The Great Reverse Migration
This article was produced in partnership with Rolling Stone and the Marguerite Casey Foundation. As soon as they take off from the Panamanian coast, there is a sigh of…
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The Man Suing Trump
A Conversation with Ben Wizner, US Civil Rights Attorney
LLMs Vs. Geolocation: GPT-5 Performs Worse Than Other AI Models
In June, Bellingcat ran 500 geolocation tests, comparing LLMs from various companies against each other, as well as Google Lens – a staple tool for finding the location…
When Hospitals Act Like ICE
This article was produced in partnership with The Nation, with support from the Gertrude Blumenthal Kasbekar Fund and the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Liset Cruz…
The Open Source Tool That Has Preserved 150,000 Pieces of Online Evidence
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…
What Can Open Sources Reveal About Beijing’s Deadly Floods?
Earlier this week, the Beijing authorities placed all 16 of its districts on high alert in anticipation of torrential rain. More than 40 people have since been confirmed…
A Chinese Fentanyl Smuggling Network’s Footprints in Japan
This article is the result of a collaboration with Japanese publishing partner Nikkei. You can find Nikkei’s investigation here. Earlier this year, a man and a woman…
Former Indian MP’s Terror Trial Was Largely Conducted in Her Absence
This article includes data from Justice Delayed, an ongoing project by the author to create a database of criminal cases from more than 650 district courts in India. On…
The Backstory: Drew Hawkins
Paco Alvarez: Alright, just to get us started, could you explain what sexual assault nurse examiners are and how they differ from regular nurses? Drew Hawkins: Sexual…
Who is journalism for?
This month on Backlight, we talk to journalists who are rethinking how and who they report for The post Who is journalism for? appeared first on Lighthouse Reports.
Demolition Atlas Europe launched: CORRECTIV investigates demolitions across Europe
Every year, hundreds of thousands of buildings are demolished across Europe. In cooperation with international media, we uncover the ecological, social and cultural…
Type Investigations Receives Press Forward Grant to Expand the Springboard Project for Newsrooms Serving Marginalized Communities
JULY 16, 2025 – Type Investigations announced today a significant expansion of our Springboard Project for local newsrooms serving historically marginalized communities…