post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 13/05/2026www.politifact.com/article/2026...politifact.comPlaintiffs make First Amendment challenge to visa policyA lawyer for academics, journalists and researchers made a case in federal court against a Trump administration policy they say would chill free speech and adversely affect fact-checking. 010
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 11/01/2026#OSINT is a two-edged sword. Tech can help it be weaponised against anyone — for good and for bad. General OSINT literacy + understanding its potential misuse are crucial. A worthwhile read: cybernews.com/privacy/ice-... #surveillance #surveillancetech #digitalforensics #eff #socmediacybernews.comSurveillance tech used by ICE - and the hackers pushing backAfter the fatal shooting of an unarmed activist in Minnesota, scrutiny grows over ICE’s expanding surveillance arsenal and the hackers working to track and disrupt it. 001
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Classic moments in #australianjournalism #73: www.instagram.com/reel/DLtmfoZ... 000
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Challenge: What did I just punch? Answers under the spoiler post, please (ie, the next image below.) #whatdidijustpunch #osintchallenge #xmasgiftchallenge 100
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Excellent #OSINT work in this report. Every minute is worth watching. 022
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Off topic: Any other #adhd folk have a habit of buying lottery tickets but never checking to see if they’ve won anything? I’ve done that for years. For all I know I’m a millionaire many times over while living on the income of a low-level academic. 🙄🤷🏻 000
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 07/09/2025To get higher quality version of an image posted on #bluesky: Right-click image to open in new tab In the URL: 1. Replace "feed_thumbnail" with "feed_fullsize" 2. Replace "@jpeg" with "@png" Voila. #OSINT @quiztime #geolocation @juliabayer.bsky.social @tlmn.bsky.social @henkvaness.bsky.social 1106
Reposted by post_factCraig Silverman @craigsilverman.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Thrilled to partner with The Guardian to have it republish my @indicator.media story about Diddy AI slop videos racking up views on YouTube. You can read for free here: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comFake, AI-generated videos about the Diddy trial are raking in millions of views on YouTubeChannels serving AI slop feature videos full of false claims about celebs and their involvement with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for quick cash 13415
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 26/06/2025MUST-WATCH Great segment re “AI slop” infesting socmedia/internet (Last Week Tonight, 23/6) Clips: youtube.com/shorts/wtqAx... youtube.com/shorts/V6dNs... This crap has annoyed me for yonks. Used to reply “Don’t post AI crap” whenever I saw it. Now I reply #noaislop. Hope it trends. 🤞🏻🤞🏼🤞🏾 :}) 021
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Just got a call from a scammer. The recorded massage ended up on my voicemail — half in English, half in Mandarin. iOS17 kindly auto-translated the message for me … [Feel free to trace the phone number, if you like. They’re usually “not in service”] 010
Reposted by post_factJulia Bayer @juliabayer.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Welcome to @quiztime.bsky.social and it’s #MondayQuiz 🥚 What piece for which puzzle is it? 📮reply just to me with an answer 🤝 reply to all for collaboration 🌈have fun 123
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Attn investigative journos Last-minute notice but worth signing up: gijn.org/event/gijn-w... #climatejournalism #fossilfuelinvestigation @gijn.orggijn.orgGIJN Webinar: Investigating Fossil FuelsIn this GIJN webinar, journalists will learn key strategies for probing the fossil fuel industry, guided by insights from GIJN’s forthcoming Guide to Investigating Fossil Fuels. A panel of expert jour... 010
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Very pleased to see you’ve joined the OSINT/fact-checking field, @beaudonelly.bsky.social A bit of OSINT might have helped locate the owner of that US college pin/medal (??) back at MMP … 010
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 10/01/2025An Open Letter from fact-checkers to #MarkZuckerberg via @poynterinstitute.bsky.social At a time it's needed more than ever, the decision to drop #factchecking on #Meta is cowardly, dangerous pandering [NB: Those are my words, not Poynter's] #assaultontruth www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/an...poynter.orgAn open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later - PoynterFrom person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car... 042
Reposted by post_factSteffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 31/12/2024🇷🇺 You can use ADSBexchange to follow Russian aircraft using this one filter. It works because the ICAO have assigned 100000 to 1FFFFF (hex) to Russia, and those numbers are assigned to Russian-owned aircraft by the government. Filter ICAO (Regex): ^1 👉 globe.adsbexchange.com?filtericao=%... 1239
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Another great take by Heather RC, my fave commentator on the current US moment. She explains historical context+precedent with clarity, draws insightful parallels, reveals the forces at work & suggests strategies to resist+repair. Thanks, Tim. Thanks, Heather. @thebulwark.bsky.social 🙏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻👍🏻 022
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Another month of #OSINT games … Must be Christmas ;}) challenge.bellingcat.com 042
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Looking for some fun Xmas #OSINT challenges? Try #osint4fun’s Advent of OSINT 2024. A new challenge every day. Play solo or as a team. www.osint4fun.eu/advent2024/en/osint4fun.euOSINT4Fun | Ressources pédagogiques en OSINT - Recherche d'informations et analyseOSINT For Fun - Apprenez l'OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) ou ROSO (Renseignement d'Origine Sources Ouvertes) : des techniques pour rechercher, analyser et exploiter des informations disponibles en l... 063
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Anyone here aware of folks/projects looking for/tracking/warning about #bots n fake accounts on @bsky.app? Is there an internal team monitoring? Perhaps users should set up a list/ warning hash to ID confirmed fakes — or would that be too easily abused? 000
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 24/11/2024@craigsilverman.bsky.social posted this over on the X place. Big If True: new show about navigating #misinfo & #disinfo Must check it out. #fcnv #factchecking x.com/bigiftruetvo/status/185895699… 000
Reposted by post_factCyber Detective @cybdetective.bsky.social · 25/08/202410 Essential #OSINT Newsletters You Should Subscribe to Today (by Nina Maelainine) OSINT Team OSINT Newsletter OSINT Jobs OSINT Ambition Forensic OSINT Digital Investigations Cyber Detective Gary Ruddell’s OSINT OSINT Drip Ervin Zubic on Medium osintteam.blog/10-essential... 1186
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Know what I don’t miss about X? Having to delete the constant flow of new followers whose avatar is a sexy woman, whose accnt was created mid 2023, who follows 6-7000 accnts, who has 60-80 followers and who has never posted. They must be real people, though, because Elon got rid of the bots. Right? 090
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Found a new tool, used by a student in an assignment I'm marking: Use #filmot to search for key words+phrases in YouTube subtitles, captions and transcripts filmot.com Just had a play with it. Very useful. #OSINT #OSINTsearch #OSINTtools 121
Reposted by post_factAlison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 18/11/2024And the day 2 recording is here - really enjoyed the session on ship tracking from Ollie Ballinger, Bridget Diakun and Yoruk Isik, who cleverly tracked down the whole ecosystem of ships smuggling Russian oil www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DM8...youtube.comBELLINGFEST DAY 2YouTube video by Bellingcat 13213
Reposted by post_factsoul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 17/11/2024a piece of bluesky lore i hold close to my heart: apparently this was the first skeet to reach 1,000 likes, at which point i found out that the devs had actively decided not to add the “,” for numbers >999 until they saw a post hit it lmfao. legends 919977602
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Is The Guardian the first major news org to give up on X/Twitter or just the first of many? www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/the-guard… 020
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Looks like the assault on #bsky is happening. Monitor your profile and report imposters. We need to protect this platform’s integrity for it to be an effective replacement for the Twitter/X fiasco. x.com/thejackhopki...x.comx.com 022
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 11/11/2024This is why we’re here www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comA new era dawns. America’s tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power | Carole CadwalladrThe era that began with the Great Disruptor’s first term is over. Beware the emerging elite 040
Reposted by post_factDutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · 09/11/2024This is why good and smart #OSINT practitioners look beyond page one of any search engine it’s results. And also this why you need to learn how to “Google dork”. Great story on what we can call “accidental OSINT” hidden gem found: www.bbc.com/news/article... 1265
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 10/02/2024@knowledgefight.bsky.social Hey there. Sure you know, but just in case … Hannity fessed up the man in the video of the “immigrant” being assaulted was not an immigrant. Chris Hayes gave him and Fox a spanking for it today. Listen from 19:45 in the podcast iyi. 000
Reposted by post_facttlmn @tlmn.eurosky.social · 11/10/2023Happy #WednesdayQuiz @quiztime! This is a first try for a quiz here on bluesky. "Des Kaiser's neue Kleider"/"The emperor's new clothes" - when did I (roughly) take this photo? 📝 Answers go below the spoiler barrier GIF 👇🏻 296
Reposted by post_factBaptiste Robert @fs0c131y.com · 06/08/2023@osint.bsky.social @gord19.bsky.social @oalexanderdk.bsky.social @mjbanias.bsky.social @heinbrian.bsky.social @nickwaters.bsky.social @gianfiorella.bsky.social @cyb3rkitties.bsky.social @staziax.bsky.social @lightleaks.bsky.social @cybersecstu.bsky.social @3r1ng.bsky.social 142
Reposted by post_factBaptiste Robert @fs0c131y.com · 06/08/2023@rebel44cz.bsky.social @annique.bsky.social @gavinsblog.bsky.social @jordanwildon.bsky.social @nickbackovic.bsky.social @snoeck.bsky.social @nabertronic.bsky.social @justinseitz.bsky.social @tinkerstevie.bsky.social @theondrakguy.bsky.social @koronkowy.bsky.social @bosintblanc.bsky.social 262
Reposted by post_factBaptiste Robert @fs0c131y.com · 06/08/2023@brennasmith.bsky.social @benread.bsky.social @knowsint.bsky.social @lennaert89.bsky.social @godin.bsky.social @chrisosieck.bsky.social @trbrtc.bsky.social @vpkivimaki.bsky.social @cen4infores.bsky.social @obretix.bsky.social @foeke.bsky.social 2102
Reposted by post_factBaptiste Robert @fs0c131y.com · 06/08/2023@shayan86.bsky.social @sayyara.bsky.social @baywolf.bsky.social @osinttechniques.bsky.social @dutchosintguy.bsky.social @technisette.bsky.social @raebaker.net @bendobrown.bsky.social @myosint.training @webbreacher.com 1114
Reposted by post_factBaptiste Robert @fs0c131y.com · 06/08/2023@sin.osintdojo.com @osintgeek.bsky.social @jennsutt.bsky.social @c3pjoe.bsky.social @nem.ec @commandergirl.bsky.social @k2sosint.bsky.social @sancho.bsky.social 2143
Reposted by post_factBaptiste Robert @fs0c131y.com · 06/08/2023@bellingcat.com @kirbstr.bsky.social @nataliaantonova.bsky.social @malachy.bsky.social @gralhix.bsky.social @w963n.bsky.social 192
Reposted by post_factBaptiste Robert @fs0c131y.com · 06/08/2023@hatless1der.bsky.social @mwosint.bsky.social @intelinquirer.bsky.social @benborges.xyz @navlys.bsky.social @zewensec.bsky.social @cybdetective.bsky.social @iggym.bsky.social @salaheldinaz.bsky.social @nixintel.bsky.social @sector035.bsky.social @osintunleashed.bsky.social 1204
post_fact @gord19.bsky.social · 25/05/2023Dear bsky, I know this ain’t Twitter but … Are hashtags not a thing here? How do I find likeminded peeps? Can I tag others? How would anyone find this post? Signed, bs newbie 000
