Olive Enokido-Lineham

@oliveelineham.bsky.social

Investigative journalist at Sky News doing OSINT things. On Signal: oe_39.73

New from me: Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed: www.propublica.org/article/face...

As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It’s Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content

Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of...

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For more than a decade, one anonymous wildlife dealer has been advertising rare and endangered animals to thousands of followers. Read here how @bellingcat.com, with a contribution of yours truly, went on the Hunt for Malaysia's Elusive Wildlife Trafficker. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/02...

The Hunt for Malaysia's Elusive Wildlife Trafficker - bellingcat

After a decade of elusive wildlife trafficking, we traced one anonymous dealer to a house in Malaysia, all thanks to a customer complaint.

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Last week, while most of my team focused on the LA fires, I spent several hours analysing CCTV footage of an 80-year-old grandmother who got shot during an IDF raid in the West Bank. It was a very different story, but one we felt was vital to tell. Watch here: news.sky.com/story/cctv-f...

CCTV footage reveals shocking moment 80-year-old is shot in IDF raid as UN expert says it could be 'war crime'

Sky News analysis of CCTV footage reveals what appears to be Israeli military personnel using a vehicle marked as an ambulance in an operation during which an 80-year-old Palestinian woman was shot in...

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We had to evacuate Los Angeles. Most people I know there have also had to leave. We are safe in San Diego and our apartment is unlikely to burn down. We are very lucky. But alongside the visceral horror of the wildfires there is also the mundanity of dystopia www.404media.co/were-fine-lo...

‘We’re Fine’: Lying to Ourselves About a Climate Disaster

The dystopia of Los Angeles' fires are horrifying, mundane, and everything in between.

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Former Syrian President Bashar Al Assad ruled ruthlessly for over two decades. With the help of Russian and Iranian forces, he also carried out some of the most vicious acts of the country’s 13-year civil war. We have documented many of these, from chemical attacks to the bombing of hospitals 🧵