https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Village_pump&diff=300614036&oldid=300613999
Example: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Men,_Yerevan_-_2018-05-10_-_Andy_Mabbett_-_01.jpg
Title says it all really. I've looked and I think this isn't a template issue because an empty page will also categorize as "Files with no machine-readable author".
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portugal_(Ch.-Fl._112-2832).jpg
Same problem, but this file has no machine-readable source.
(title changed from When the author is indicated with a Creator template, it is categorized as "Files with no machine-readable author")