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Bellingcat

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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research.

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Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http://bit.ly/2EP09EN

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In our latest guide Bellingcat researcher Annique Mossou explains how you can use free-to-access satellite data to track the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank… https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/05/17/how-to-use-free-satellite-imagery-to-monitor-the-expansion-of-west-bank-settlements/?utm_source=mstdn

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Despite being illegal under international law, settlements in the West Bank have continued to expand. https://press.un.org/en/2016/sc12657.doc.htm

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You don’t always need to rely on paid satellite tools to carry out research and we show how you can use Google Earth Pro, Google Earth Engine and Sentinel Hub to monitor settlement expansions, highlighting the limitations and advantages of each tool...

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We used these tools ourselves to examine settlements in the West Bank in the recent Bellingcat/Scripps documentary A Hidden War, but the techniques and tools outlined can be applied anywhere in the world. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/29/the-hidden-war-in-gaza-and-the-west-bank/

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Analysing satellite imagery effectively takes practice. We recently wrote up some of the basic mistakes to avoid when starting out in open source research… https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/04/25/oshit-seven-deadly-sins-of-bad-open-source-research/

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Bellingcat is a non-profit and the ability to carry out our work is dependent on the kind support of individual donors. If you would like to support our work, you can do so here https://www.bellingcat.com/donate/

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We are pleased to announce that former CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey has committed a generous grant to Bellingcat through his Start Small Foundation. The details of the grant will be publicly reflected in our annual report. You can read about the donation here: https://www.bellingcat.com/jack-dorseys-startsmall-becomes-newest-bellingcat-funder/

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This contribution will help bolster Bellingcat's global footprint, enabling expansion and amplification of our mission. We continue to welcome individual contributions from people who like what we do and want to help us do more of it. You can donate online here: https://www.bellingcat.com/donate/

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As with any donation, we will remain committed to full editorial independence. No donors or grants of any size have any editorial influence over the content or nature of our research. You can see our full list of funders and yearly accounts here: https://www.bellingcat.com/about/general-information/

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Our unwavering commitment to fostering a transparent, accountable, and fact-based society remains resolute. We’ll continue to approach our work with passion, precision, and perseverance, tackling global crises and underreported events. Read our work at Bellingcat.com

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In our recent investigation, Bellingcat’s Carlos Gonzales and the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP) investigated the case of a TikTok Influencer with 150,000 followers whose posts about people smuggling activities didn’t quite add up...

The research also highlighted a trend in human smugglers using the social platform to promote their services.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/30/a-phantoms-tale-the-coyote-influencer-on-tiktok/

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Our Bellingcat Discord Server is officially 4 years old!
To celebrate our community, we're hosting a Bellingcat AMA. Throughout today our team will be in one Discord channel answering your questions. Join from 8am EDT with Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins... https://discord.gg/bellingcat?event=1239394194632474726

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We're still going! From 8am EDT- 7pm EDT. Join the AMA here: https://discord.gg/TK8PduKy?event=1239394194632474726

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Missed our Stage Talk on publishing on closed messaging platforms with The Continent's Sipho Kings? You can catch up on any major podcast platform now or listen in on our SoundCloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/UK91xD8VY2S1yNWW6

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Many open source tools require understanding of programming languages, which can be a real barrier. But there is a way to access them without coding knowledge. In our latest video Bellingcat's Aiganysh Aidarbekova shows you how to use notebooks to access useful research tools: https://youtu.be/ymCMy8OffHM

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We've been producing these videos for those who want to learn how to use open source tools but don't possess existing coding knowledge. See the full series playlist on our YouTube and look out for more beginner tutorials coming out soon!

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We've seen an uptake in accounts using the term OSINT, in some cases to boost poor analysis. This can be confusing for those looking for considered and objective research in their feed. So we wrote a guide on the warning signs of bad open source research https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/04/25/oshit-seven-deadly-sins-of-bad-open-source-research/?utm_source=mastodon

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At 5pm CET/11am EDT today we will be speaking on journalism and research distributed via closed messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/bellingcat?event=1237346006455160832

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Did you know that, at Bellingcat, we don't just investigate but we also build tools for research purposes? You can find our full list of open-source tools here on our GitHub: https://github.com/bellingcat

Bellingcat,
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One of our most used tools is our auto-archiver, making it very easy to archive online content that you are researching, keeping it safe regardless if the original poster has taken it off the social platform. Find out how to use the auto-archiver here: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/09/22/preserve-vital-online-content-with-bellingcats-auto-archiver-tool/

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Another well used tool is our Open Street Map Search Tool, allowing users to identify regions and areas to start your geolocation search, based on structures and features in your image. This tool was the one recently used by @georainbolt . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiiRpaayqag&list=PLq6cQ--4f90ikZpHg2zL2Y7B-fZlA-hGw

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We also recently produced a video on our new Telegram Phone Number Checker tool that helps users pinpoint if phone numbers are connected to Telegram accounts, retrieving usernames, names, and IDs where available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLJgnlilEBs

Bellingcat,
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Bellingcat is a non-profit and the ability to carry out our work, including building such tools, is dependent on the kind support of individual donors. If you would like to support our work, you can do so here: https://www.bellingcat.com/donate/

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Join this Thursday's Stage Talk as we speak to Sipho Kings, cofounder of Africa's weekly Journal The Continent about the risks and rewards of publishing to a large audience on closed messaging platforms. Be in the live audience on our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/bellingcat?event=1237346006455160832

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The fleet of Russian ships smuggling grain from occupied Ukraine is growing. Last week we identified two other vessels setting sail from Crimea to Iran.
Read how we used open-source techniques to follow these ships on their secretive journeys.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/23/from-crimea-to-iran-two-more-ships-join-russias-grain-smuggling-fleet/?utm_source=mstdn

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