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Bellingcat is looking for wildlife and environment related pitches grounded in open source methods and tools. What is open source? Open-source methods can include using satellite data to expose illicit mining or logging. Ship tracking data to follow fishing vessels, monitor oil spills, or detect waste dumping in the ocean. Social media analysis can help […] The post Pitch Wildlife and Environmental investigations to Bellingcat appeared first on bellingcat.
H8Core is a Russian fashion brand that sells clothing items glorifying far-right ideology and the Russian mercenary group Wagner. Its products – which include t-shirts, caps and hoodies – have been cross-promoted on a variety of pro-Wagner and far-right Russian channels. They have even been held aloft by senior figures in the neo-Nazi Wagner paramilitary […] The post Unmasking Maskov: How Bellingcat Found a Man Outfitting Russian Neo-Nazis appeared first on bellingcat.
In this first of two guides on visualising climate, conflict, and displacement data, we’ll show you how to turn raw climate data into visualisations using NASA’s Giovanni tool. In part two, we’ll focus on bringing in conflict and displacement data. Climate change, conflict, and displacement are increasingly interconnected. As extreme weather events increase, resources grow scarce, intensifying […] The post The Story of a Storm – Part 1: Visualising Climate Data with NASA’s Giovanni Tool appeared first on bellingcat.
At the end of last year, Bellingcat released a set of online challenges that we hoped would test the skills of our audience and the wider open source investigator community. We wanted the challenges to be educational, to encourage people to carry out responsible online research and, most importantly, to be fun! Around 35,000 people […] The post The Bellingcat Open Source Challenge is Back appeared first on bellingcat.
Warning: This article discusses non-consensual sexually explicit content and Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). Clothoff, one of the most notorious apps for non-consensual deepfake pornographic material, claims that it is donating funds to “support those affected by AI”, highlighting its collaboration with an organisation named ASU Label that says it aims to “protect your rights […] The post Deepfake Porn App Clothoff Claims to be Donating to Help AI Victims appeared first on bellingcat.
For more than a decade, one anonymous wildlife dealer has been advertising rare and endangered animals to thousands of followers online. But despite posting a prolific number of videos every year, they have remained almost impossible to trace. In 2022, with the help of Bellingcat contributors Darcy White and Chris Osieck, we managed to establish […] The post The Hunt for Malaysia’s Elusive Wildlife Trafficker appeared first on bellingcat.
Thousands of people have begun returning to their abandoned homes in northern Gaza after Israeli forces opened the Netzarim corridor, which separates the northern and southern parts of the territory, on Monday, Jan. 27. Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement in Gaza following more than a year of negotiations. The deal was announced on […] The post Satellite Imagery Shows Schools and Hospitals Destroyed in Northern Gaza appeared first on bellingcat.
A photograph of the advertisement for the two-day concert on Blood & Honour Hungary’s website (Photo: Michael Colborne) The post Neo-Nazis Linked to “Terrorist Activities” to Host Budapest Concert appeared first on bellingcat.
Rwandan-backed rebels M23 are continuing to consolidate their control over Goma after taking control of the city’s international airport and border crossing. Fighting between M23 and the Congolese army reportedly dampened overnight as footage from Goma showed Congolese soldiers surrendering, with M23 celebrating in the streets. It remains unclear exactly how much of the city […] The post M23 Rebels Consolidate Control over Key City in DR Congo appeared first on bellingcat.
This article is the result of a collaboration with German YouTube channel STRG_F. You can watch their documentary here. Warning: This article discusses non-consensual sexually explicit content from the start. The graphic images claim to show Patrizia Schlosser, an investigative reporter from Germany. She’s depicted naked and in chains. “At first I was shocked and […] The post Faking It: Deepfake Porn Site’s Link to Tech Companies appeared first on bellingcat.
This article is the result of a collaboration with Estonian publishing partner Postimees. You can find Postimees’ corresponding piece here. A young woman dressed in a school uniform poses in front of a bag resembling breadcrumbs. A phone number, an email, and two QR codes are listed above her head. At the center of the […] The post The Rise of Nitazenes: Chinese Suppliers Behind Ads for Deadly Opioids Targeting Europe appeared first on bellingcat.
This article, published as part of the Bellingcat Technical Writing Fellowship, is adapted from a more technically-detailed guide on Agnes Cameron’s blog. Satellite imagery has been used extensively in open-source investigative research: from monitoring global deforestation to documenting mass demolitions in Gaza. When we view satellite images on platforms like Google Earth, the world looks […] The post Seeing More With Satellite Imagery Using Band Combinations, Ratios and Indices appeared first on bellingcat.
This article is the result of a joint investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List. The Lloyd’s List version of this piece can be found here. Ukraine has said it is “outraged” after a Russian-flagged vessel surreptitiously exported grain from a port under western sanctions in occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen for the second time in a […] The post Ukraine ‘Outraged’ at Yemen Grain Shipment From Occupied Crimea appeared first on bellingcat.
In early October, Bellingcat’s Tech team organised its second ever in-person hackathon, this time in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan with the theme “Visualising Nature’s Stories”. This student-only hackathon, in collaboration with the University of Central Asia, saw 30 participants from three international universities in Kyrgyzstan put their heads together to brainstorm ways to communicate one of the […] The post Visualising Tree Cutting, Air Pollution and Mudflows in Kyrgyzstan: Bellingcat’s First Hackathon Where Everyone Was A Winner appeared first on bellingcat.
A video of some rocky outcrops in the Libyan desert geolocated by Bellingcat may hold clues about the journey of a missing Colombian who is among several reportedly recruited and sent to Sudan’s civil war, where his fate remains unknown. According to reports by Colombian media and the Wall Street Journal, more than a hundred […] The post Colombian Mercenaries in Transit to Sudan via Libya – What do we Know? appeared first on bellingcat.
In October two people were sentenced to five years in jail in connection with the killing of opposition member Dido Kakisingi at a march in Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Kakisingi, a lawyer and youth coordinator of political party Ensemble Pour la République (Ensemble) in the province of Maniema was killed during clashes at a […] The post Retracing the Congolese March Where Dido Kakisingi was Killed appeared first on bellingcat.
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