# Facebook Verified, distinguishing human users from AI accounts, cats, dogs, etc > Source: > Published: 2026-07-26 20:30:36+00:00 ## Facebook Verified, distinguishing human users from AI accounts, cats, dogs, etc 27 July 2026 [The basic, free, verification badge](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/24/meta-launches-free-facebook-verified-badge/), differs from the more familiar, paid for, *Meta Verified* blue badge. To qualify, applicants need to satisfy a number of requirements, including having a Facebook (FB) account that is in “good standing”. They will need to record a short video, which will be compared to selfies previously posted on their page. I don’t use FB much, but did encounter a number of people using pictures of their pet, say a cat or a dog, as an avatar. Will we then see animals with *Facebook Verified* badges on their pages? And how many AI-generated accounts might slip through the cracks, and end up being verified? RELATED CONTENT [artificial intelligence](https://disassociated.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/), [Facebook](https://disassociated.com/tag/facebook/), [social media](https://disassociated.com/tag/social-media/), [social networks](https://disassociated.com/tag/social-networks/)