A little late after being hungover from both food or alcohol for the last week and a half, we decided to make a list of our favorite investigations from the past year. All of the investigations below affected us or taught us a great deal. There are no doubt a few missing from this list […]
When do you stop verifying?
An important part of any investigation is verifying pieces of evidence that you or your team have managed to collect, be it images, videos, or statements made by witnesses or court documents. In most cases, easier said than done. There are a number of variables that determine the difficulty of verifying, say an image. The […]
Maps & the Open Source
Maps are, perhaps, the most common and important tool for any open source investigator. The reason for this is the versatility, simplicity, and effectiveness of using maps for gathering and visualizing information/evidence. For myself (Robin), it was also my introduction to OSINT with the Tibet Research Project and one of my first ever OSINT guides […]
Data and storytelling: telling the human story
For those who do not have a statistics or tech background, data-driven stories can be difficult to tell. Luckily for us, this piece by Fatima Hudoon breaks down her experience of working with data and how to use it for storytelling, by using her investigation into private mental hospitals in Brighton (UK) as an example. The piece […]
Visual storytelling: Sputnik for Sale
Sputnik for Sale is about a Dubai sheikh, a Norwegian businessman previously charged with money laundering, and Steven Seagal, together they have a plan to sell overpriced Russian made vaccines to countries with otherwise little access to vaccines elsewhere. The story by VG, a Norwegian newspaper, is one that highlights the issue of Covid vaccine […]
