How do you track vessels with shady ownership structures and a suspicious tendency to turn off their tracking signals? This week's Stage Talk guest @pa.nton.cx built a resource to help monitor ships that require further investigation. Join us Thursday, 5pm CEST/11am EDT: discord.gg/NaWDNGrF?eve...

It is a good time to learn how to find accurate information online. We’re offering virtual training sessions over the month of October, teaching you Bellingcat’s investigative techniques…

Recently @eliothiggins.bsky.social appeared on the Democracy For Sale podcast discussing how our information ecosystem is breaking and what steps we could take to rebuild it: youtu.be/ZPSvAS2W3cc?...

@bellingcat.com CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social on how some political movements build coalitions of conspiracy believers to gain power. From the Democracy for Sale podcast. youtu.be/3UBDa3SKB0I

Israeli forces continue to push into Gaza City, but in recent days important historical and cultural sites have also been further damaged by IDF operations across Gaza. Many of these sites held unexplored archaeological data that could now be lost 🧵

This afternoon we are back with the art crime office hours in the Bellingcat Discord Server. We’ll discuss the world of art crime investigations with Lynda Albertson of the Association for Research into Crimes against Art (ARCA). Join today at 18:00 CEST: discord.gg/a24KCSgx?eve...

Have you tackled this month’s Bellingcat Open Source Challenges yet? We’d love to hear how you solved them. Whether it’s in the comments, a blog post, or a video. Share your process with us! We’re on the lookout for contributions to feature in this month’s newsletter. 👀 challenge.bellingcat.com

I touch on this assault in my @bellingcat.com latest on their ‘fight night’ 2 weeks ago, but SoCal Active Club founder and leader Robert Wheldon is indeed one of the attackers - he kicks the man on the ground twice and strikes him with the flagpole twice before running away bsky.app/profile/acat...

Far-right fight nights are events bringing together combat fighting, extremist bands and merch, in an attempt to bring in new recruits and solidify existing relationships. @colborne.bsky.social locates the latest event for a California-based group: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...

In a world full of misinformation, how do you monitor conflicts in hard-to-reach zones? @bellingcat.com's new guide walks through open-source tools & methods for verifying what’s really happening. 🔍 Read more:

Missed our chat with @newamerica.org? We dug into how Russian militia groups leave digital footprints across social platforms and shared techniques you can use to track any online connections. Search 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' on your podcast platform or listen on RSS: rss.com/podcasts/bel...

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For some reason when we posted this same video on LinkedIn on the Bellingcat account it was removed "for misinformation" with no further explanation.

What struck the Gaza Aid Flotilla? After we published the story, the Tunisian Ministry of Interior issued a statement describing the incident “that took place yesterday” as a “premeditated attack” stating that an investigation had been launched.”

The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting official statements. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...

Join us later today on YouTube live as we go through this month's challenges with our researcher @poojachaudhuri.bsky.social. Can she complete them all within an hour? Tune in to find out: www.youtube.com/live/5pBNFIc...

On Thursday Ben Dalton and Candace Rondeaux from @newamerica.org join us to share how they track down militia networks on social media- from discovering key communities on VK and Telegram to developing research tools to aid their analysis. Join us live at 11am EDT/5pm CEST discord.gg/bellingcat?e...

This is how federal agencies have used minor traffic stops, especially targeting moped delivery drivers, to funnel people into immigration detention and deportation. More than 40 videos analyzed with our partners @bellingcat.com shed light on the tactics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1iP...

If anyone comes across footage or imagery related to the incident, especially the remains of whatever was dropped on the vessel, I'd be keen to see it.

Reports of an attack, allegedly by a drone, on a vessel in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), while anchored outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. The below video shows the moment of the incident. Keep it in mind when you read the next post. www.instagram.com/reel/DOXaR_M...

Our new piece w/ @evidentmedia.org came out right after the Supreme Court lifted restrictions in LA to allow ICE to stop anyone they suspect is an immigrant. Being brown and speaking Spanish is enough to get stopped in LA. Legally. Traffic stops in DC can mean you get detained. This is today.

In less than a month of federal control of DC, we, with @evidentmedia.org, have verified 42 federal agent encounters, half of which involve DC police; with traffic stops that quickly turn into detentions, and workers pulled off mopeds mid-shift. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...

One of the most exciting initiatives that we've launched at @bellingcat.com this year is our Open Source Challenge page. Each month, you get a set of five new challenges to solve. They're perfect practice for students, practitioners, and educators. challenge.bellingcat.com

How are you getting on with the latest set of challenges? If you’re stuck, make sure to join our livestream on Wednesday at 5PM CEST. Bellingcat’s @poojachaudhuri.bsky.social might be able to help you further… www.youtube.com/live/5pBNFIc...

Our researcher @conplnk.bsky.social appears in this new Frontal video by German broadcaster ZDF discussing our investigation into the networks advertising powerful synthetic opioids to the general public. youtu.be/F7YFeTLBgN8?...

We're excited to announce Eliot Higgins will be joining us on Tues 14th October to discuss his pioneering work at Bellingcat. and how online investigative journalism is fighting back against authoritarianism - one verified fact at a time. @bellingcat.com @eliothiggins.bsky.social

🛰️ New! @bellingcat.com’s @foeke.bsky.social tested 24 versions of popular AI platforms on geolocation challenges — with surprising results. Read the findings here 👉

Have you heard? You can now find Bellingcat on WhatsApp! Have our latest investigations come straight to your phone so you can easily share them with family or friends. Follow our live channel via this link: whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

Congratulations to @stevanzetti.bsky.social and @tristanl.ee (of @bellingcat.com) for winning the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, small newsroom category from @journalists.org, for a series of articles identifying online extremists. awards.journalists.org/entries/open...

Our Council Transcript Search tool has proved popular. Interested in what goes into building a tool like this? Listen to our latest Stage Talk on podcast platforms. The creator of this resource, @galen.reich.me.uk, shares his tips for creating a sustainable research tool. rss.com/podcasts/bel...

What a summer it’s been! How did we spend it? Try and find out in the latest Bellingcat Open Source Challenge! challenge.bellingcat.com

Finding the truth about conflicts in difficult to access regions is a challenge. Read as we take you through the processes required to identify and verify what is really happening in a conflict, using the recent violent uprisings in Manipur, India as an example. www.bellingcat.com/news/rest-of...

Go behind the scenes of Bellingcat in our latest Bellingchat Premium episode. We speak to the talented individuals involved with our Volunteer Community, exploring what collective power our biggest investigations require... Listen in on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/unleas...

Identifying the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas members who assaulted a mixed-race family last summer is probably the investigation I'm most proud of so far. I'm thrilled that its impact was recognized and helped win Steven and I this award.

We're very pleased to announce Bellingcat and @texasobserver.org won this award- congratulations to @tristanl.ee and @stevanzetti.bsky.social for their hard work on this series of reporting. The winners of the category 'general excellence in an online newsroom' will be announced in September.

My latest Bellingcat tool is out! It lets you search what was said in council meetings across the UK and Ireland, and takes you directly to the right part of the video session to verify. Check it out and let me know what you think! 👇 council-search.bellingcat.com

Finding key information shared at council meetings takes time and effort. Today, we've launched a tool that allows you to search verbatim quotes from council meetings in the UK and Ireland, without the need to watch long recordings or sift through extensive notes. council-search.bellingcat.com

We've received a lot of applications from non U.S. students to this. Please note you must apply with an .edu email to be considered. If you're interested in training and are not a student in the USA we have a full list of upcoming public trainings here: www.bellingcat.com/workshops/

Know how to code and want to do some good? Join us live tomorrow to find out how you can get involved with building tools for online investigations. Have a project already and stuck on something? Come along and ask your questions! discord.gg/HH3GHDhj?eve...

Are you a student (or staff/faculty) at a US academic institution? We are offering a couple of free webinars for students to strengthen their digital investigation skills! Our normal workshops are often cost-prohibitive to students, so these are a limited offering! Limited spots available!

Academic or student in the USA? Our research techniques can be useful in assessing fake news. We're helping students to investigate and better understand the anti-democratic online ideologies that threaten their communities with two free webinars on digital investigation skills this September 🧵

We are excited to see Bellingcat listed as a finalist in four categories in the 2025 Online Journalism Awards awards.journalists.org/winners/2025

Ever wondered how to build a dependable and useful tool for online research? Bellingcat's @galen.reich.me.uk is coming into our Discord Server next week to share his tips and tricks for building just that. Join us live on Thursday at 5pm CEST/11am EDT. discord.gg/HH3GHDhj?eve...

archive, archive, archive and @bellingcat.com 's Auto Archiver is your best chance to do so

How to keep track of the many wildfires that Europe is battling this year? These public and free-to-use sources provide insight into fire activity and the damage left behind...

Curious about the latest updates to our Auto Archiver tool and want to learn how to use it? Watch our latest YouTube video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUV8...

We’re pleased to see students' work from our Global Justice Investigations Lab at the @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social featured in this recent @financialtimes.com investigation into the use of US made guns in gang warfare in Haiti. ig.ft.com/haiti-gangs/

We thought it was time we introduced ourselves... From a global crisis to an underreported event, we find the facts using publicly available resources. By detailing our methods, we invite you to explore, replicate, and contribute to investigations. Find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyQy...

The arrestee is one of the three individuals we identified in our @bellingcat.com article last year (and it’s his boat fwiw) www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/02...

Missed our talk with activist and psychotherapist Leyla Hussein? We explored how we can effectively report on sexual violence whilst ensuring survivors feel safe, supported and heard. Listen in on podcast platforms now: open.spotify.com/episode/1nRE...