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"We have to decide globally if it is acceptable to generate AI SGBV content and share it online," @bellingcat's @KolinaKoltai told HRC's @KAlexaKoenig. "The harm it currently generates will only amplify if we let this go unchecked." medium.com/@maggie.visuals/i…

Investigating sexual and gender-based crimes online

To celebrate the publication of the Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code, our Faculty Director Alexa Koenig sat down with…

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Visualizing Conflict and Displacement Data. This explainer by @bellingcat shows how to source, map, explore, and analyze data on conflict and displacement. twp.ai/4isxPf

The Story of a Storm Part II: Visualising Conflict and Displacement Data - bellingcat

Extreme weather events are increasingly forcing millions of people from their homes. In this guide we will focus on visualising conflict, climate and displacement data.

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@CEDMOhub12 Nov 2025
In Ukraine, #OSINT met field reporting to uncover the human toll of war. Under #CEDMO, @AFP & @Bellingcat produced two investigations exposing the destruction and resilience of Ukraine. See how OSINT & fieldwork redefine truth-telling in our CEDMO Annual Report 👇
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Delighted to have collaborated with @bellingcat on this investigation into Timothy James Clark, the Australian stockbroker turned cocaine smuggler and secret member of the Kinahan cartel.
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A small plane crashed in Brazil recently; amongst the wreckage was the body of a former Melbourne stockbroker and 200kg of cocaine. With the @thetimes, we reveal how the deceased Australian pilot was linked to an associate of the notorious Kinahan cartel: bellingcat.com/news/2025/09/…

Australian Cocaine Pilot Killed in Brazil Plane Crash Linked to Kinahan Drug Cartel - bellingcat

An Australian pilot who died when his plane crashed in Brazil during a failed drug run has links to an alleged Kinahan cartel associate who is facing drugs charges in Western Australia.

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Satellites are uncovering the hidden world. Galen Reich of Bellingcat shows how OSINT and Planet imagery track ghost ships, verify events, and reveal stories that matter from space. 🎥 Clip: youtube.com/watch?v=UZIibOqV… 👉 spacewatch.global/2025/09/pl… #SpaceCafeClips #OSINT #EarthObservation @bellingcat @planet
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⭐We are thrilled to announce “The RePlaybook: A Field Guide to the Climate and Information Crisis”, a first-of-its-kind toolkit by 30+ experts, journalists & NGOs to decode disinfo, challenge tech & counter division in climate comms⬇️Must-have! Download: tacticaltech.org/replaybook/
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The 51st@51stnews15 Sep 2025
D.C. used to limit police collaboration with immigration enforcement. This video investigation from Evident Media and @bellingcat shows how much that's changed. 51st.news/dc-police-work-wit…

WATCH: MPD collaborates with ICE

D.C. used to limit police collaboration with immigration enforcement. This video investigation shows how much that's changed.

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Congratulations to @stevanzetti and Tristan Lee (of @bellingcat) for winning the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, in the small newsroom category from @ONA, for a series of articles identifying online extremists. awards.journalists.org/entri…
Winner in the 2025 Online Journalism Awards: The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, Small Newsroom, for Open-Source Extremism Identifications, published by The Texas Observer and Bellingcat

ALT Winner in the 2025 Online Journalism Awards: The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, Small Newsroom, for Open-Source Extremism Identifications, published by The Texas Observer and Bellingcat

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From old releases to the latest models, 24 AI platforms were put to the test on geolocation by @Bellingcat’s @FoekePostma. The verdict? Discover the strengths, blind spots, and big questions for investigators: twp.ai/4ir5gW

Updated Test of 24 LLMs for Geolocation

Bellingcat ran a series of geolocation challenges using two dozen popular AI platforms, with varying results.

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✨New work ✨Wrote this open source guide for @bellingcat on how to navigate the sea of misinfo in remote conflicts like Manipur, where all kinds of half truths about drone wars and weapons surrenders have been peddled by the media with little oversight bellingcat.com/news/rest-of-…

A Guide To Monitoring Conflict Amidst a Sea of Misinformation - bellingcat

Join Bellingcat’s WhatsApp Channel for the latest news and resources from us. How does one monitor a conflict zone on the brink of civil war, especially in a region which is difficult to access,...

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How do you get a Russian spy’s phone number? Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins tells @AmolRajan about open source investigations and the surprising things you find. Listen to Radical on @BBCSounds

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DEADLINE ALERT: Experienced investigative journalists, editors and trainers from Africa, you only have two days left to apply for the WCJ's 2025 Investigative Journalism Masterclass Fellowship with @bellingcat and @skup_norge. ⌛️ Apply by 25 July: bit.ly/3IaI6tg
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📰New report: @bellingcat's Justice & Accountability (J&A) Unit and GLAN have today launched a new report detailing the use of cluster munitions in civilian areas in Kharkiv at the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. j-and-a.glanlaw.org/kharkiv

Kharkiv — Justice and Accountability Unit

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@AltNews15 Jul 2025
This report, a collaboration between Alt News & @bellingcat, looks at 5 'animal welfare' groups (read: cow vigilantes) & how they informally work together to carry out mob violence against truck drivers. @shinjineemjmdr @AbhishekSay @Pooja_Chaudhuri altnews.in/violence-in-the-n…

Violence in the name of cows: The ‘animal welfare’ groups that beat up truck drivers in India

This story was originally published on Bellingcat and has been republished by Alt News as part of an editorial collaboration between the two organisations. They describe themselves as “cow protecto...

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Are you keen to take your investigative journalism skills to the next level? Sign up for this three-day masterclass by @AIJC_conference, @skup_norge & @bellingcat. The training is set for November 2- 4 in 🇿🇦, prior to @AIJC2025. Deadline: July 25. twp.ai/4inzEO
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@CEDMOhub4 Jul 2025
🇺🇦 In Kamyanka, Ukraine, Larisa & Viktor Sysenko started demining their farm with rakes. With countless unexploded mines left, waiting wasn’t an option. And they’re not alone... Read the @AFP & @bellingcat investigation on Ukrainian farmers reclaiming Ukraine’s mined fields 🧵
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Sam Ellis@swellis_30 Jun 2025
🔦 Teamed up with @bellingcat to go inside the shady, dystopian world of "sports betting farms" youtu.be/_4f52yoExJE
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Satellite Imagery is used extensively in open-source investigative research. In this guide, @bellingcat tech-fellow @agnesfcameron explains how some satellite images reveal more than the eye can see. twp.ai/4in9Fa

A Beginner’s Guide to Seeing More With Satellite Imagery

Multispectral satellite images can reveal useful information about the world, such as mining activity and changes in vegetation.

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

Kenyan Weapons Linked to Sudan’s Civil War - bellingcat

Bellingcat and our partners at Kenya’s Daily Nation have identified Kenyan-labelled crates of ammunition inside an alleged RSF depot close to the recently recaptured Sudanese capital Khartoum....

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@ntvkenya15 Jun 2025
How did weapons intended for Kenya end up in the hands of fighters in Sudan's deadly conflict? The high-profile visits of the RSF leader to Kenya, the controversial attempt to establish a parallel government from Kenyan soil... Could help in understanding Kenya's role in a war in Sudan. #BrothersInArms @jackiemacharia_ @YamboMike
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