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Journalist. Editor
@Bellingcat.com
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@jskstanford.bsky.social
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Laura Hazard Owen
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the work
@bellingcat.com
is doing in Minneapolis is essential. I spoke with
@eoghanmacguire.bsky.social
about the site's U.S. strategy
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
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In Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, Bellingcat supplements local news by âzooming in with a forensic lensâ
Partnerships with local news outlets help "bring our stories to the audiences who need to see them most."
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-minneapolis-and-other-u-s-cities-bellingcat-supplements-local-news-by-zooming-in-with-a-forensic-lens/
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Bellingcat
14 days ago
American-made munitions have played a significant role in Israelâs operations in Gaza. Bellingcat has collated scores of incidents where the remnants of US-made munitions have been found in the aftermath of Israeli strikes. Read here:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Made in the USA: How American-Built Weapons Have Wrought Destruction in Gaza - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified scores of incidents where remnants from munitions made in the US have been found after Israeli strikes in Gaza.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01/30/made-in-the-usa-how-american-built-weapons-have-wrought-destruction-in-gaza/?utm_source=bluesky
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Trevor Ball
14 days ago
My latest covering some of the strikes using US-made munitions used in Gaza.
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Bellingcat
21 days ago
Bellingcat has further analysed videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents. The footage shows an agent wearing a black beanie step behind Pretti. His right arm then appears to recoil at the same time the first shot is heard.
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We just posted a quick analysis of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Mineapolis. Watch it here:
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Analysis of Alex Pretti Shooting in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Bellingcat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkFcFVZuBI0
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Bellingcat
25 days ago
A DHS statement claimed âan individual approached US Border Patrol officersâ with âa handgunâ in the Alex Pretti shooting incident. A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired.
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Bellingcat
25 days ago
Weâve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.
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Bellingcatâs
@easybakeovensz.bsky.social
has written this piece on the actions of a border patrol agent who fired a less lethal weapon into the face of protesters who had taken to the streets after the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis
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Bellingcat
about 1 month ago
Our researcher
@godin.bsky.social
has collated our analysis so far on the fatal shooting of Renee Good on Jan 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, into one shareable article. Read here:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Analysing Footage of Minneapolis ICE Shooting - bellingcat
Synced up footage of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal agent in Minneapolis helps a fuller picture of events to emerge.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01/13/analysing-footage-of-minneapolis-ice-shooting/?utm_source=bluesky
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Bellingcat
about 1 month ago
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, weâve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
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This is a really interesting read on how AI will impact aspects of the open source investigative field (like verification, geolocation & chronolocation). It details how contextual expertise and more transparency will be key for retaining trust
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/ai-unde...
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AI is undermining OSINTâs core assumptions. Hereâs how journalists should adapt
As generative AI makes fabrication easier and detection harder, experts must evolve its methods, invest in contextual expertise, and adopt transparent workflows.
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/ai-undermining-osints-core-assumptions-heres-how-journalists-should-adapt
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Eliot Higgins
2 months ago
New from Bellingcat, PBS Frontline, Evident and the Washington Post - Investigating the Impact of US-Israeli Strikes on Iranâs Nuclear ProgrammeÂ
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Investigating the Impact of US-Israeli Strikes on Iranâs Nuclear Programme - bellingcat
Bellingcat, FRONTLINE (PBS), The Washington Post and Evident Media examine the impact of strikes on Iranâs nuclear programme.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12/17/israel-iran-nuclear-strikes-usa-us-conflict-weapons
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Bellingcat
2 months ago
With
@frontlinepbs.bsky.social
@washingtonpost.com
and
@evidentmedia.org
, we investigate the aftermath of Juneâs US and Israeli strikes on Iranâs nuclear programme, with Frontline reporters on the ground, exclusive interviews and open source analysis. Watch at 10pm EST/9pm CST, on Frontline, PBS.
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Bellingcat
2 months ago
An investigation by Bellingcat and Lloydâs List found that Saudi Arabia joined the countries importing grain directly from a sanctioned port in occupied Crimea. Meanwhile Russia attempts to secure recognition of the Ukrainian territory via a US-led peace plan.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
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Russiaâs Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia - bellingcat
New grain route identified from sanctioned Crimean port that Russia is eyeing in latest peace deal.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12/12/russia-ukraine-saudi-arabia-import-smuggled-grain-shadow-fleet-peace-deal-trump-occupied-crimea-petrokhleb-kuban/?utm_source=bluesky
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Many former residents of Mariupol are unable to return home to the occupied Ukrainian city. Some now face seeing their homes sold off to Russian citizens
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Casey Newton
3 months ago
âThe account MAGANationXâwith nearly 400,000 followers and a bio reading âPatriot Voice for We The Peopleââis actually based in Eastern Europe.â
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Thinking back to how Musk tried to get out of buying Twitter as it had a spam/fake account/bot problem
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Benjamin Strick
3 months ago
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of âTrump-supporting independent womenâ that claimed to be âreal Americansâ are based in Thailand. The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
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derek guy
3 months ago
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait. My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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Bellingcat
4 months ago
Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
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Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago region.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10/31/illinois-immigration-protests/?utm_source=bluesky
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This is really cool. Including a couple of Bellingcat stories where this method has been used below. Itâs exciting to see people like
@trbrtc.bsky.social
@mabl2k.bsky.social
@nickwaters.bsky.social
(& others in the open source investigative community) bring these methods to their work
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There is no greater game than football
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Adam Serwer
3 months ago
Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
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Thereâs no way Paul goes through with this fight
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing...
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Anthony Joshua v Jake Paul fight scheduled for 19 December
YouTuber Jake Paul will fight ex-world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a professional bout in December.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cwyprrlww9do
3 months ago
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Logan Williams
4 months ago
Recent GPS interference near Venezuela and Trinidad, per GPSJAM, as noticed by a Bellingcat workshop participant. I believe this is a recent development for the area. CC
@lemonodor.bsky.social
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I went to the opening of this exhibition last week It features a cool Bellingcat display, showing the work we (primarily Ollie Ballinger
@yoruk.bsky.social
, Bridget Diakun
@godin.bsky.social
& Youri van der Weide) produced to track Russian ships surreptitiously exporting grain from occupied Crimea
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Bellingcat
4 months ago
New satellite images show the scale of demolition that has occurred on the East Wing of the White House in less than a month.
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Bellingcat
4 months ago
Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
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Russiaâs Grain Smuggling Fleet Continues Undeterred - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged vessel exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10/23/russias-grain-smuggling-fleet-continues-undeterred/?utm_source=bluesky
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Christiaan Triebert
4 months ago
When Bashar al-Assadâs regime collapsed in Syria, many of the officials who enabled and enforced his brutal regime disappeared. Our reporting uncovers who they are, what they did and where they fled.
nyti.ms/3J1W5Cs
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The Vanishing Act: How Assadâs Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/world/middleeast/assad-regime-syria-exodus.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t08.o4D8.8TC0WR76K8Pu&smid=url-share
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford
4 months ago
Apply now for the JSK Journalism Fellowships and join a network of journalists shaping whatâs next. Deadline: Dec 3.
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Bellingcat
5 months ago
A small plane crashed in Brazil recently; amongst the wreckage was the body of a former Melbourne stockbroker and 200kg of cocaine. Bellingcat and
@thetimes.com
reveal how the deceased Australian pilot was linked to an associate of the notorious Kinahan cartel:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
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Australian Cocaine Pilot Killed in Brazil Plane Crash Linked to Kinahan Drug Cartel - bellingcat
An Australian pilot who died when his plane crashed in Brazil during a failed drug run has links to an alleged Kinahan cartel associate who is facing drugs charges in Western Australia.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09/27/australian-cocaine-pilot-killed-in-brazil-plane-crash-linked-to-kinahan-drug-cartel/?utm_source=bluesky
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Foeke Postma
6 months ago
AI mode within regular Google search, available outside the EU, is the best of these at geolocation now, barely beating GPT o4-mini-high and way, way faster. Will test GPT-5 when I can
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Jim Waterson
7 months ago
These are the top replies, being financially rewarded for posting this stuff, and the explanation offered by the siteâs own AI for why itâs like that. Anyway just flicking through the Sunday newspapers reading about some minor content infractions that Ofcom might look into at the BBC/Channel 4.
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Evident Media
8 months ago
Together with partners at
@bellingcat.com
and
@calmatters.org
we collected videos of over 100 incidents of DHS operations between June 6 and June 30, picking out what appear to be recurring trends and tactics used by officers in and around Los Angeles.
youtu.be/6BuxaVdv7po?...
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Masked, Armed, Forceful: Finding Patterns in California Immigration Raids
YouTube video by Evident Media
https://youtu.be/6BuxaVdv7po?si=dgTqdAMoslIC43so
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We published this story yesterday looking at the ongoing LA immigration raids. Working with
@evidentmedia.org
and
@calmatters.org
we collected over 100 videos and images, mapped incidents and picked out key trends from the data
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7 months ago
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Tariq Panja
8 months ago
â˝ď¸đ§¨đ°Fit and proper person? Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in USâs âlargest kleptocracyâ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Months long investigation with
@declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
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The Sheikh Who Conquered Soccer and Coddles Warlords
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/world/middleeast/emirates-manchester-city-soccer-sudan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Sk8.2Bdy.d2lAuOYwmi8M&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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The Ferret
8 months ago
The Ferret is delighted to join the Global Investigative Journalism Network âŞ@gijn.org â Scotland's first and only member!
bit.ly/3IcWW28
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GIJN Welcomes 12 New Members, from Cyprus to Eswatini
New members include organizations probing cross-border abuses or promoting civic engagement, as well as digging into environmental and human rights violations.
https://bit.ly/3IcWW28
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Nieman Lab
8 months ago
Social media displaces TV as the top way Americans get news.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/06/for-...
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For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americansâ top news source
Plus: The pivot to video is really happening, digital subscriptions may have peaked, and other findings from RISJ's 2025 Digital News Report.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/06/for-the-first-time-social-media-overtakes-tv-as-americans-top-news-source/
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Data & Society
8 months ago
âAI is not what its developers are selling it as,â Tyler Austin Harper writes, suggesting that the abundance of pure hype and total doom that dominate the discourse are contributing to a dangerous AI illiteracy among the general public.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
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What Happens When People Donât Understand How AI Works
Despite what tech CEOs might say, large language models are not smart in any recognizably human sense of the word.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/06/artificial-intelligence-illiteracy/683021/?gift=-c-YOpK2gRvpYnA-bE5KrLFj2S5YEuMDK6eq948t9Yw
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Poor Federico Dimarco. Worst performance in a
#ChampionsLeague
final since Linkin Park
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I got to spend time with Morgan and
@tiffany.thetriibe.com
last year. Both are amazing and inspiring. Itâs so cool to see
@thetriibe.com
go from strength to strength
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9 months ago
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Global Investigative Journalism Network
9 months ago
đ As the new hosts of the competition that celebrates the best data journalism from around the world, GIJN is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 #SigmaAwards. đ Please join us in celebrating â and being inspired by â this yearâs winners:
https://twp.ai/9PSyXj
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gijn.org
From Flammable Buildings to Slaveryâs Hidden Legacy to Tainted Groundwater: Projects from 10 Countries Win GIJNâs 2025 Sigma Awards
https://twp.ai/9PSyXj
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Global Investigative Journalism Network
10 months ago
There are a myriad of reasons why reporters decide to launch their own news sites, but these enterprising journalists often face a series of new, daunting challenges. Here's how to dodge these pitfalls:
https://twp.ai/9PSaPi
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gijn.org
Journalists as Founders â Intrepid Pioneers or Reluctant Managers?
https://twp.ai/9PSaPi
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Bellingcat
10 months ago
Latest: How a deepfake video infiltrated Indian media coverage of the escalating India and Pakistan conflictâŚ
www.bellingcat.com/news/rest-of...
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India-Pakistan Conflict: How a Deepfake Video Made it Mainstream - bellingcat
A manipulated video falsely claiming to show a General in the Pakistani army stating two of its fighter jets had been shot down was picked up and spread by Indian media outlets.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/rest-of-world/2025/05/09/india-pakistan-conflict-how-a-deepfake-video-made-it-mainstream/?utm_source=bluesky
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Big story from
@bellingcat.com
this morning, working with
@tjekdet.dk
CBC and
@politiken.dk
to identify a key administrator behind MrDeepfakes -- one of the largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography in the world
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Donie OâSullivan
10 months ago
Why itâs time we change how we talk about conspiracy theories
www.cnn.com/2025/05/03/p...
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Why itâs time we change how we talk about conspiracy theories | CNN Politics
CNNâs Donie OâSullivan, who interviews people with crazy beliefs, reflects on some of his own.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/03/politics/persuadable-podcast-conspiracy-theories-essay?cid=ios_app
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Ed Zitron
10 months ago
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Tim Onion
10 months ago
lol this is patently ridiculous, almost Inception levels of not giving an independent journalist credit. Subscribe to The Handbasket:
www.thehandbasket.co
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Sergio olmos
10 months ago
We made a documentary about these Border Patrol raids With
@evidentmedia.org
&
@bellingcat.com
youtu.be/m93xbICwsSM?...
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Sergio olmos
10 months ago
Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: âYou just canât walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papersâ W/
@wendyfry.bsky.social
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Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: 'You just canât walk up to people with brown skin'
'You just canât walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,' a judge said in ordering the Border Patrol to halt warrantless sweeps in California.
https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/04/border-patrol-injunction/
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