FRAME: Forensic Routing and Adaptive Multi-path Evidence Fusion for Image Manipulation Detection

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12826v1
• Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 23:48:26 GMT
• Title: FRAME: Forensic Routing and Adaptive Multi-path Evidence Fusion for Image Manipulation Detection
• Abstract summary: We present textbfFRAME, a method for textbfForensic textbfRouting and textbfAdaptive textbfMulti-path textbfEvidence fusion for image manipulation detection.<n> FRAME organizes diverse forensic algorithms into a multi-path analysis space, adaptively selects informative forensic paths for each input image, and fuses complementary evidence to improve detection and localization performance.
• Score: 3.9783598254756023
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The proliferation of sophisticated image editing tools and generative artificial intelligence models has made verifying the authenticity of digital images increasingly challenging, with important implications for journalism, forensic analysis, and public trust. Although numerous forensic algorithms, ranging from handcrafted methods to deep learning-based detectors, have been developed for manipulation detection, individual methods often suffer from limited robustness, fragmented evidence, or weak generalization across manipulation types and image conditions. To address these limitations, we present \textbf{FRAME}, a method for \textbf{F}orensic \textbf{R}outing and \textbf{A}daptive \textbf{M}ulti-path \textbf{E}vidence fusion for image manipulation detection. FRAME organizes diverse forensic algorithms into a multi-path analysis space, adaptively selects informative forensic paths for each input image, and fuses complementary evidence to improve detection and localization performance. By moving beyond single-method analysis and fixed fusion strategies, FRAME provides a more robust and flexible approach to image forensic reasoning while preserving interpretable forensic cues from multiple evidence sources. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of FRAME across diverse manipulation scenarios. Code is available at \href{https://github.com/kzhao5/FRAME}{https://github.com/kzhao5/FRAME}.

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