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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. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
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We ran 500 tests and: LLMs are quickly passing the threshold of being the most useful tool out there, if you're looking for the location of a photo from scratch.

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments

In 15 minutes, our researcher @mabl2k.bsky.social will take on the latest Bellingcat challenges live on Patreon. Do you think he can solve all five within the hour? Join us for free here: www.patreon.com/posts/bellin...

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Don’t forget to sign up for our upcoming workshops! We have an online workshop focused on Flight Tracking taking place on June 25, 2025, 9 am – 1 pm NY (EDT) / 3 – 7 pm Amsterdam (CEST). www.bellingcat.com/workshops/ju...

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Have you tackled this month’s Bellingcat Open Source Challenge yet? Think our researcher @mabl2k.bsky.social got what it takes? Join us this Wednesday at 5pm CEST for a free livestream on Patreon and see for yourself! www.patreon.com/posts/bellin...

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This week's talk highlighted the many ways Russian PMCs are operating on the African continent, in varying levels of secrecy. You can listen back to our talk with Lou Osborn from the All Eyes On Wagner team on podcast platforms now: rss.com/podcasts/bel...

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We all know AI models can now create realistic images and videos but how do they fare at identifying where a real image was taken? Bellingcat researchers have put Large Language Models to the test: www.bellingcat.com/resources/ho...

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Join us in 30 minutes for this discussion here: discord.gg/NYzeUJm7?eve...

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

On #WorldEnvironmentDay we're here to remind you that open source research tools can be useful for monitoring environmental damage. Here's a short list of a few tools we've previously highlighted or used in our own investigations... 🧵

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The EU has imposed sanctions on a range of countries and individuals. Open source researchers can use the EU Sanctions Map to find out who is affected. Learn more about the site in @bellingcat.com's Online Investigation Toolkit: bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more... #OpenSourceResearch

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Check out Bulletpicker - an online database with technical manuals, schematics, and detailed guidebooks of ordnance and explosive items from various armed forces around the world. More in @bellingcat.com's Online Investigation Toolkit by @afko.bsky.social: bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more...

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Join us on Thursday at 5pm CEST/11am EDT as we discuss how the Russian mercenary Wagner Group is operating in Africa and beyond with the AllEyesOnWagner investigative group. To ask your questions, listen in live in our Discord Server: discord.gg/NYzeUJm7?eve...

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Murder, mafia, gambling and pigeons?! How open source research methods helped to unravel a 53 year-old cold case murder... with @oldpete45.bsky.social and @texasobserver.org youtu.be/TZcWblhJc_k

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🕵️ ARCA is pleased to be collaborating with @bellingcat.com for it's first ever series of OSINT art crime challenges.Test your open source research skills with these challenges, unlocking new ones by completing the previous one in the series. challenge.bellingcat.com

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This month, the Bellingcat Open Source Challenge dives into the world of art, history and illicit trade. Can you spot the telltale signs of stolen cultural artifacts and trace who handled them in the past? Give this month’s Bellingcat Challenge a try! Challenge.bellingcat.com

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

One of the undercurrents running through my article on Bill Richardson’s murder in @bellingcat.com and the @texasobserver.org is the shadowy and loose-knit Dixie Mafia. A thread on them below. full story here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...

submitted 14 days ago • 4 comments

Must-read 👇. Years of meticulous research from my brilliant colleague Peter Barth @oldpete45.bsky.social that uncovers new details in a cold-case murder. What a story, and a masterclass in using open sources to investigate cold cases🔥

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Clearance rates for U.S. homicides have been declining for years. In this gap, crowdsourcing efforts and open source researchers dig through cold cases for leads. Texas Observer and @bellingcat.com explored a case involving gambling, oil barons, organized crime, even pigeons and found new clues...

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

My latest. I heard about this growing up and spent the last few years seeing what FOIAs, interviews, and archives can tell us. It’s a glimpse into the murky, ruthless underworld of 1970s Texas. Grateful for my brilliant editors @gycsak.bsky.social @liseolsen.bsky.social @beaudonelly.bsky.social

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