Latest: Bellingcat has found close to 800 Hungarian government emails and associated passwords online, which in some cases have exposed confidential data of military personnel and civil servants. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...

Bellingcat is pleased to announce our work has received six Emmy award nominations. The winners will be announced in May. Here's a short thread on the work that we're proud to say has been highlighted 🧵

With widespread internet blackouts in Iran and new restrictions on certain satellite imagery of the region at the request of the US government, Bellingcat is launching a tool to help estimate the damage in Iran and the wider Gulf region. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

One month into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, what's the status of Iran's nuclear program? Watch an updated presentation of "Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question" starting tonight at 10/9c on PBS and online: https://to.pbs.org/45aC3xf

Videos of explosions have fueled misunderstanding and misinformation in the conflict with Iran, with munition types incorrectly identified amongst claims of “mystery” weapons. What can types of explosions really tell us? Read @easybakeovensz.bsky.social‘s latest: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

Bellingcat found 31 posts with AI-generated imagery shared on social media by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam and West Bengal in December that appeared to meet the United Nations’ definition of hate speech. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

We analyzed more details about the events of the February 28 strike on an IRGC facility and a nearby primary school in Minab, Iran. The evidence suggests the area was struck in at least two distinct waves of attacks.

Two new videos have emerged showing the deadly strikes that hit an IRGC compound, as well as an adjacent girls’ school, in Minab, Iran. By geolocating and verifying the footage, Bellingcat found two waves of attacks, occurring hours apart. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

1/8 NEW: @bellingcat.com has geolocated and verified two new videos showing the deadly strikes that hit an IRGC compound — and an adjacent elementary school — in Minab, Iran on Feb. 28. Here's what we found. 🧵 www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

When Intelligence Fails: A Legal Targeting Analysis of the Minab School Strike at www.justsecurity.org/134350/legal...

My latest:

Never forget to check the watches worn by people in videos/images you analyze. It is always of tremendous help for verifying footage and be able to geolocate by understanding shadows , timelines and more. @bellingcat.com

De Telegraaf, the Netherlands’ largest newspaper, recently published an interview with a woman promoting €1,600 seats on private evacuation flights from Dubai. Bellingcat found that her image was likely AI-generated, and flight data suggests no such plane took off. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Bellingcat analysis makes a strong case that a US tomahawk hit that girl's school in Iran, contrary to U.S. government claims www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Bellingcat has geolocated eight videos showing US Tomahawks cruise missiles in Iraq heading towards Iran. On Tuesday Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and stressed that Iraqi airspace and territory should not be used.

Bellingcat has geolocated eight videos showing US Tomahawks cruise missiles in Iraq heading towards Iran. The missiles appear to be flying low across valleys and were most likely fired from the Mediterranean sea, an expert told us. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

Sudanese Child Soldiers Going Viral on TikTok via @bellingcat.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8wf...

The red cone superimposed over this image shows the estimated area of impact of the missile visible in the footage. The graphic also shows the position of a clinic, the school and other damaged buildings.

American-made munitions have played a significant role in Israel’s 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...

A painting by the French artist Jean-Pierre Cassigneul.

Oswaldo Guayasamín (Ecuadorian, 1919-1999). Mother and child with background (1989, oil on canvas).

Love this work by @easybakeovensz.bsky.social focusing on how much chaos one agent can do. EZ-17 shot a 40 mm less-lethal 5 times in minutes, 4 of which at the faces of protestors, including at close range.

Just hours after Renee Good was shot, one member of Customs and Border Patrol’s elite tactical team on an adjacent street fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes, with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

"Approaching Shadow" Photo by Fan Ho

NEW: Bellingcat has identified the US munition that struck a residence in Catia La Mar on January 3, killing a 79-year-old woman named Rosa Gonzalez. It was an AGM-88 series missile, which is used to strike radar-emitting targets like air defense systems. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

Synced videos filmed in opposites sides across Caracas, show two perspectives of the attacks last night and the direction of travel of the US helicopters during part of the operation

We’re proud to have contributed to this important investigative series on the dangerous journeys that migrants face across the Americas. Read our investigation into one suspicious TikTok account openly promoting people-smuggling services: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...

Analyses by Maher and by Steven Beck have supported open-source/visual/audio investigations by Bellingcat, CNN, WaPo, and NYT — helping attribute the killing of Abu Akleh to Israeli soldiers, Israeli military killing 15 rescue workers in Gaza, and Peruvian security forces killing unarmed protesters.

Social media footage and satellite imagery show killings as Rapid Support Forces took over Al Fashir (El Fasher). Bellingcat geolocated one incident on the city’s outskirts and showed it to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...

The Metropolitan police are braced for an undercover documentary showing officers and staff allegedly being supportive of the far-right activist Tommy Robinson, making anti-Muslim comments and using excessive force against suspects in custody www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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...

Amid Sudan’s ongoing civil war, Bellingcat in partnership with Kenya’s Daily Nation was able to identify Kenyan-labelled ammunition crates in a suspected Rapid Support Forces (RSF) depot near the capital Khartoum. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/06...

Congratulations to all the partners involved in the #CargoTrucksATrapForMigrants investigation! It was an honor to be part of this collaboration. Thank you so much to @elclip.bsky.social for their incredible leadership and invite @bellingcat.com to be part of this great project.

On March 23, a convoy of aid workers, traveling in vehicles marked with emergency flashing lights, was struck by gunfire in Gaza. Bellingcat used video footage of the incident to perform an audio analysis of the shooting. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...

A border patrol unit traveled 300+ miles to carry out sweeping arrests and deportations in Bakersfield, California. A new investigation from Evident, @calmatters.org & @bellingcat.com shows how warrantless raids could impact wide swaths of the nation. Premiering April 8: evidentmedia.live/youtube

A January operation in the central Californian city of Bakersfield saw dozens detained by border patrol agents operating more than 300 miles from the US southern border. Bellingcat worked with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org to piece together the operation www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...

A Colombian national goes missing. Then his identity documents appear in a video posted by the Sudanese Armed Forces. Bellingcat’s @mabl2k.bsky.social investigates… www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/12...