The killing of CJNG leader “El Mencho” unleashed chaos across Mexico—but not all of it was real. This piece details how the cartel used a mix of real violence and AI-fueled disinformation to amplify terror nationwide. By @evodzoni.bsky.social & @liliasaul.bsky.social in @occrp.org buff.ly/PnynJIs

Five days on from the killing of El Mencho, the chaos briefly unleashed nationwide by Cartel Jalisco looks more like a spectacle designed to shape the public's perception of its strength. Your weekend read from @liliasaul.bsky.social and I for @occrp.org www.occrp.org/en/feature/f...

Lots of intel in this from mis compas @evodzoni.bsky.social & @liliasaul.bsky.social 👇

This investigation from OCCRP uncovered how a person running two UK-registered crypto exchanges was actually a fake front linked to laundering for Iran's regime. One of the links in the investigation relied on facial matching a cat. Brilliant. www.occrp.org/en/investiga...

Hi there. Do you, a friend, colleague, or family dog, want to nail #OSINT basics: geolocation, flight tracking, hidden info, disinfo etc? I've published 40 videos on YouTube. Upside: they're free. Downside: my Aussie twang and choice of intro tunes. www.youtube.com/@Bendobrown/...

A decade ago, Douglas Menjivar became a whistleblower and activist after he was raped in ICE detention. He married a US citizen, but wasn't able to get a green card. In June, agents arrested him just before his 50th birthday. 🧵 www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-ar...

You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants. We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua. www.propublica.org/article/chic...

🔴 Brayan Palencia fue uno de los más de 200 migrantes enviados por Estados Unidos al Cecot, la megacárcel de Bukele, por supuestos vínculos con bandas criminales 🔗 elpais.com/america-co…

Unable to extradite cartel capos due to legal processes but under pressure from the White House to take action, Mexico found a way to bypass a key human rights law by 'expelling' them north. Here, @liliasaul.bsky.social and I dig into the amparos behind the decision. www.occrp.org/en/feature/a...

Your weekly reminder that the highest court in the country does not agree with Donald Trump and his administration’s actions. “The justices found that the federal government violated the due process rights of detainees.”

Over a decade after 43 students from a rural teaching college vanished in southern Mexico, a new arrest has stirred fresh scrutiny and reopened old wounds: cnn.it/4dm9bFp

Trump's administration assails a decision by Moody’s to lower the US credit rating, casting it as a political decision.

NEW: In what could be a major escalation of U.S. pressure on Mexico, the Trump administration has begun to impose travel restrictions and other sanctions on prominent Mexican politicians whom it believes are linked to drug corruption, U.S. officials said.

El ejército por encima de la ley. Cómo se llama eso? Sedena ‘desobedece’ a juez y retoma construcción irregular en Laguna Bacalar, pese a suspensión provisional animalpolitico.com/estados/sede...

People in richer countries spend more on food, but it’s a smaller share of their overall spending

Newer April SkySat imagery from @planet.com appears to show that part of the Wadi Gaza closest to the Gaza-Israel border has been damaged or destroyed. March 31 PlanetScope imagery shows partial clearing activity, and April 27 SkySat shows a large portion has been bulldozed.

TelevisaLeaks: investigación revela que Televisa operó campañas de desinformación y falsedades; el gobierno de López Obrador, el exministro Zaldívar y el esposo de la ministra Yasmín Esquivel habrían sido beneficiados animalpolitico.com/politica/tel...

¿Cómo se cobra una estafa? | #ScamEmpire El auge de las neobancas digitales ha sido de gran ayuda para estafadores que, usando diferentes métodos, consiguen que sus víctimas pongan importantes sumas de dinero en cuentas irrastreables. Hasta ahora:

🕊️ El Papa Francisco ha muerto a los 88 años. Su pontificado despertó polémicas por su constante rechazo a la corrupción clerical, incluso creando un secretariado para revisar las finanzas vaticanas.

Detainees created an SOS message at the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Texas. The detention center houses detainees including migrants accused of being gang members and facing deportation under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act before the Supreme Court issued a temporary block in April.

#TelevisaLeaks | La fábrica de mentiras, manipulación y guerra sucia aristeguinoticias.com/2704/investi...

Las rosas son rojas, el cielo es azul, y para combatir una red nos haces falta tú. ¡Síguenos!

Él consiguió un pasaporte nuevo aunque era buscado por la Interpol | 🧵

I am not giving up on the FOIA. Going to continue to fight like hell for records.

Dirty money could find a home in the breakaway region of northern Cyprus if lawmakers pass a bill allowing offshore funds into local banks, experts warn. “Questionable” cash laundered in the region could be transferred abroad, economist Mertkan Hamit said. www.occrp.org/en/news/prop...

Scam tactics are evolving, and so must our response. OCCRP Deputy Editors in Chief Julia Wallace and Peter Jones will speak about our #ScamEmpire project at the Global Anti-Scam Summit today. Learn how scammers operate — and how to stop them. Register: www.gasa.org/gass-2025-lo...

OCCRP editors Ilya Lozovsky and Laura Mannering and @svt journalist Björn Tunbäck will be answering questions about the #ScamEmpire project on r/europe at 3pm CET today 👇

Now you can read the Signal group chat texts and decide for yourself whether this is information that should have been classified www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Escribo esto sobre ‘La Prensa’ y con cariño. Un diario de cuya redacción formé parte hace ya muchísimas lunas, pero cuya historia de compromiso y valentía admiro. elpais.com/america/2025...

Human rights organizations say the message presented by videos posted by Bukele, is clear: This is what awaits those deported from the United States to El Salvador. The footage itself, they argue, shows clear signs of human rights violations.

Teuchitlán | Lo que dicen las imágenes satelitales de la cronología en el Rancho Izaguirre: CICA aristeguinoticias.com/150325/mexic...

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Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of an effort across the Defense Department to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.

Called “buy-now, pay-later” loans, they essentially work the way they sound. Shoppers borrow money to buy goods then pay the loan back over time, often interest-free. Experts share risks and benefits.

IMPACT: Hours after being exposed in the #ScamEmpire investigation, call center scammers in Georgia deleted their social media profiles where they flaunted luxury purchases and lavish vacations.

The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity. The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”. This is real. We’re living in a horror story.

NEW: An unprecedented leak pulls back the curtain on the merciless industry of investment scams. What reporters found was shocking: skilled fraudsters operating with near-impunity. This is #ScamEmpire www.occrp.org/en/project/s...

"Am Telefon hatte Manuel R. auch erzählt, dass er einen österreichischen Ingenieur hereinlegen wolle. Der Ingenieur labere zwar "so eine scheiß-österreichische Scheiße" – dafür sei er Millionär und besitze zwei Flugzeuge." #ScamEmpire

Ojo a esta Investigación exclusiva: España, zona cero del ciberfraude: 5.000 estafados por dos redes globales que venden falsas inversiones. Por Begoña P. Ramírez #ScamEmpire Un trabajo de @occrp.org en el que participa @infolibre.bsky.social www.infolibre.es/investigacio...

‼️ Engañaron a gente preparada y con dinero. Pero no dudan en desangrar a personas vulnerables 🗣️ "Mientras no haya alarma social, no bajarán y no se legislará para atajar estos crímenes. La clave es denunciar" Por Begoña P Ramírez @occrp.org  #ScamEmpire

❗️Breaking: OCCRP’s Romanian member center PublicRecord confirmed the identities of two Russian diplomats ordered to leave the country. The Russian Embassy in Romania told journalists they were military attaches Alexander Ciuprina and Evgeni Ignatiev www.occrp.org/en/news/roma...

@wsj.com laid off the following 11 tech journalists this week: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/h...

Veganos, trans, izquierdosos… Trump se va a ser una festín con esta secta They wanted to save us from a dark AI future. Then six people were killed www.theguardian.com/global/ng-in...

I wrote much of what I think about this election before it happened, so I am going to put it all together here. My book, Autocracy Inc, described the network of autocrats who seek to undermine democracy, inside their countries and ours www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...

Vance blew up that meeting on purpose

SCOOP: The Ebola outbreak in Uganda, which had seemed to be in retreat, has claimed a new victim: a four-year-old boy who died on Monday, according to a State Department cable viewed by The New York Times. nyti.ms/4h5Qfed

Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, was paid $25k by pro-Kremlin filmmaker Igor Lopatonok. Last year, we broke the story of how Lopatonok shopped film pitches to dictators, promising flattering coverage of their regimes. 👇 www.occrp.org/en/investiga...

Our critic is ranking this year’s Super Bowl commercials live, from best to worst. Follow along here.

BREAKING: President Donald Trump said he will announce 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on Monday.

🚨 #NEW "Attorney General Memorandum Redirects U.S. #AntiCorruption Efforts Raising Questions and Concerns" Read our recent Press Statement HERE ⤵️ us.transparency.org/news/attorne...