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

OSINT Field Notes - from Benjamin Strick | Substack

Digital investigations, tools, techniques and dispatches, from satellites to social media. Short, sharp, and always something you can use, in your inbox every month. Click to read OSINT Field Notes - ...

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Welcome to Decoherence Media!

We're an independent, journalist-founded nonprofit investigating authoritarian and anti-democratic movements using open-source and data-driven methods

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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👇

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 3y ago

In her latest research, @koltai.bsky.social delves deep into the dirty side of AI, exposing an AI Porn company’s tool that’s being used to generate nonconsensual deepfake pornography and alleged CSAM. www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/11...

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 🫶🏼🫶🏼

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 3y ago

In our latest video, Bellingcat researcher @annique.bsky.social shares her personal journey tracking down her family history using Open-Source techniques. Watch her research unfold here: youtu.be/TiA17FJJQsY?...

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'

”Analysing Historical Imagery with Open-Source Methods” with Annique Mossou and Foeke Postma

Play ”Analysing Historical Imagery with Open-Source Methods” with Annique Mossou and Foeke Postma by Bellingcat on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

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Yes, looking forward to this 🫶🏼

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 3y ago

Bellingcat researchers Annique Mossou and Foeke Postma will be speaking at our next Stage Talk on the importance of using open-source techniques to analyse historical imagery. Join the audience Thursday 19th, 5pm CEST/11am EDT live in our discord server: discord.com/invite/belli...

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?

Examining Videos of Suspected Ukrainian Riflemen in Sudan - bellingcat

The identity of the men in these new videos isn't clear, but Bellingcat can confirm that they were filmed in Sudan.

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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.

Hoe burgers de verdachte ontmaskerden achter antisemitische leus Anne Frank Huis

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 me...

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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.

Notes from the Digital Field: Ethical Dilemmas in Open Source Research - bellingcat

Working with open source information brings a whole range of complex ethical issues – here are some tips based on Bellingcat's experience.

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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.

Untangling the Mystery of the World’s First Rooftop Solar Panel - bellingcat

An inventor poses for a photo alongside his creation, then disappears.

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

Who Do You Think They Are?

This is just a short excerpt for the about page.

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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/

Solving World War II Photo Mysteries With Open Source Techniques - bellingcat

How open source techniques identified where mystery WWII photographs were taken.

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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…

Jenin: Open Source Insights on Israel's July Raids - bellingcat

Bellingcat analysed two events from Israel's July raids in Jenin, piecing together what open sources could tell us.

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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.

"Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace" with Narine Khachatryan

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Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 3y ago

This month marks 9 years of Bellingcat. Over the years the team has uncovered international crimes and built tools to empower others. We’ve seen the adoption of open-source research skill sets in major newsrooms around the world. Here are some of our team’s proudest moments…

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

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Come hang out with open source research enthusiasts, share knowledge and experiences, and learn lots! | 18,173 members

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

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 3y ago

When trying to geolocate an image, knowing where to begin can sometimes be the trickiest part. Here at Bellingcat, we’ve developed a search tool that will help identify locations of interest based on objects and structures tagged in OpenStreetMap. Read how you can best use this new resource here

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

Tracing the Odnoklassniki Profile of the Texas Mall Shooter - bellingcat

The Texas Mall shooter operated an Odnoklassniki social media account where he shared photos of Nazi tattoos and expressed far-right viewpoints.

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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

Chronolocation: Determining When a Photo was Taken Using Facebook, Google Street View and Assorted Tiny Details - bellingcat

Social media posts, mapping tools and a being aware of small but important details can help researchers determine when an undated image was taken.

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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.

Lucas Villa: Cell Phone Data Gives New Insight into Investigation of Colombian Protestor's Killing - bellingcat

Two years after the death of Colombian protester, Lucas Villa, newly accessed documents shed light on the investigation into his killing.

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