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It's your last chance of the year to grab some Bellingcat training! From flight tracking to scraping, here's what we've got available in December...
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It's your last chance of the year to grab some Bellingcat training! From flight tracking to scraping, here's what we've got available in December...
Mariupol residents are seeing their homes demolished and resold. Researcher Ilvija Bruge breaks down her investigation in our latest Bellingchat Premium episode on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/how-ma...
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Mariupol residents are seeing their homes demolished and resold. Researcher Ilvija Bruge breaks down her investigation in our latest Bellingchat Premium episode on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/how-ma...
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💬 Lessons from Building an Online Toolkit to Aid Open-Source Investigations
Publicly available sources can be a tool for all journalists, writes @johannawild.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com.
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
Publicly available sources can be a tool for all journalists, writes @johannawild.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com.
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
Lessons from Building an Online Toolkit to Aid Open-Source Investigations - Nieman Reports
Publicly available sources can be a tool for all journalists, writes Johanna Wild, an open source researcher for Bellingcat.
niemanreports.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
💬 Lessons from Building an Online Toolkit to Aid Open-Source Investigations
Publicly available sources can be a tool for all journalists, writes @johannawild.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com.
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
Publicly available sources can be a tool for all journalists, writes @johannawild.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com.
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
From Ruins to Russian Residences
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November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
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This is really cool. Including a couple of Bellingcat stories where this method has been used below.
It’s exciting to see people like @trbrtc.bsky.social @mabl2k.bsky.social @nickwaters.bsky.social (& others in the open source investigative community) bring these methods to their work
It’s exciting to see people like @trbrtc.bsky.social @mabl2k.bsky.social @nickwaters.bsky.social (& others in the open source investigative community) bring these methods to their work
The forensic audio analysis by Rob C. Maher of the 2024 Trump assassination attempt has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. This is great news for visual and audio investigations! aes2.org/publications...
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This is really cool. Including a couple of Bellingcat stories where this method has been used below.
It’s exciting to see people like @trbrtc.bsky.social @mabl2k.bsky.social @nickwaters.bsky.social (& others in the open source investigative community) bring these methods to their work
It’s exciting to see people like @trbrtc.bsky.social @mabl2k.bsky.social @nickwaters.bsky.social (& others in the open source investigative community) bring these methods to their work
We’re proud to have contributed to this important investigative series on the dangerous journeys that migrants face across the Americas. Read our investigation into one suspicious TikTok account openly promoting people-smuggling services: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...
November 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We’re proud to have contributed to this important investigative series on the dangerous journeys that migrants face across the Americas. Read our investigation into one suspicious TikTok account openly promoting people-smuggling services: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...
How does war reshape ecosystems? What gets damaged, lost, or overlooked? Yesterday we went into a deep dive with the Conflict and Environment Observatory @ceobs.org . Listen back by searching 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat': rss.com/podcasts/bel...
"Studying Conflict’s Impact on the Environment" with the Conflict and Environment Observatory | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
This week, we discussed a more hidden impact of war... the toll it takes on the environment. Can we estimate the scale of damage conflict can have on our natural spaces? Do we know how harmful polluti...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
How does war reshape ecosystems? What gets damaged, lost, or overlooked? Yesterday we went into a deep dive with the Conflict and Environment Observatory @ceobs.org . Listen back by searching 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat': rss.com/podcasts/bel...
Experienced in nonprofit fundraising and love building meaningful, cross-sector relationships? We’d be excited to meet you! We’re hiring a Director of Development & Partnerships (remote US, East Coast preferred). Salary $160–200k. Apply here: www.on-ramps.com/jobs/3518
Bellingcat US | Director of Development and Partnerships
Bellingcat is an independent community of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists who pioneered open source investigations tools. With precision and perseverance, Bellingcat exposes everyt...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Experienced in nonprofit fundraising and love building meaningful, cross-sector relationships? We’d be excited to meet you! We’re hiring a Director of Development & Partnerships (remote US, East Coast preferred). Salary $160–200k. Apply here: www.on-ramps.com/jobs/3518
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The online investigations toolkit by @bellingcat.com helps reporters discover tools in categories like satellite imagery, maps, and social media, and is designed to help researchers learn how to use each tool with in-depth descriptions.
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Struggling to Find the Right Open Source Tool? Try Bellingcat’s New Online Investigations Toolkit
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November 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The online investigations toolkit by @bellingcat.com helps reporters discover tools in categories like satellite imagery, maps, and social media, and is designed to help researchers learn how to use each tool with in-depth descriptions.
War doesn’t just devastate societies—it leaves lasting scars on the environment.
Later today, @ceobs.org joins us to discuss the hidden ecological costs of conflict, demonstrating how open-source data can lead to accountability. Join us live on the link below👇
Later today, @ceobs.org joins us to discuss the hidden ecological costs of conflict, demonstrating how open-source data can lead to accountability. Join us live on the link below👇
Join us on Thursday as we speak to @ceobs.org. We'll dive into the hidden environmental costs of war—and explore how open-source data can help you uncover, explain, and advocate for deeper investigation into the ecological impacts of conflict. discord.gg/4W8uaZzJ?eve...
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
War doesn’t just devastate societies—it leaves lasting scars on the environment.
Later today, @ceobs.org joins us to discuss the hidden ecological costs of conflict, demonstrating how open-source data can lead to accountability. Join us live on the link below👇
Later today, @ceobs.org joins us to discuss the hidden ecological costs of conflict, demonstrating how open-source data can lead to accountability. Join us live on the link below👇
Tune in to find out how @koltai.bsky.social does at the latest Bellingcat Open Source Challenge... We're live on Youtube in 15 minutes!
Tomorrow, our researcher Kolina will take on the latest Bellingcat Open Source Challenges. Can she identify the real-world locations depicted in the 3D models? Join us at 5pm CET to find out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZNP...
Bellingcat Open Source Challenges - Live!
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November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Tune in to find out how @koltai.bsky.social does at the latest Bellingcat Open Source Challenge... We're live on Youtube in 15 minutes!
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@bellingcat.com also has an art crime channel on their Discord server:
discord.com/channels/709...
They are also hosting an art crime office hours today (6pm CET/12pm EST) for more OSINT in the art and antiquities crime world. discord.gg/zRwbNtfm?eve...
discord.com/channels/709...
They are also hosting an art crime office hours today (6pm CET/12pm EST) for more OSINT in the art and antiquities crime world. discord.gg/zRwbNtfm?eve...
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
@bellingcat.com also has an art crime channel on their Discord server:
discord.com/channels/709...
They are also hosting an art crime office hours today (6pm CET/12pm EST) for more OSINT in the art and antiquities crime world. discord.gg/zRwbNtfm?eve...
discord.com/channels/709...
They are also hosting an art crime office hours today (6pm CET/12pm EST) for more OSINT in the art and antiquities crime world. discord.gg/zRwbNtfm?eve...
Tomorrow, our researcher Kolina will take on the latest Bellingcat Open Source Challenges. Can she identify the real-world locations depicted in the 3D models? Join us at 5pm CET to find out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZNP...
Bellingcat Open Source Challenges - Live!
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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November 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Tomorrow, our researcher Kolina will take on the latest Bellingcat Open Source Challenges. Can she identify the real-world locations depicted in the 3D models? Join us at 5pm CET to find out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZNP...
Join us on Thursday as we speak to @ceobs.org. We'll dive into the hidden environmental costs of war—and explore how open-source data can help you uncover, explain, and advocate for deeper investigation into the ecological impacts of conflict. discord.gg/4W8uaZzJ?eve...
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Join us on Thursday as we speak to @ceobs.org. We'll dive into the hidden environmental costs of war—and explore how open-source data can help you uncover, explain, and advocate for deeper investigation into the ecological impacts of conflict. discord.gg/4W8uaZzJ?eve...
Streets have been renamed, Ukrainian monuments removed, and murals painted over. Bellingcat investigates how apartment blocks in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been demolished to make way for a new Russian suburban utopia… www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...
Building on Ruins: The Russification of Mariupol, One Apartment Block at a Time - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified 23 multi-storey housing complexes being built in occupied Mariupol and advertised for sale to Russian citizens.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Streets have been renamed, Ukrainian monuments removed, and murals painted over. Bellingcat investigates how apartment blocks in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been demolished to make way for a new Russian suburban utopia… www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...
Fancy a challenge? Check out our latest puzzles on our Bellingcat Open Source Challenge website. This month's challenges are all about geolocating using 3D models.
Managed to solve them? Share your working out with us below- but try to avoid spoiling the answers for others! challenge.bellingcat.com
Managed to solve them? Share your working out with us below- but try to avoid spoiling the answers for others! challenge.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat Open Source Challenge
Test your open source research skills.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Fancy a challenge? Check out our latest puzzles on our Bellingcat Open Source Challenge website. This month's challenges are all about geolocating using 3D models.
Managed to solve them? Share your working out with us below- but try to avoid spoiling the answers for others! challenge.bellingcat.com
Managed to solve them? Share your working out with us below- but try to avoid spoiling the answers for others! challenge.bellingcat.com
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An important piece of work and a great experience of merging field reporting with open source investigation. @bellingcat.com @afp.com @cedmohub.bsky.social
In Ukraine, #OSINT met field reporting to uncover the human toll of war.
Under #CEDMO, @afp.com & @bellingcat.com produced two investigations exposing the destruction and resilience of Ukraine.
See how OSINT & fieldwork redefine truth-telling in our CEDMO Annual Report 👇
Under #CEDMO, @afp.com & @bellingcat.com produced two investigations exposing the destruction and resilience of Ukraine.
See how OSINT & fieldwork redefine truth-telling in our CEDMO Annual Report 👇
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
An important piece of work and a great experience of merging field reporting with open source investigation. @bellingcat.com @afp.com @cedmohub.bsky.social
Russian state media are today alleging that a Bellingcat reporter was involved in an attempt to hijack a Russian fighter plane.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Russian state media are today alleging that a Bellingcat reporter was involved in an attempt to hijack a Russian fighter plane.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
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Publicly available sources to aid open-source investigations can be a tool for all journalists, writes @johannawild.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com ⬇️
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
Lessons from Building an Online Toolkit to Aid Open-Source Investigations - Nieman Reports
Publicly available sources can be a tool for all journalists, writes Johanna Wild, an open source researcher for Bellingcat.
niemanreports.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Publicly available sources to aid open-source investigations can be a tool for all journalists, writes @johannawild.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com ⬇️
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
In the UK this week? Join Bellingcat contributor Dr. Ollie Ballinger at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social for a talk this Friday as he unpacks our investigations into, and the open source tools we built to track suspicious ships operating in international waters. events.bl.uk/events/onlin...
The Lie of the Land: Who Controls the Map? | British Library
Technologist Ed Parsons, Dr Ollie Ballinger and Dr Pragya Agarwal join cultural geographer Mike Duggan in this panel conversation to explore how maps and c
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November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
In the UK this week? Join Bellingcat contributor Dr. Ollie Ballinger at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social for a talk this Friday as he unpacks our investigations into, and the open source tools we built to track suspicious ships operating in international waters. events.bl.uk/events/onlin...
As violence escalated this month in Al Fashir, Sudan, many tried to escape. But leaving the city isn't easy. Bellingcat geolocated an incident in which more than 80 people were killed on their way out of the city. youtube.com/shorts/OJDCN...
The Killings of Those Trying to Escape Al Fashir
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November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
As violence escalated this month in Al Fashir, Sudan, many tried to escape. But leaving the city isn't easy. Bellingcat geolocated an incident in which more than 80 people were killed on their way out of the city. youtube.com/shorts/OJDCN...
What does “military power” really mean—and how do the logistics of war shape it? We spoke with Oxus Society’s Michael Hilliard on mapping Central Asia’s armed forces. Listen on Stage Talks with Bellingcat: rss.com/podcasts/bel...
"Mapping Military Power" with Michael Hilliard | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
This week, we explored the practicalities of modern warfare. How do we measure military power? Is it possible to fairly compare fighting resources between regions? In this episode, Michael Hilliard fr...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What does “military power” really mean—and how do the logistics of war shape it? We spoke with Oxus Society’s Michael Hilliard on mapping Central Asia’s armed forces. Listen on Stage Talks with Bellingcat: rss.com/podcasts/bel...
Join us live in one hour! Link below 👇
How do experts measure military power? 🪖
Michael Hilliard is the Director of Defence & Security Analysis for the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. Join us on Thursday, 5pm CET/11am EST, as we unpack their work mapping the armed forces of Central Asia. 🎧 discord.gg/bellingcat?e...
Michael Hilliard is the Director of Defence & Security Analysis for the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. Join us on Thursday, 5pm CET/11am EST, as we unpack their work mapping the armed forces of Central Asia. 🎧 discord.gg/bellingcat?e...
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Join us live in one hour! Link below 👇
We mapped Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois with @evidentmedia.org.
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
Mapping Midway Blitz in Illinois
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We mapped Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois with @evidentmedia.org.
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
Social media footage and satellite imagery show killings as Rapid Support Forces took over Al Fashir (El Fasher). Bellingcat geolocated one incident on the city’s outskirts and showed it to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat
Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Social media footage and satellite imagery show killings as Rapid Support Forces took over Al Fashir (El Fasher). Bellingcat geolocated one incident on the city’s outskirts and showed it to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...