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Bellingcat, 8 months ago to random

An American Neo-Nazi boasted of serving alongside military units in Ukraine. A former Trump advisor then claimed it was the “Biggest Nazi Scandal in US History”. But open source evidence places the Neo-Nazi in Florida, when he claimed to be in Ukraine. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/09/13/us-neo-nazi-says-he-fought-in-ukraine-records-place-him-in-florida/?utm_source=mastodon

Bellingcat, 10 months ago to random

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…

Bellingcat, 8 months ago to random

For the last two summers, some of Europe’s most notorious neo-Nazi networks met for a recreational retreat, with concerts, combat fighting and hot tubs, at undisclosed resorts in the Finnish wilderness. Teemu Nieminen and @ColborneMichael found the location. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08/31/saunas-and-swastikas-finlands-summertime-neo-nazi-meet-up/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

An indigenous Colombian journalist filmed the exact moment he was shot. Bellingcat and Cerosetenta analysed the audio recorded by Abelardo and others at the scene to reveal more details about his death… https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/12/11/the-sound-of-bullets-the-killing-of-colombian-journalist-abelardo-liz/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 9 months ago to random

Russia’s operation to smuggle grain from occupied Ukraine is evolving. A new investigation by Bellingcat @scrippsnews & Lloyds List has tracked ships taking grain from Crimea direct to Iran. Grain exports have also begun from other occupied ports https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08/21/russias-ghost-ships-and-the-evolution-of-a-grain-smuggling-operation/?utm_source=msdtn

Bellingcat, 1 month ago to random

New: Bellingcat and @scrippsnews followed one IDF battalion’s movements across Gaza, geolocating their social posts to highlight IDF involvement in systematic destruction of Palestinian land and livelihoods: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/29/weve-become-addicted-to-explosions-the-idf-unit-responsible-for-demolishing-homes-across-gaza/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 5 months ago to random Russian

«Нелегал-2023» — масштабная антимигрантская кампания, проведенная российскими правоохранительными органами в июне и октябре. Bellingcat проанализировала десятки видео и нашла 14 случаев полицейского насилия над мигрантами в период с мая по ноябрь. https://ru.bellingcat.com/novosti/2023/12/15/the-far-right-xenophobic-movements-inciting-russias-anti-migrant-raids-ru/

Bellingcat, 28 days ago to random

A real life coyote or a con? Bellingcat’s Carlos Gonzales and the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP) investigate a TikTok influencer claiming to help people cross the US-Mexico border undetected...
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/30/a-phantoms-tale-the-coyote-influencer-on-tiktok/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 9 months ago to random

A lone photograph claims to show the first instalment of a rooftop solar panel. Bellingcat researcher @FP explores whether this historic photo was potentially altered and the invention attributed to the wrong man. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08/16/untangling-the-mystery-of-the-worlds-first-rooftop-solar-panel/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 1 month ago to random

Exclusive: Today, our reporting on wanted narco boss Christopher Kinahan Sr. continues as we reveal with the Sunday Times Ireland that the Irish Cartel boss’ Google Reviews also exposed others he travelled with, dined with and interacted with https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/06/cartel-king-kinahans-google-reviews-expose-travel-partners/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 7 months ago to random

4chan users are sharing ways to exploit the AI-powered Bing Image Creator to create hateful content. Posts of antisemitic caricatures of Orthodox men carrying migrants across the US border, preparing to eat a baby, and committing the 9/11 attacks have appeared online. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/10/06/the-folly-of-dall-e-how-4chan-is-abusing-bings-new-image-model/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 3 months ago to random

Today marks two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It has meant two years of violence and destruction for the Ukrainian people, which we have documented through open sources 🧵

Bellingcat, 1 month ago to random

Exclusive: Wanted narco boss, Christopher Kinahan Sr, has exposed his movements and whereabouts by leaving hundreds of online reviews for hotels, restaurants and luxury shops, an investigation by Bellingcat and The Sunday Times Ireland finds: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/03/30/kinahan-cartel-wanted-narco-boss-exposes-whereabouts-by-posting-google-reviews/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 6 months ago to random

In her latest research, Kolina Koltai 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. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/11/27/anydream-secretive-ai-platform-broke-stripe-rules-to-rake-in-money-from-nonconsensual-pornographic-deepfakes/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 5 months ago to random

‘Nelegal-2023’ is a large anti-migrant campaign carried out by Russian law enforcement in two stages in June and October. Bellingcat has analysed dozens of videos, finding 14 which show law enforcement committing violence against migrants between May and November. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/12/15/the-far-right-xenophobic-movements-inciting-russias-anti-migrant-raids/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 4 months ago to random

An image analysis by Bellingcat shows an infamous Russian neo-Nazi with ties to the controversial paramilitary Wagner Group may be depicted in a photograph showing a man holding a severed head in Syria...https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/01/23/the-man-in-the-matching-uniform-investigating-a-rusich-atrocity-in-syria/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 6 months ago to random

A strike on Jabalia Refugee Camp north of Gaza City killed dozens on Tuesday, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued advancing into the Gaza Strip https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/10/31/confirming-a-strike-on-jabalia-refugee-camp-as-israeli-forces-approach-gaza-city/?utm_source=mastodon

Bellingcat, 1 month ago to random

Latest: Bellingcat, with our partners Lloyds List, reveal two more ships involved in Russian grain smuggling operations from occupied Crimea to Iran. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/23/from-crimea-to-iran-two-more-ships-join-russias-grain-smuggling-fleet/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 3 months ago to random

This far-right group is literally rocking the boat. Here's how Bellingcat's @ColborneMichael used photos from sailing trips and fighting conventions to identify three prominent members of a Dutch right-wing extremist group. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/02/07/how-a-sailboat-exposed-a-dutch-cell-of-the-white-supremacist-active-club-movement/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 8 months ago to random

With the influx of AI imagery on social media, are the tools set up to help us determine fact from fiction, effective? In our latest guide, Bellingcat fellow Dennis Kovtun tests Optic’s AI or Not tool on detecting images generated in Midjourney vs real imagery. https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/09/11/testing-ai-or-not-how-well-does-an-ai-image-detector-do-its-job/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 10 months ago to random

How can an online mountaineering tool help open source researchers? In a new guide, Bellingcat Technical Educational Fellow, Sophie Tedling explains how useful the PeakVisor application can be for geolocation.
https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/07/13/more-than-mountaineering-using-peakvisor-for-geolocation/?utm_source=mstdn

Bellingcat, 7 months ago to random

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? https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/10/07/examining-videos-of-suspected-ukrainian-riflemen-in-sudan/?utm_source=mastodon

Bellingcat, 7 months ago to random

On October 7, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. We verified footage taken by the militants themselves and recently shared on Telegram to help piece together the events. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/10/20/geolocating-hamas-led-attacks-on-israeli-civilians/?utm_source=mastodon

Bellingcat, 6 months ago to random

In Northeast Nigeria one young man’s execution-style killing was captured on camera.
Here’s how Bellingcat and Reuters traced the young man in blue shorts to find out where he was killed https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/11/01/the-young-man-in-the-blue-shorts-execution-style-killing-inside-a-nigerian-military-barracks/?utm_source=mastodon

Bellingcat, 6 months ago to random

With all eyes turned towards the latest events in Israel and Gaza over the past two months, a significant escalation in the long running conflict in Syria has failed to gain much front-page attention. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/11/24/escalation-in-north-west-syria-civilian-areas-hit-in-renewed-attacks/?utm_source=mastodon