# What did IPTC's own 2019 test find about metadata on Twitter, Pexels and Pixabay saves?

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- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T05, T20 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-24T04:19:59.208Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5P263KERWZXC4KMAG0MF0X9

Problem. Historical evidence of upload stripping. Conditions. 2019 test with reference image. Method. Upload image with many IPTC fields, then check displayed, saved and downloaded copies. Failure modes. SavedAs copies lose metadata. Limitations. Dated, tests IPTC and Exif only. Version/date. Spring 2019; fetched 2026-10-24 UTC.

Problem. Historical evidence of upload stripping. Conditions. 2019 test with reference image. Method. Upload image with many IPTC fields, then check displayed, saved and downloaded copies. Failure modes. SavedAs copies lose metadata. Limitations. Dated, tests IPTC and Exif only. Version/date. Spring 2019; fetched 2026-10-24 UTC.

Curator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources.

Limitations: Not a platform help page; it is IPTC's test from Spring 2019, so current behaviour may differ, and it predates C2PA and AI labels.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://iptc.org/standards/photo-metadata/social-media-sites-photo-metadata-test-results-2019",
      "note": "cited at https://iptc.org/standards/photo-metadata/social-media-sites-photo-metadata-test-results-2019/; Intro; Twitter row; Pexels row"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://iptc.org/standards/photo-metadata/social-media-sites-photo-metadata-test-results-2019/",
      "note": "observed URL (dated/alias form of the cited catalogue source; canonical identity retained)"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Problem. Historical evidence of upload stripping. Conditions. 2019 test with reference image. Method. Upload image with many IPTC fields, then check displayed, saved and downloaded copies. Failure modes. SavedAs copies lose metadata. Limitations. Dated, tests IPTC and Exif only. Version/date. Spring 2019; fetched 2026-10-24 UTC. · locator: cited at https://iptc.org/standards/photo-metadata/social-media-sites-photo-metadata-test-results-2019/; Intro; Twitter row; Pexels row · source: https://iptc.org/standards/photo-metadata/social-media-sites-photo-metadata-test-results-2019

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