Shout out to @bendobrown.bsky.social for his newsletter! He’s sharing a lot of tips, but reading this also brings me back to the days i just started doing osint. Newsletters like these taught me so much! 🥰 osintfieldnotes.substack.com

This article has everything. ✅Sketchy Tech bros ✅Skirting payment rules ✅AI technology ✅Non-consensual deepfake pornography ✅International incorporation ✅And more! Check out my newest piece with @bellingcat.com below👇

Join our Director of Research and Training Giancarlo Fiorella in person at the University of Amsterdam on November 29th at 5pm CET. He will be speaking on his work in Open Source Research and how we build knowledge and understanding of the practice. voxpop.uva.nl/shared/subsi...

Very excited for this, this research was a very important process for me after losing my father. Thank you @CharMaher for all you editing. Also keep an eye out for part 2 🫶🏼🫶🏼

Missed this week's Bellingcat Stage Talk on analysing historical imagery and finding the past's hidden secrets? Don't worry, you can catch up on all previous Stage Talks now on our SoundCloud or on any podcast provider under 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat'

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The Wagner group's presence in Sudan is well-documented. But recent videos showing fair-skinned men handling sniper rifles are fuelling rumours of Ukrainian mercenaries supporting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). What do the videos actually show us?

Het was eerder dit jaar wereldwijd groot nieuws: de projectie van een antisemitische tekst op het Anne Frank Huis. Morgen staat de verdachte in die zaak voor de rechter. Dat het zover is gekomen is mede te danken aan burgeronderzoekers Chris en @ctexposers.bsky.social.

In our Discord, conversation is fueled by independent researchers/journalists collaborating with each other. You can identify staff members by the little logo next to our names but the space is for the community. Discover how you can make use of the space: discord.gg/bellingcat

We've just published an article detailing some of the developments of the last two days along with commentary from experts www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/09...

As an open source researcher you often cover data or footage that is highly contested and ethically difficult. Director of Research and Training @gianfiorella.bsky.social has written a guide to navigating ethical dilemmas in our field.

A lone photograph claims to show the first instalment of a rooftop solar panel. Bellingcat researcher @foeke.bsky.social explores whether this historic photo was potentially altered and the invention attributed to the wrong man.

Any help with this mystery photo project would be greatly appreciated! https://whodoyouthinktheyare.wordpress.com

Proud of my lastest article. Using open source techniques to find locations from WWII (beginners guide) https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08/04/solving-world-war-ii-photo-mysteries-with-open-source-techniques/

In early July, multiple videos appeared online of an IDF raid in Jenin, West Bank. Bellingcat researchers worked with our Discord Community to examine two events using available open source evidence…

Incredibly proud to have someone like Narine as a colleague. Here she discusses the impact of the kind of open source work we do on mental health.

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We’re advertising for an open source investigator role in our justice and accountability team. Please note the language requirement is a must. https://www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-is-hiring-open-source-investigator-justice-accountability-team/

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Bellingcat Live! is back on Twitch today at 4:30 PM CET / 10:30 AM EST! Drop by the stream to learn about the newest and coolest at Bellingcat, learn about open source research, and play Geoguessr! https://www.twitch.tv/bellingcat_live

Our Stage Talk today by @aric.bsky.social is on "How Do You Teach OSINT". He'll be discussing ways to build a curriculum that teaches open source research methods. It starts on our discord server at 5PM CEST/11AM EST. Join our community via this link to tune in: discord.gg/bellingcat

Great tool that will help with geolocation, developed by our Tech team 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Check out the video to see how it works

In his latest Bellingcat article Aric Toler reveals a social media profile belonging to the Texas mall shooter. The account contained a variety of identifying details, as well as pictures of the shooter showing off Nazi tattoos

Think you can find out when a picture was taken? It’s not always as easy as tracking shadows or looking for dated posters. Here’s a helpful guide from our team on how to confirm the date a photo was captured

Two years on from the murder of Colombian protester Lucas Villa, police are yet to charge anyone. But Bellingcat with partners Cerosetenta and CLIP has seen a raft of documents that shed new light onto the investigation that followed his killing.

We've been made aware of a possible email phishing scheme using Bellingcat contributor names. Bellingcat researchers wouldn't offer payment. If you receive a similar email like the one below, please forward it to us at contact (at) bellingcat (dot) com .

My latest article and first one posted here on Bluesky! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 A geolocation doesn’t have to be difficult and it is an important step in the verification process.

Bellingcat is here! Follow us for the latest in open source investigations and OSINT resource guides. You can check out our existing work on www.bellingcat.com

NEW: Aric Toler reveals three documents found in the #discordleaks that detail US intelligence gathering on Ukrainian Armed Forces operations. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/04/28/anatomy-of-three-leaked-us-intelligence-documents/