What Audio Analysis Reveals About Aid Workers Killed in Gaza
On March 23, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced an operation in southern Gaza’s Tal as-Sultan neighborhood and urged civilians to evacuate using a road north to a…
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US Border Patrol Called Raid 300 Miles From Border ‘Targeted’. Open Source Evidence Suggests Otherwise
In early January, agents from the El Centro division of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) descended on the central Californian city of Bakersfield and the…
Eleven football players report more than a hundred cases of intimate touching by a German player consultant
Research by CORRECTIV shows: The often underage young footballers, some of whom now play professional football, are said to have been treated naked in the counsellor's…
Shot From Above: The Dangerous Work of Drone Journalists in Gaza
Scroll down ↓ Drone footage captured in March 2023 and March 2025, shows destruction in Gaza’s Jabalia/Jabaliya Refugee Camp. Credit: Shadi Al-Tabatiby and Forbidden…
The cost of Europe’s structural racism
Europe frames migration as a crisis—but this masks the reality of its aging population and skills shortages The post The cost of Europe’s structural racism appeared…
Don’t Get Scammed! Tips For Spotting AI-Generated Fake Products Online
This guide is part of a collaboration between Bellingcat and Evident on detecting AI-generated products. You can watch Evident’s video here. Sipping coffee from a mug…
Nowhere to Run: The Online Footprint of an Alleged Kinahan Cartel Associate
This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. On the last Friday in December, a German businessman in…
“Essentially Cages”: ICE Is Using Courthouse Cells for Lengthy Detentions
Detainees report not having access to private toilets, showers, hygiene products, and lifesaving HIV and diabetes medication. The post “Essentially Cages”: ICE Is Using…
Pitch Wildlife and Environmental investigations to Bellingcat
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…
Leaving the Island
More than 13 million Americans may be displaced due to climate change by the end of this century. Where will they move, and who will decide how it happens? “Leaving the…
The Backstory: Isiah Holmes
Paco Alvarez: Your investigation focused on the Milwaukee Area Investigative Team, or MAIT. Could you explain what MAIT is and what were the main findings of your…
“It’s difficult to explain that you freeze to death at 5 degrees Celsius”
An estimated 47 Million people in Europe cannot afford a warm home in winter, according to a calculation from CORRECTIV.Europe. Reports from local journalists in our…