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Eurovision News Spotlight is a network of public service broadcasters working collaboratively in fact-checking and OSINT. https://spotlight.ebu.ch/
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A slew of other similar images were also circulating, purporting to show Maduro being paraded around the airfield after his arrest by U.S. forces.

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Photos of Nicolás Maduro's capture by U.S. forces are AI
While the White House confirmed a Delta Force operation in Venezuela, many images circulating on social media were digital forgeries
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January 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Websites are more than digital storefronts—they are maps of hidden connections. 🕵️‍♂️💻

We've just released "The investigator’s guide to website infrastructure," a blueprint for using WHOIS, SSL, and server fingerprinting to uncover hidden networks.

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The investigator’s guide to website infrastructure: WHOIS, SSL, and server fingerprinting
A blueprint for passive OSINT: Learn how to uncover hidden ownership and link digital networks using technical signatures
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December 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
2025 was a wild year for facts. 🔍

From AI-generated Popes to $100k World Cup tickets and the digital frontlines of the Iran-Israel war, Eurovision News Spotlight spent the year deconstructing the noise. Check out our top investigations from a year of global crisis:

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2025 in review: How we fact-checked a year of global crisis
From Israel's wars to a pope's death and anti-migrant riots in Europe, explore the top investigations from Eurovision News Spotlight’s inaugural year
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December 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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December 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Social media hints aren't enough—investigative journalism needs the "gold standard" of evidence: court records.

New tutorial on navigating global legal databases: 🔹 ECLI (EU) & PACER (US) 🔹 Using SHA-256 to hash evidence 🔹 Private AI for legal translation

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Navigating ECLI and PACER: A technical guide to accessing international legal records
A scalable methodology for OSINT researchers to bridge the gap between the European e-Justice Portal and US federal litigation databases
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December 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
France 24 and the EBU Investigative Journalism Network reveal how forensic OSINT and cross-border collaboration exposed global health and weapon crises
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OSINT Review #14: Sudan Weapons & Donor 7069 Investigation
See how France 24 and the EBU Investigative Journalism Network tracked chemical weapons in Sudan and exposed the "Donor 7069" crisis in OSINT Review #14.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
📰 New Fact-Check Dispatch - The Bondi Beach terror attack: Unpacking the viral lies and fact-checking the hero's misidentification
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The Bondi Beach terror attack: Unpacking the viral lies and fact-checking the hero's misidentification
See the most viral lies after the Sydney terror attack, how the hero was misidentified as Edward Crabtree, and Grok's AI failure
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December 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🚨 NEW Tutorial: Financial OSINT. 🚨

Learn the step-by-step methodology for legally tracing corporate assets, beneficial ownership, and sanctioned networks.
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Financial OSINT: Guide to tracing corporate assets & networks
Learn the step-by-step methodology for financial OSINT, including accessing global corporate registries and tracing assets to sanctioned individuals
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December 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Debunking viral claims about the #Eurovision 2026 boycott, Martin Rowson, Poland, and more #factchecking #OSINT
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Eurovision 2026: Fake boycotts, the fired cartoonist, and the 'cancelled' contest
Debunking viral claims about the Eurovision 2026 boycott, Martin Rowson, Poland, and more
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December 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM