India has exported more than 320 million unapproved synthetic opioid pills to West Africa in just three years. Trade data shows over 1,400 shipments of tapentadol — a potent painkiller — were sent to a region already facing an opioid crisis. Our investigation, with Indian publishing partner Newslaundry, found that more than 50% of the painkillers were high-strength (200mg+), doses not even approved for use in India.
Katherine de Tolly reports: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04/17/painkiller-pipeline-300-million-tapentadol-pills-sent-from-india-to-west-africa/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Looking to develop your investigative skills?
Our latest challenges focus exclusively on audio analysis, without visual cues—an increasingly relevant skill in the context of AI-generated audio.
Explore the exercises here:
https://challenge.bellingcat.com/
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Apr 09, 2026
Latest: Bellingcat has found close to 800 Hungarian government emails and associated passwords online, which in some cases have exposed confidential data of military personnel and civil servants. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04/09/the-hungarian-government-passwords-exposed-online/?utm_source=mstdn
On Sunday, Hungarians will head to the polls to decide if Viktor Orbán, leader of the right-wing populist party Fidesz and the country's longest-serving prime minister, will be elected to a fifth consecutive term.
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Apr 07, 2026
With widespread internet blackouts in Iran and new restrictions on some satellite imagery in the region, Bellingcat is launching a tool to help estimate the level of destruction in Iran and the wider Gulf region. https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2026/04/07/tool-damage-assessment-destruction-sentinel-satellite-imagery-iran-us-gulf/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Apr 06, 2026
A new set of challenges is live today! This month, we’ve removed all visuals, so you can put your open source investigative skills to the test using audio analysis alone… Try the exercises here: https://challenge.bellingcat.com/
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Apr 02, 2026
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. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04/02/war-uae-iran-infuencer-dubai-conflict-drone-successful-strike-intercept-fire/
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Apr 02, 2026
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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy9pzWul4mA
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Apr 01, 2026
Bellingcat and Josimar identified the representative of an Asian bookmaker who used a false name to sign a sponsorship deal with Croatia’s national football team ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
In 2024, the Croatian Football Federation signed a deal with gambling site Dragon Z6 as its “exclusive betting partner” across Asia. Dragon Z6’s representative, named on screen was "Alexander Smith".
But Mr Smith isn’t who he claims to be… and neither is Dragon Z6…https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/31/croatian-football-teams-deal-with-gambling-sponsor/?utm_source=mstdn
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 30, 2026
Videos of explosions have fueled misunderstanding and misinformation in the conflict between US, Israel and Iran, with munition types incorrectly identified amongst claims of “mystery” weapons. But what is an explosion and what can types of explosions really tell us? Bellingcat researcher Trevor Ball’s written a guide that explains explosives, their characteristics and the impact they have on people and infrastructure. https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2026/03/30/explosive-misinformation-a-guide-to-mushroom-clouds-sonic-weapons-and-disintegration/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 27, 2026
Two new videos have emerged showing the deadly strikes that hit an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) compound, as well as an adjacent girls’ school, in Minab, Iran. By geolocating and verifying the footage, Bellingcat found two waves of attacks, occurring hours apart. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/27/new-videos-reveal-more-details-about-iran-girls-school-strike/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 26, 2026
The US appears to have deployed the Gator Scatterable Mine system over Kafari, a village near Shiraz, in southern Iran overnight. At least two people were killed according to local reports. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/26/us-iran-mines-israel-village-missile-munitions-weapons-war-conflict/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 25, 2026
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...
In short: https://youtube.com/shorts/oMlsRM4hO3s
Watch the full film on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0GLUXWhWo
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 24, 2026
A Bellingcat and @mongabay investigation has identified nine Facebook groups, in which coded language has helped illegal wildlife dealers evade bans on the platform for years. Facebook says it prohibits any form of animal trading on its platform. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwQNZlVO21o
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 24, 2026
Munition remnants from a strike that killed 17 people in Tiné, Chad, on Wednesday, appear to match a model previously used by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the war with Sudanese government forces. Bellingcat geolocated the photos of munition remnants to the northwest of the Bir Tine neighbourhood, just 650 metres to the border of the Western Darfur region of Sudan that is largely controlled by the RSF.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/24/munition-remnants-pictured-at-site-of-deadly-chad-strike-match-weapon-previously-used-by-sudans-rsf/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 23, 2026
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?
Find out in short:
https://youtube.com/shorts/xb5ZF9QBrCI?feature=share
Watch the full documentary with Search Party on our YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0GLUXWhWo
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 19, 2026
Wildlife traffickers selling protected animals on Facebook use coded language to evade moderation. Research by Bellingcat and @mongabay@mastodon.green has identified nine groups, with more than 70,000 members combined, leading back to six profiles and one broker in Indonesia. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/19/how-wildlife-traffickers-are-using-coded-language-to-sell-protected-animals-on-facebook/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 18, 2026
Bellingcat and our partners at Evident Media and CalMatters have tracked US Border Patrol agents, analysing over 85 hours of footage taken across the country to try and unpack the circumstances around multiple use-of-force incidents. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/17/border-patrol-agents-of-chaos/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 14, 2026
Documents uncovered by Bellingcat and The Sunday Times link MMA fighter and Kinahan ‘friend’ Mounir Lazzez to multimillion shipping deals, orchestrated by companies in a secrecy jurisdiction, for crude oil tankers that were later sanctioned by the US for helping the Iranian regime. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/14/ex-ufc-fighter-and-kinahan-friend-mounir-lazzez-linked-to-iran-sanctions/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 13, 2026
How do investigators identify weapons used in war? Bellingcat researcher Trevor Ball explains how analysts study munitions and verify their use in combat, including weapons emerging in the conflict involving Iran. Search 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' on your preferred podcast platform: https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/2625938
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 12, 2026
De Telegraaf, the Netherlands’ largest newspaper published an interview with a woman claiming to organise her own evacuation flights from Dubai, promoting seats at €1,600. Bellingcat found that the image in the interview was likely AI-generated, and flight-tracking data suggests no such plane took off.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/12/ai-used-to-promote-non-existent-evacuation-flights-from-the-middle-east/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 11, 2026
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 geolocated imagery of Tomahawk fragments to outside Kafr Zita in Syria. Experts told us that the presence of these missiles in Iraqi and Syrian airspace without an agreement with the countries they pass over might violate international law. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-east/2026/03/11/iran-war-iraq-tomahawks-munitions-syria-located-kurdistan-missiles-fired/?utm_source=mstdn
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 10, 2026
Young boys dubbed “lion cubs” in Sudan’s civil war are going viral on TikTok and Facebook. Videos of children celebrating battlefield victories have millions of views. Our investigation analyses the clips and how the content encourages young people to join the war. Watch here: https://youtu.be/i8wf-hJAjR4
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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Mar 09, 2026
Israeli Air Force images posted on March 3 show a bomb not previously seen in Israeli service, reportedly from jets involved in strikes on Iran. Experts say the bombs appear to have an incendiary component and may be meant to destroy chemical or biological warfare agents.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/07/the-incendiary-bomb-never-seen-in-israel-before/?utm_source=mstdn
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
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Mar 08, 2026
New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.
The footage appears to contradict President Donald Trump’s claim it was an Iranian missile that hit the school on Feb. 28.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/08/video-shows-us-tomahawk-missile-strike-next-to-girls-school-in-iran/
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
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Mar 04, 2026
A satellite imagery analysis conducted by Bellingcat shows that at least 15 police stations or police-related buildings were targeted in strikes conducted in Tehran between March 1 and March 3. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-east/2026/03/04/satellite-imagery-reveals-strikes-on-iranian-police-stations/?utm_source=mstdn
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
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Mar 03, 2026
Israel used 2,000+ bombs in the first 30 hours of the Iran war; 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. Bellingcat has tracked the munitions used by all sides so far: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/03/bombs-will-fall-everywhere-the-american-israeli-and-iranian-weapons-being-deployed-in-middle-east/?utm_source=mstdn
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
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Feb 24, 2026
Exactly four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bellingcat’s Volunteer Community looks back at the data we have collected on civilian harm during this time - documenting attacks on cities and the near-total destruction of rural villages. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02/24/how-russias-war-has-devastated-civilian-life-in-ukraine/?utm_source=mastodon
In over 2,500 cases of civilian harm that we have verified, more than 1,100 residential structures were hit. The data only represents a snapshot of the extent of civilian harm across Ukraine.
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
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Feb 18, 2026
With Evident Media and Hind Hassan we detail the part American-made munitions have played in Israel’s operations in Gaza. We collected data on the use of three munitions produced solely in the US and found hospitals, schools, homes and civilian infrastructure were hit. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5J8M96aZYYg
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
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Jan 25, 2026
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-analysing-footage-of-minneapolis-cbp-shooting/?utm_source=mastodon
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
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Dec 20, 2025
That perfect holiday gift might not exist... Scammers are using AI to create convincing fake products and stores. Bellingcat's Kolina Koltai reveals 10 real examples found online — plus quick, practical checks to help you spot what’s real before it’s too late. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txcN36RHxmU&lc=Ugyt6YF60cM-D_4Eb014AaABAg
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
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Mar 24, 2025
We're hiring! Bellingcat is looking for an Open Source Investigator and Trainer to join our Human Rights and Conflict Monitoring team. Read more about the role and apply here. https://www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-is-hiring-open-source-investigator-and-trainer-conflict/
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? http:// bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http:// bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http:// apple.co/36LJURI
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@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
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Apr 12, 2023
Bellingcat’s Aric Toler spoke to the Lawfare Podcast about how he tracked down leaked U S intelligence documents to a little known Discord server named "Thug Shaker Central". Listen here: https://www.lawfareblog.com/lawfare-podcast-rid-and-toler-latest-megaleak
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