A method for automatic content verification, comprising: receiving a request, by a server from an application executed by a client device, for an item of content for display to a user of the client device, the request comprising environmental information related to a hardware or software environment in which the item of content is to be rendered on the client device; transmitting, by the server to a network interface of the client device, the requested item of content; receiving, by the server, a captured image of a rendering of the item of content; comparing, by a comparison engine of a comparison module of the server, the captured image to a predetermined image, the comparison identifying any rendering distortion, wherein the predetermined image is an image corresponding to the captured image as it is intended to be rendered by a third party provider of the item of content or as determined by the server; computing, by a quantifying engine of the comparison module, a distortion value based at least in part on the any identified rendering distortion; storing, on the server, the distortion value, the corresponding environmental information, and a corresponding item of content information related to features of the item of content; identifying, by an analysis module of the server, a correlation between a distortion value being above a predetermined threshold and a combination of a value of a corresponding environmental parameter that is based on the corresponding environmental information and a value of corresponding item of content metadata that is based on the corresponding item of content information; and generating a report, by the analysis module of the server, identifying the combination of the value of the environmental parameter and the value of the item of content metadata as associated with improperly rendered content; wherein receiving a captured image of a rendering of the item of content comprises: receiving, by the server, a number of requests for items of content from a plurality of client devices, each request comprising identical environmental information; determining, from a counter maintained by the server, that the number of requests exceeds a predetermined threshold; instantiating, by a hypervisor manager of the server, a virtual machine corresponding to the environmental information, responsive to the determination; rendering, by a renderer of the virtual machine, each requested item of content; and capturing, by a capture engine of the virtual machine, an image of each rendered item of content. receiving a request, by a server from an application executed by a client device, for an item of content for display to a user of the client device, the request comprising environmental information related to a hardware or software environment in which the item of content is to be rendered on the client device; transmitting, by the server to a network interface of the client device, the requested item of content; receiving, by the server, a captured image of a rendering of the item of content; comparing, by a comparison engine of a comparison module of the server, the captured image to a predetermined image, the comparison identifying any rendering distortion, wherein the predetermined image is an image corresponding to the captured image as it is intended to be rendered by a third party provider of the item of content or as determined by the server; computing, by a quantifying engine of the comparison module, a distortion value based at least in part on the any identified rendering distortion; storing, on the server, the distortion value, the corresponding environmental information, and a corresponding item of content information related to features of the item of content; identifying, by an analysis module of the server, a correlation between a distortion value being above a predetermined threshold and a combination of a value of a corresponding environmental parameter that is based on the corresponding environmental information and a value of corresponding item of content metadata that is based on the corresponding item of content information; and generating a report, by the analysis module of the server, identifying the combination of the value of the environmental parameter and the value of the item of content metadata as associated with improperly rendered content; wherein receiving a captured image of a rendering of the item of content comprises: receiving, by the server, a number of requests for items of content from a plurality of client devices, each request comprising identical environmental information; determining, from a counter maintained by the server, that the number of requests exceeds a predetermined threshold; instantiating, by a hypervisor manager of the server, a virtual machine corresponding to the environmental information, responsive to the determination; rendering, by a renderer of the virtual machine, each requested item of content; and capturing, by a capture engine of the virtual machine, an image of each rendered item of content. receiving, by the server, a number of requests for items of content from a plurality of client devices, each request comprising identical environmental information; determining, from a counter maintained by the server, that the number of requests exceeds a predetermined threshold; instantiating, by a hypervisor manager of the server, a virtual machine corresponding to the environmental information, responsive to the determination; rendering, by a renderer of the virtual machine, each requested item of content; and capturing, by a capture engine of the virtual machine, an image of each rendered item of content.