Jupyter Notebooks In Google Colab: Bellingcat Tech Series Bellingcat 2024-05-10 | Developers like the Bellingcat Investigative Tech Team offer plenty of amazing publicly available research tools, such as applications you can use to analyse TikTok hashtags or connect Telegram accounts to phone numbers. These resources can be very useful for journalists and non-technical researchers but might require some technical skills to access. This series aims to introduce you to some of the basics, starting with an introduction to Jupyter Notebooks.You can read a written guide here: bellingcat.com/resources/2024/03/06/how-code-notebooks-enable-open-source-research Links noted in the video: Sample Notebook in Google Collab:colab.research.google.com/github/bellingcat/open-source-research-notebooks/blob/main/notebooks/methods/intro-to-notebooks.ipynbHolehe tool Notebook:colab.research.google.com/github/bellingcat/open-source-research-notebooks/blob/main/notebooks/community/holehe.ipynbAll Bellingcat Notebook tools:github.com/bellingcat/open-source-research-notebooksCheck out all of our research tools:GitHub: github.com/bellingcatStack Overflow:stackoverflow.com/.Join our community for tips and to ask your questions:Discord: discord.gg/bellingcat
Tracking a Russian Vessel on an Unusual Journey in West Africa Bellingcat 2026-08-27 | A sanctioned vessel that was previously reported to have transported weapons for Russian mercenaries has been traversing ports on the African west coast since March. Experts told Bellingcat that the unusual set of movements warrants scrutiny, especially as the ship is under sanction and is previously reported to have shipped arms.Read the full story here: bellingcat.com/news/africa/2026/08/25/patria-sanctioned-russian-vessel-russia-us-africa-cameroon-gabon-lagos-nigeria/?utm_source=youtube#russia #russianews #shiptracking #maritime #osint #cameroon #nigeria #gabon #mali
Welcome To Dubai: The Kinahan Cartels Visas Revealed Bellingcat 2026-08-11 | The Kinahan Organised Crime Group is a $1.5 billion transnational network involved in drug trafficking, money laundering and arms smuggling.Six of the seven alleged key members sanctioned by the US government have lived in Dubai in recent years.Now, Bellingcat and The Sunday Times have found that alleged leaders of the cartel have recently been granted renewed UAE visas.Read our investigation here: bellingcat.com/news/2026/08/01/welcome-to-dubai-kinahan-cartels-visas-revealed#Kinahan #dubai #ireland #crimenews #visa #immigration
Monitoring Wildfires Using Open Source Tools Bellingcat 2026-07-23 | Wildfire season is here, and it's already breaking records.In the US, nearly 30,000 wildfires ignited this spring, the highest number in almost two decades. By the 4th of July, the amount of land burned in 2026 was already up 77% compared with the same time last year. Meanwhile, Europe has experienced more than double its average number of wildfires.Bellingcat has been using open source research tools to assess the scale and impact of wildfires for some time. In this video, you'll learn how Bellingcat monitors wildfires using free online resources- from tracking the first reports in real time to assessing damage after the flames are out.Chapters: 00:00 - 01:49 Tracking first responses01:50 - 02:27 Live fire cameras02:28 - 03:20 NASA FIRMS03:21 - 04:07 Satellite imagery 04:08 - 04:36 Building a timeline 04:37 - 06:30 Estimating scale of the damage 06:31 - 06:50 Weather patterns 06:51 - 07:36 Social media verification Resources mentioned: bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2026/06/30/burning-forests-tools-for-tracking-and-reporting-wildfire-damage app.watchduty.orgbroadcastify.comhttps://alertwest.live/https://forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu/firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/mapscience.nasa.gov/mission/landsathttps://browser.dataspace.copernicus.eu/
The Crypto Entrepreneur Linked to a Forum Trading ‘Leaked’ Intimate Images Bellingcat 2026-07-18 | Bellingcat and The Press have uncovered a series of connections between a New Zealand-based man and the adult forum LeakedBB – a site with over 2.3 million registered users, including some who distributed leaked nude photos and videos. bellingcat.com/news/2026/07/16/leakedbb-crypto-entrepreneur?utm_source=youtube
Rhino Horn, Leopard Skin and Tiger Claws Sold Openly on Facebook Bellingcat 2026-07-09 | A Bellingcat investigation uncovered the work of a wildlife trafficker in Myanmar, for at least six years he was openly advertising everything from tiger bones, rhino horns, to leopard gallbladders, on social media platforms. The seller frequently posted claims about the authenticity of the animal body parts as well as footage and images of animals before, during and after they were killed. Many of the animals featured in the advertisements are protected or endangered.Read the full story: bellingcat.com/news/2026/06/24/rhino-horn-leopard-skin-and-tiger-claws-sold-openly-on-facebook/?utm_source=youtube#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #bellingcat #tiger #shorts
The Cartel Lieutenant Turned Padel Poster Boy Bellingcat 2026-07-03 | A promotional image for a padel club in Dubai shows a talented player, mid-swing and eyes locked on the ball. He’s also a key figure in the Kinahan cartel, the Irish organised crime group involved in drug trafficking, money laundering and arms smuggling. Read the full investigation: bellingcat.com/news/2026/06/27/poster-boy-sanctioned-kinahan-cartel-lieutenant-found-playing-padel-in-dubai//?utm_source=youtube
How Russian Ships Hide Their Journeys Bellingcat 2026-06-15 | An investigation by Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged bulk carrier, exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Libya. This adds Libya to the list of countries willing to accept what the Ukrainian government describes as “stolen” grain.Bellingcat confirmed that the ship visited the port of Feodosia on the Crimean peninsula. The region is known for GNSS interference, meaning that its publicly reported Automated Identification System (AIS) position is unreliable.The Libyan Embassy in The Netherlands replied to Bellingcat after publication, stating that Benghazi and eastern Libya are not under the authority or administrative control of the Government of National Unity and therefore they are not currently in a position to comment on Bellingcat’s findings.Read more: bellingcat.com/news/2026/06/12/shadow-fleet-russian-grain-stolen-ukraine-libya-ais-technique-grumant/?utm_source=youtube#maritime #shiptracking #bellingcat #russia #news #ukraine
How Villages in Myanmar Are Being Erased From the Map Bellingcat 2026-06-01 | A new investigation by Bellingcat has identified 115 villages in Rakhine State as partially or completely destroyed since the February 2021 military coup that overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government.The villages got damaged amid clashes between the Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military junta for control of Rakhine, and junta forces attempting to maintain their hold on the region. Rakhine State is home to the majority of the Rohingya, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority in the predominantly Buddhist Myanmar. Read the full story: bellingcat.com/news/2026/05/27/the-lost-villages-of-myanmars-rakhine/?utm_source=youtube#news #myanmar #bellingcat #rakhinenews #shorts
How We Verified Deadly Landslides in DRC Mines Bellingcat 2026-05-20 | Since the beginning of 2026, at least four landslides have reportedly killed hundreds of people at the Rubaya mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The mines are a major global source of coltan. Coltan is widely used in smartphones, laptops and e-vehicles. Read more: bellingcat.com/news/africa/2026/05/12/congos-coltan-belt-verifying-deadly-landslides-at-mines-under-m23-control/?utm_source=youtube
This Group Celebrated Hitler’s Birthday #farright #colombia #politics #política Bellingcat 2026-05-12 | Bellingcat and @revistacerosetenta have uncovered online links between a Colombian far-right group and a mainstream political figure in the country. Active Club Bogota is the only registered South American branch of the international Active Club movement. In the past two years, the Bogota branch marked Hitler’s birthday with cupcakes and book burnings. Faces are often obscured in Active Club content, but recognisable tattoos have helped Bellingcat and Cerosetenta track a prominent member of AC Bogota, Javier “Orlik” Ruiz, in a video with Colombian political candidate Jorge Rodriguez. bellingcat.com/news/2026/05/11/active-club-colombia-politics/?utm_source=youtube
How the UAE Downplays the Impact of Iran War Bellingcat 2026-04-14 | As Iranian drones target the UAE, Bellingcat reveals a number of instances where authorities downplayed damage and mischaracterised interceptions. Meanwhile the UAE’s attorney general warned that publication of images or videos of strikes is illegal...Read the full story here: bellingcat.com/news/2026/04/02/war-uae-iran-infuencer-dubai-conflict-drone-successful-strike-intercept-fire #shorts #uae #dubai #iranwar #bellingcat
Video Analysis Shows Two Waves of Bombings in Iran Elementary School Strike Bellingcat 2026-04-02 | Not one, but two waves of bombings appear to have struck the area near an elementary school in Minab, Iran. According to Iranian media, 175 people were killed, mostly children. In this video we explain how we analysed the footage of the attack on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Visual and solar analysis of three videos showing strikes at the site and their aftermath appears to show there was a time gap between when each was filmed, suggesting that there were at least two waves of strikes carried out in the area. bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/27/new-videos-reveal-more-details-about-iran-girls-school-strike/?utm_source=youtube#iran #usa #usnews #Minab #iranwar
Tracking The Kinahans Bellingcat 2026-03-29 | A wanted drug cartel boss, living in hiding, has a habit of posting detailed Google reviews for plush restaurants, high-end hotels, and even Waitrose. Christy Kinahan left a trail of digital crumbs that helped us plot his movements and identify his associates. Find out how we did it here youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0GLUXWhWo And read our full investigation at Bellingcat.com
Inside Boxings Criminal Connections #bellingcat #searchparty #boxing #mma #Kinahan #fury Bellingcat 2026-03-25 | Tyson Fury’s former advisor and a one-time boxing promoter, Daniel Kinahan, leads one of the world’s largest organised crime groups. Learn how he infiltrated the sport and why he is now associated with MMA.Watch the full film on our YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0GLUXWhWo
How Wildlife Traffickers Use Secret Codes to Sell Animals on Facebook Bellingcat 2026-03-24 | Wildlife traffickers selling protected animals on Facebook are using coded language to evade the platform’s moderation systems. Research by Bellingcat and Mongabay has identified nine groups, with more than 70,000 members combined, leading back to six profiles and one broker in Indonesia.Buying and selling of animals on its platforms is prohibited on Facebook. However, in the nine groups identified by Bellingcat, animals have been traded in plain sight for years, including wild and protected species. Read the full investigation here: bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/19/how-wildlife-traffickers-are-using-coded-language-to-sell-protected-animals-on-facebook/?utm_source=youtube
The Formation Of The Super-Cartel Bellingcat 2026-03-23 | How are the leaders of the Kinahan cartel, known for drug trafficking, arms smuggling and violence in Europe, linked to Hezbollah and the Iranian state? Watch the full documentary on our YouTube here: youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0GLUXWhWo #iran #bellingcat #searchparty #kinahan #cartel
The Cartel That Wont Disappear #bellingcat #searchparty #cartel #boxing #combatsports Bellingcat 2026-03-20 | The Kinahan cartel, one of the world’s largest organised crime groups, dominated international drugs and arms smuggling before embedding itself in the world of combat sports. Then it all came crashing down: assets were seized, associates arrested, and the US government put multimillion dollar bounties on its leaders’ heads. But is the cartel finished? Bellingcat, The Sunday Times and Search Party investigate… Watch the full film on our page: youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0GLUXWhWo
Tracing Tomahawks: US Missiles Bound for Iran Spotted Over Iraq #war #tomahawkmissiles #iran #usa Bellingcat 2026-03-12 | Bellingcat has geolocated eight videos showing US Tomahawks cruise missiles in Iraq heading towards Iran. The missiles appear to be flying low across valleys near Kirkuk and were likely fired from the Mediterranean sea. We also found imagery of Tomahawk fragments that we geolocated to outside Kafr Zita in Syria.Experts told Bellingcat that the presence of these missiles in Iraqi and Syrian airspace without an agreement with the countries they pass over might violate international law.Read the full investigation at Bellingcat.com: bellingcat.com/news/middle-east/2026/03/11/iran-war-iraq-tomahawks-munitions-syria-located-kurdistan-missiles-fired/?utm_source=YouTube
Bellingcat Open Source Challenges - Live! Bellingcat 2026-03-12 | Bellingcat's Peter Barth will try to solve the Bellingcat Open Source Challenges Live here on Youtube
Sudanese Child Soldiers Going Viral on TikTok Bellingcat 2026-03-10 | Bellingcat uncovers how children linked to armed groups in Sudan’s civil war have been building large followings on social media platforms. Their videos with senior military officials, celebrating battlefield victories and delivering violent threats, attract millions of views.After Bellingcat contacted TikTok and Meta for comment, most of the accounts were removed from the platforms. Following publication, TikTok removed the remaining accounts that had still been accessible.Find the full article here: bellingcat.com/news/2026/02/20/viral-child-soldiers-on-tiktok-the-disney-stars-of-sudans-civil-war/?utm_source=YouTube Read the Arabic version of our story in collaboration with Radio Dabanga on their website at: dabangasudan.org
The Weapons Used In The War With Iran Bellingcat 2026-03-04 | Israel dropped 2,000+ bombs in the first 30 hours of the war with Iran; the US struck 1,000+ targets in the first 24 hours. Iran responded with at least 390 missiles and 830 drones in the first two days. As strikes continue, Bellingcat is analysing and tracking the munitions used by all sides. Find the investigation at Bellingcat.com . #bellingcat #iran #war #analysis #usa #israel
The Sudanese Child Soldiers Going Viral on TikTok Bellingcat 2026-02-21 | A Bellingcat investigation reveals that child soldiers in Sudan’s civil war have become viral figures on TikTok. Young children can be seen celebrating battlefield victories, delivering motivational speeches, and making violent threats. In some footage the children are armed.The accounts we investigated also show videos with fighters and senior officials from both sides of the conflict - the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Child soldier experts told Bellingcat that the visibility and popularity of this content risks encouraging recruitment by portraying participation in fighting as normal, celebrated and aspirational. Read the full story here: bellingcat.com/news/2026/02/20/viral-child-soldiers-on-tiktok-the-disney-stars-of-sudans-civil-war/?utm_source=youtube#shorts #bellingcat #sudannews @RadioDabanga
Grok Users Are Attempting To Identify Epstein Victims Bellingcat 2026-02-07 | Users on X have taken several of the redacted images from the latest Epstein Files release and prompted Grok, X’s AI chatbot, to remove the redactions put in place for the privacy of the victims. These images include pictures of Jeffrey Epstein himself, but also ones with Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and Brett Ratner, who is the director of the new documentary “Melania”. These images include visible bodies of children to young women, with only their faces covered by a black box. We found at least 18 different images and 1 video that multiple users were trying to un-redact using Grok on X in the days following the latest release. When contacted about Grok's response to these requests, representatives from X failed to respond in time of publication.
The Recoil Effect In The Shooting Of Alex Pretti Bellingcat 2026-01-28 | Bellingcat has further analysed videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents. The footage shows an agent wearing a black beanie step behind Pretti. His right arm then appears to recoil at the same time the first shot is heard.The movement seen in the agent’s arm when the first shot is heard in the footage is similar to the recoil seen in his arm in the next three shots, where he can be clearly seen firing. As previously reported we did not find any evidence Pretti’s gun fired. CBS News has also reported that a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) review for Congress of the shooting states that Pretti’s gun wasn’t fired and confirmed two agents fired their guns.cbsnews.com/news/two-federal-agents-fired-their-weapons-during-alex-pretti-shooting-report-congress-says The agent who appeared to initiate the altercation with Pretti, and fires the fifth shot, can also be seen in footage wearing a bodycam.You can read Bellingcat’s initial analysis on the Alex Pretti shooting here: bellingcat.com/news/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-analysing-footage-of-minneapolis-cbp-shooting
Analysis of Alex Pretti Shooting in Minneapolis Bellingcat 2026-01-24 | Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man named Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 around 9 am local time, according to local police officials. A DHS statement claimed “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers” with “a handgun”.A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired. The gun taken by the agent appears to match the general appearance of the firearm shared online by DHS, and which they said was Pretti’s. This agent’s back is turned from the scene with the gun in his hand when the first shot occurs. Find our initial analysis of the incident here: https://bsky.app/profile/bellingcat.com/post/3md6vleoxks2t
Inside A Venezuelan Apartment Hit By An American Missile #bellingcat #venezuela #usa #maduro Bellingcat 2026-01-09 | A Bellingcat investigation has identified remnants of an AGM-88 series missile inside a three-storey apartment complex that was hit in Catia La Mar during the US military raid on Venezuela on Jan. 3, 2026 that reportedly killed at least one civilian. Read the full story at Bellingcat.com
Positioning of the Agent’s Gun at the Shooting in Minneapolis Bellingcat 2026-01-08 | We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good on the 7th of January in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands. Video: @minnesotareformer with annotations by Bellingcat.
Positioning of Officers and Vehicles at the Shooting in Minneapolis Bellingcat 2026-01-08 | Using imagery uploaded online of the shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan 7, we’ve created a quick animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene. #minneapolis #Bellingcat #analysis #ICE #DHS #opensourcecommunity
10 AI Holiday Scams Shoppers Fall For Bellingcat 2025-12-19 | That perfect holiday gift might not exist. This year, scammers are using AI to create convincing fake products and online stores. Bellingcat reveals 10 real examples we’ve found online — plus quick, practical checks to help you spot what’s real before it’s too late.00:00 - 00:24 Introduction 00:25 - 01:12 1. Your Realistic Robot Pet01:13 - 01:43 2. The AI Advent01:44 - 02:16 3. Suspicious Socks02:17 - 02:42 4. Cursed Crochet02:43 - 03:02 5. Odd Ornaments03:03 - 03:23 6. The Closing Down Sale03:24 - 03:36 6.a Unreliable Reviews03:37 - 03:55 7. Wonky Wood03:56 - 04:06 8. Totes too good to be true04:07 - 04:30 9. Far-fetched Festive Fits04:31- 05:06 10. One Ugly Mug#gift #ai #bellingcat #holidays #verify #fakeproducts
Whos buying Russias smuggled grain? Bellingcat 2025-12-12 | A joint investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List found that Saudi Arabia joined the list of countries importing grain directly from a sanctioned port in occupied Crimea. Meanwhile Russia attempts to secure recognition of the Ukrainian territory via a US-led 28-point peace plan. Using Satellite imagery and Automated Identification System (AIS) data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence we show that a Russian owned bulk carrier sailed from Sevastopol to Saudi Arabia twice in recent months. Read more:bellingcat.com/news/2025/12/12/russia-ukraine-saudi-arabia-import-smuggled-grain-shadow-fleet-peace-deal-trump-occupied-crimea-petrokhleb-kuban/?utm_source=youtube#bellingcat #osint #investigation #ukraine #russia #ukrainenews #russianews #sevatstopol #journalism #investigativejournalism #peaceplan #trump #putin
Whos Behind the Siege Paralysing Mali? Bellingcat 2025-12-04 | Life in Bamako, the capital of Mali, has been brought to a standstill after a jihadist organisation launched a series of attacks on inbound fuel convoys. Bellingcat has verified six attacks since September, which together have damaged more than 130 fuel tankers. Since then, food prices have soared, universities have suspended classes, and the US and the UK embassies have withdrawn non-essential staff. Read more: bellingcat.com/news/2025/12/03/mali-under-siege-tracking-the-fuel-blockade-crippling-bamako
Who Gets to Live in Rebuilt Mariupol? Bellingcat 2025-11-28 | Bellingcat has identified 23 apartment complexes being built in the ashes of Mariupol and listed for sale on Russian websites, advertised to Russian families. Meanwhile, Ukrainians are struggling to reclaim their homes. Read the full investigation: bellingcat.com/news/europe/2025/11/14/building-on-ruins-the-russification-of-mariupol-one-apartment-block-at-a-time/?utm_source=youtube #bellingcat #mariupol Music courtesy of Artlist.00:00 - 01:24 Intro to Mariupol's state of affairs01:25 - 02:12 The plan for rebuilding02:13 - 05:12 Developments in action05:13 - 06:43 National and international reaction
From Ruins to Russian Residences Bellingcat 2025-11-25 | 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. Residents who survived the siege must become Russian citizens to claim their homes.Read the full investigation at bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2025/11/14/building-on-ruins-the-russification-of-mariupol-one-apartment-block-at-a-time
Bellingcat Open Source Challenges - Live! Bellingcat 2025-11-20 | Bellingcat's Kolina Koltai will try to solve the Bellingcat Open Source Challenges Live here on Youtube
The Killings of Those Trying to Escape Al Fashir Bellingcat 2025-11-07 | Social media footage and satellite imagery documented a series of killings as Rapid Support Forces took over the Sudanese city of Al Fashir last week. Bellingcat looked at footage of one incident that took place on the outskirts of the city. A UN expert we spoke to said “if the images were genuine” they showed “unlawful killings under International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Criminal Law.”Read our full report on bellingcat.com#Sudan #SudanNews #AlFashir #ElFasher #RSF #Bellingcat #News #journalism #osint
Mapping Midway Blitz in Illinois Bellingcat 2025-10-31 | Children tear-gassed. A man shot in the neck by a pepper ball. Bellingcat analysed footage showing federal officers may have violated a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: bellingcat.com/news/2025/10/31/illinois-immigration-protests/?utm_source=youtube Bellingcat together with @evidentmedia verified videos of seven potential violations involving the use of riot control weapons, 19 relating to apparently disproportionate use of force such as tackling people when they were not visibly resisting, and seven showing agents ordering or threatening people to leave public places.
Going Dark:What Is This Russian Ship Hiding? Bellingcat 2025-10-23 | Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here: bellingcat.com/news/2025/10/23/russias-grain-smuggling-fleet-continues-undeterred #bellingcat #investigativejournalism #journalism #shadowfleet #russia #ukraine #yemen #ukrainenews #russianews #shorts
Bellingcat Open Source Challenges - Live! Bellingcat 2025-10-16 | Bellingcat's Michael Colborne will try to solve the Bellingcat Open Source Challenges Live here on Youtube
Can ChatGPT Find Out Where Your Photo Was Taken? Bellingcat 2025-09-30 | Have LLMs finally cracked geolocations? We put different AI models to the test, are they able to find the exact location of a photo? Read more: bellingcat.com/resources/2025/08/14/llms-vs-geolocation-gpt-5-performs-worse-than-other-ai-models In our latest Patreon Podcast we’re discussing how AI is changing the way we work as open source investigators. Find the recording here: patreon.com/posts/how-is-ai-way-we-140076426 #shorts #ai #llm #geolocation #gemini #chatgpt #bellingcat #Grok
Bellingcat Open Source Challenges - Live! Bellingcat 2025-09-12 | Bellingcat's Pooja Chaudhuri will try to solve the Bellingcat Open Source Challenges Live here on Youtube, Wednesday September 10, at 5pm CEST.Try the challenges yourself at challenge.bellingcat.com
What Struck the Gaza Aid Flotilla? #bellingcat #flotilla #globalsumudflotilla #gaza #tunisia Bellingcat 2025-09-10 | Were the flotilla fires caused by a cigarette butt?The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting officials statements that the first attack was caused by a “cigarette butt” or “lighter”.A remnant left over from the second attack on the flotilla on September 9th, provides further visual confirmation that both attacks were from above, likely by drone, using a thermite or a smoke grenade combined with an incendiary composition, consistent with ones used by the U.S, Ukrainian, and Israeli military.Read the full investigation at Bellingcat.com
The Moment You Miss A Key Detail... #bellingcat #puzzle #challenge #test Bellingcat 2025-09-05 | Sometimes it is easy to overcomplicate a challenge. Watch as our researcher Aiganysh Aidarbekova takes the hard route with this puzzle. Try our challenges out yourself at challenge.bellingcat.com
Like to share the latest news with friends? Bellingcat 2025-09-03 | Have you heard? You can now find Bellingcat on WhatsApp! Have our latest investigations come straight to your phone so you can easily share them with family or friends. Follow our live channel via this link: whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbB7PAn9RZAd6F1R1m2r
Bellingcat Open Source Challenges- Live! Bellingcat 2025-08-30 | Live with Bellingcat's Youri van der Weide on Patreon!
Europes Wildfires Seen From Space Bellingcat 2025-08-21 | How to keep track of the many wildfires that Europe is battling this year? These public and free-to-use sources provide insight into fire activity and the damage left behind.#wildfire #bellingcat #opensource #nasa #esa #firedamage #spain #france #greece #italy #albania #wildfires #opensourceresearch #satelliteimagery #shorts
How to Archive the Web - Bellingcat’s Auto Archiver Tool Bellingcat 2025-08-20 | Bellingcat’s Auto Archiver is a tool aimed at preserving online digital content before it can be modified, deleted or taken down. Publicly launched in 2022, it has preserved over 150,000 web pages and social media posts to date. The Auto Archiver has been used by individual researchers, journalists, activists, archivists, academics and developers. In this video we will talk you through the latest updates to the tool, it's now more reliable and easier to use. You can find the tool here: github.com/bellingcat/auto-archiverOr go straight to the documentation: auto-archiver.readthedocs.io/en/latestIf you want to support us on this journey of archiving critical information, you can: - Donate directly to Bellingcat: bellingcat.com/donate- Test, give feedback, and develop new features in our GitHub: github.com/bellingcat/auto-archiver Please give us any feedback or suggestions for improvements by contacting us via contact-tech@bellingcat.com. If you work in a newsroom or research team and want to access a demo or help to deploy the Auto Archiver internally you can reach us at contact-tech@bellingcat.com with the Subject “Auto Archiver at [my team/organisation]” and tell us more about your organisation and archiving needs.Chapters: 00:00 - 00:35 Introduction 00:36 - 01:07 Purpose of the Auto Archiver Tool 01:08 - 01:54 Changes to the tool01:55 - 02:40 Installing the tool02:41 - 03:29 Default settings 03:30 - 04:40 Archiving using Google Sheets04:41 - 05:49 Editing the configuration file05:50 - 06:13 Other features06:14 - 06:52 Help us improve the tool further
What is Bellingcat? Bellingcat 2025-08-18 | Bellingcat is an independent, highly collaborative community of sharp minds: researchers, investigators and citizen journalists. We expose everything from crimes against humanity to environmental destruction, using publicly available sources. In our investigations we share how we found each piece of evidence, what it means and how you can get involved with pursuing the story further…Subscribe to this channel to see our latest findings and learn how to uncover your own.Read more of our reporting at Bellingcat.com . #bellingcat #investigativejournalism #investigations #news #opensource #communityimpact Graphics and edit by Jennifer Smart.
Tracking the damage in the Beijing floods #bellingcat #news #beijing #flood #ai Bellingcat 2025-08-14 | More than 40 people have been confirmed dead, and 80,000 residents have been evacuated across Beijing due to widespread flooding. Bellingcat used public sources to begin to track the damage, but came a cross a lot of AI generated posts… Read more on Bellingcat.com
Kenyan Weapons Linked to Sudan’s Civil War #bellingcat #dailynationkenya #kenya #sudan Bellingcat 2025-07-30 | In our latest Bellingchat Premium podcast episode, Daily Nation journalist Mike Yambo from Kenya and Bellingcat researcher Carlos Gonzales join editor Gyula Csák to discuss a joint investigation into Kenyan-labelled ammunition crates found near the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Listen in on patreon.com/posts/kenyan-weapons-135286976
The Cow Vigilante Groups #bellingcat #india #cowvigilantes #a;tnews #investigations Bellingcat 2025-07-25 | Multiple photos and videos show members of self-described cow protection groups chasing, shooting at and beating up truck drivers they claim are “smuggling” cows for slaughter. Bellingcat and @AltNewsVideos look into those leading these groups into violent action...
