Neither verifies identity.
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Tinder Reverse Image Search: A Safe, Evidence-First Guide (2026)
A Tinder photo can be checked in more than one way, but no search can certify a stranger. Use exact-image search, public-web face search, source review, platform tools, and first-date safety steps without turning one result into a verdict.
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How to Tell If a Dating Profile Photo Is AI-Generated (2026)
A careful, evidence-led workflow for checking whether a dating profile photo may be AI-generated without treating one visual clue, search result, or badge as proof.
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