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Working with open source information brings a whole range of complex ethical issues – here are some tips based on Bellingcat's experience.

An inventor poses for a photo alongside his creation, then disappears.

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How open source techniques identified where mystery WWII photographs were taken.

Bellingcat analysed two events from Israel's July raids in Jenin, piecing together what open sources could tell us.

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The Texas Mall shooter operated an Odnoklassniki social media account where he shared photos of Nazi tattoos and expressed far-right viewpoints.

Social media posts, mapping tools and a being aware of small but important details can help researchers determine when an undated image was taken.

Two years after the death of Colombian protester, Lucas Villa, newly accessed documents shed light on the investigation into his killing.

Three ‘Battle Damage Assessments’ detail how the US is gathering intelligence on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.