„Es kursieren in diesem Zusammenhang sehr viele gefälschte Videos und Falschmeldungen. … es braucht sicherlich mehr Sorgfalt im Umgang mit Videos wie denen der IDF, die gezielt für die weitere Verwertung durch andere Medien produziert werden.“ @jacksapoch.bsky.social im Interview

»Dieses Dorf existiert gar nicht«

Israel veröffentlicht über 70 3D-animierte Propagandaclips, die Angriffe auf zivile Infrastruktur in Gaza und dem Libanon rechtfertigen sollen. Die Ergebnisse eines internationalen Rechercheteams bele...

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A time-series viz of all publicly recorded* Bayraktar TB2 flights over western Turkey since late 2023 The tracks show how extensive/persistent these circular patterned surveillance flights are along the Aegean coast + Evros land border

From our recent @lighthousereports.com / Al Jazeera Fault Lines documentary on the El Fasher siege The animation here is based on 100s of sat images from Apr - Oct 2025. Via cross-comparison, I mapped the berm’s construction in QGIS, then imported into Blender + animated w/ a custom script

Destruction in southern Lebanon continues, including outside the Yellow Line. Just recently a solar-powered water well was destroyed in Deir Mimas, a Christian village north of the mostly-destroyed town of Kfar Kela. This also damaged a housing complex. News link: nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/news/5185...

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 3mo ago

Satellite imagery shows that at least 46 towns and villages in southern Lebanon have been heavily damaged or, in some cases, entirely flattened by the Israeli Defence Forces. Bellingcat’s interactive map reveals the scale of the destruction: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/05...

Recent border wall construction in southern Arizona is visible not only in daytime satellite imagery, but also at night I made this timelapse w/ NASA Black Marble nighttime lights data, showing light signatures along the border next to Coronado National Forest b/w Jan + Mar 2026

Amidst strikes on Iran by the US and Israel today, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit released a pre-made 3D animation of strike targets in Kermanshah, Iran

Three years ago:

Human Rights Watch@hrw.org · 5mo ago

Three years ago, at least 94 people, including 35 children, died near Italy in what is known as the Cutro shipwreck. Humane and rational migration policies are possible, and there is now a rare chance for accountability. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3OwsMud

This is an amazing analysis that integrates multiple sources of data to show ICE enforcement intensification in Nashville. Must read.

Jack Sapoch@jacksapoch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This investigation was a collaboration with @motherjones.com, @nashvillebanner.bsky.social, News Channel 5, Nashville Noticias, and the Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis You can find links to stories here + our methodology write-up: www.lighthousereports.com/methodology/...

Last May, Tennessee Highway Patrol joined ICE on the streets of Nashville. We @lighthousereports.com + partners mapped the traffic stops and used 1M+ ICE records, dashcam video, and court files to show how supposed routine encounters became deportations.

I’m in Kuala Lumpur this week for the Global Investigative Journalism Conference #GIJC2025 If you’re attending and want to connect / talk about visual investigations, remote sensing, open-source methods, etc. definitely reach out!

On a Saturday night I stumbled across something on the internet that made me feel like ****** my pants. A giant dataset of real surveillance operations targeting 1000s of people across nearly every country. Unraveling it and the mysterious company behind it has consumed 1.5 years of my life

Have you seen 3D animations from the IDF showing secret Hamas hideouts? According to Israel's +972 magazine, many have "serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets—sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators, and cultural institutions."

How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda

An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.

972mag.com

Last week we @citizenlab.ca published an investigation into a likely Israeli-directed AI influence op targeting Iranians citizenlab.ca/2025/10/ai-e... This superb analysis by @jacksapoch.bsky.social & colleagues of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D animations and spatial inaccuracies 👇

Jack Sapoch@jacksapoch.bsky.social · 10mo ago

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

Disinformation, now in 3D.

Jack Sapoch@jacksapoch.bsky.social · 10mo ago

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

Appears the same National Guard UH-72 Lakota 11-72212 that dusted protesters in downtown D.C. in 2020 (noted by @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social) is back in D.C.'s skies again. Not clear for what purpose, though did a similar route on Sept. 1. FlightRadar24 link: www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf...

What’s the target, brother?

An impressive case study in the use of photogrammetry and satellite imagery to shed light on the logistics and procedures behind large scale atrocities (in this case in Assad's Syria)

Bora Erden@boraerden.bsky.social · last yr.

Our investigation into the Assad regime’s use of mass graves shows how the practice grew from a few bodies in existing tombs to industrial-scale trenches. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Indian police dragged Hasan Shah from bed, blindfolded him, and put him on a boat to Bangladesh: "After 3 days at sea, they stood him on the edge of the vessel with a life vest, untied his hands, uncovered his eyes told him at gunpoint: "Jump into the water... If you look back, we’ll shoot you.""

In India’s deportation drive, Muslim men recount being tossed into the sea

India’s recent deportation drive targeting its Muslim minority was marked by home demolitions, arbitrary detentions, allegations of torture and a lack of due process.

washingtonpost.com

Tidal changes over a 6 hour period in Rockport, Maine Video scraped today from a public municipal webcam, and played back at 500,00% speed

Someone spotted the CBP MQ-9 Reaper circling over Los Angeles tonight.

Jonathan Harper @jbh1126.bsky.social · last yr.

70-200 2.8 1/60 ISO 3200 @paintingsurfer.bsky.social

I'll be leading a workshop at @ire.org tomorrow on investigating border surveillance and deportation flights using online tools We'll dig into flight tracking methods, aircraft identifiers, etc. from an immigration enforcement lens schedules.ire.org/ire-2025/ind... Hope to see some of you there!

on the dozen+ agencies operating at the Los Angeles anti-immigration raids protests www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Many Law Enforcement Agencies Are Involved in LA Immigration Protests? (Gift Article)

A Times analysis identified more than a dozen agencies that were on the ground in the past week. See which are represented, the gear they carry and how they interact.

nytimes.com

Messaging from the senior acting official at U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations today, claiming to "run the streets" of the country The OFO is the largest component within CBP, directing the activities of over 27,000 employees

Google Earth (originally released as Keyhole EarthViewer) turns 24 today! To mark it, I visualized 17,000+ imagery update footprints that were added to Google Earth b/w 2009 - 2014.

Seems like this CBP airborne asset over Los Angeles protests this weekend was using a L3Harris Wescam MX EO/IR system (judging by their software interface at least) Reference image via WESCAM MX-15D promo video: engage.l3harris.com/wescam-mx-se...

Recently released doc lays out detailed plans for a new permanent facility for CBP's Air & Marine Operations on Libby Field at Fort Huachuca, AZ CBP currently operates MQ-9B drones for border surveillance from a temporary facility on the field Doc: www.cbp.gov/sites/defaul...

🚨 Greek prosecutors have referred felony charges on 17 HCG officials over the Pylos shipwreck This includes the PPLS 920's captain (for causing a deadly shipwreck), the full crew (for complicity), & top figures like the ex-chief and SAR commanders (for failing to rescue) via rsaegean.bsky.social

Pylos Shipwreck: Criminal prosecution for felonies against 17 members of the Coast Guard, including senior officers of its leadership

Pylos Shipwreck: Criminal prosecution for felonies to 17 members of the Coast Guard, including senior officers of its leadership

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A reconstruction of the destroyed Bijeli Potoci spomenik on Croatia's Plješevica mountain chain, along its border with BiH The monument, built in the 80s and ransacked in the 90s, marked the grounds of a secret hospital complex that served antifascist Yugoslav partisans during WWII

~180 Anduril Industries autonomous surveillance towers (ASTs) along the US/Mexico border Exported from QGIS w/ a custom python script and tower point data from @eff.org; compiled to video w/ ffmpeg Data: www.eff.org/document/us-...