Reposted by Matt MurphySamuel Horti @samuelhorti.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Need a freelance editor? I'm lucky enough to be busy with reporting work but I'd love to take on more editing if any games/tech outlets need it. I've spent about half of my career as an editor, including at BBC News, on everything from breaking news to long-read investigations DM/sphorti@gmail.com 022
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Russian naval vessels look like they've returned Tartous Port in Syria for the first time since they evacuated the facility in 2024 after the fall of the Assad regime. The SANA broadcaster shared footage of what looks like the Stoikiy docked in the military section of the port on Wednesday night. 100
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Multiple weapons experts have disputed a US claim that Iran may have been responsible for a deadly strike on the town of Lamerd on the first day of the war. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukExperts dispute US account of deadly Lamerd sports hall strike in IranSix weapons experts have contested the US claim that video evidence suggests an Iranian missile could have hit the hall. 000
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Along with colleagues at BBC Munro, we spent the last few days looking at how the US used heavy air strike to pave the way for their forces to enter Venezuelan last week. Using satellite images, verified videos and eyewitness accounts, here’s our report. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...bbc.co.uk'The explosions keep going' - how air strikes paved the way for US Maduro raid - BBC NewsFootage shows how Trump’s troops used devastating strikes to infiltrate Venezuela 000
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Demonstrations are continuing across Iran in the biggest challenge to the country’s clerical establishment in more than three years. Here’s BBC Verify’s report on the protests and the increasing violence being used by security forces. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIran anti-government protests spread to majority of provinces, videos show - BBC NewsVideos show that unrest has spread to more than 50 towns and cities, including pro-government heartlands. 011
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 05/12/2025The new US national security plan has a striking Europe stance: - Welcomes growth of far-right "patriotic" parties -Questions if countries can remain reliable allies citing "migration policies" - Echoes Russia by pledging to end the "perception" of Nato as a "perpetually expanding alliance" 100
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Interesting read on how US sanctions targeting the ICC judge who authorised an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu have completely upended every aspect of his life. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...lemonde.frNicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system'Six judges and three prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In an interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses the impact of these measures on ... 030
Reposted by Matt MurphyJohn Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there. 24643611277
Reposted by Matt MurphyBianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · 07/11/2025New from BBC Verify: 'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre Our team verified dozens of videos, analysed satellite imagery and tracked RSF fighters across social media to piece together how the mass killings unfolded www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre in el-fasherBBC Verify tracks how the RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that humanitarian officials believe left 2,000 dead. 22110
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 30/10/2025A BBC Verify investigation revealed fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executed unarmed people after capturing the Sudanese city of el-Fasher. One fighter, who goes by the name Abu Lulu, features in several clips carrying out brutal killings. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSudan war: New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key cityRSF troops executed a number of unarmed people after seizing el-Fasher, videos reviewed by BBC Verify show. 110
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 24/10/2025We spent the past few months looking at Russian paramilitaries in Africa. In Mali’s capital Bamako a key base has expanded significantly since August 2023. Base 101 was home to thousands of troops from the Wagner Group. It now houses its replacement, the Africa Corps. www.bbc.com/news/live/cg... 100
Reposted by Matt MurphyMerlyn Thomas @merlynthomas.bsky.social · 23/10/2025For Palestinians, a line on a map can be the difference between life and death. BBC Verify found Israel is controlling more of Gaza than agreed in the ceasefire deal. Israel said anyone who crossed its "yellow line" would be “met with fire”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIsrael maintaining control deeper inside Gaza than expected, new boundary markers suggestIsrael has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas. 11410
Reposted by Matt MurphyBianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · 05/09/2025New images reviewed by BBC Verify show that intensive bombardments and controlled explosions have levelled several neighbourhoods in Gaza City over the past four weeks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIsrael destroys dozens of buildings in Gaza City as new offensive intensifiesThe images come as the Israeli military says it has established control over 40% of Gaza City. 387
Reposted by Matt MurphyMerlyn Thomas @merlynthomas.bsky.social · 29/08/2025NEW: Israel struck Nasser Hospital at least 4 times in its attack which killed journalists, BBC Verify found. We found Israel hit two staircases in the first wave. Minutes later it struck one of the staircases twice more. @benedictgarman.com @sebkilli.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIsrael struck Gaza's Nasser Hospital four times, analysis findsNew footage has revealed that two more strikes were carried out on hospital by Israel than initially reported. 01210
Reposted by Matt MurphyNed Davies @nedd.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Despite Donald Trump's calls for a ceasefire, Russia has fired double the number of drones and missiles at Ukraine since he took office. July was a record month for Russian aerial attacks. Story with @matt-murphy96.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDespite Trump’s peace calls, Russian attacks on Ukraine double since inaugurationMissile and drone attacks on Ukraine are now higher than at any other point of the war, Ukrainian data suggests. 091
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Russia has more than doubled the number of drones and missiles fired towards Ukraine since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, a BBC Verify analysis has found, despite his calls for a ceasefire. New story with @nedd.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDespite Trump’s peace calls, Russian attacks on Ukraine double since inaugurationMissile and drone attacks on Ukraine are now higher than at any other point of the war, Ukrainian data suggests. 040
Reposted by Matt MurphyBianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs levelled in the past few weeks. Reporting from @benedictgarman.com and @matt-murphy96.bsky.social for BBC Verify: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...bbc.co.ukIsrael levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions - BBC NewsInvestigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and subu... 186
Reposted by Matt MurphySamuel Horti @samuelhorti.bsky.social · 22/06/2025I'm reporting a story for an independent outlet about the rivalry between FIFA and Pro Evo Soccer in 2000s/10s - do you know devs who worked on those series or who would have an insight about football/soccer games in that period? Please send them my way, DM or sphorti@gmail.com. Shares appreciated! 01716
Reposted by Matt MurphyOlga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social · 21/06/2025BBC Verify has analysed dozens of fakes - a lot of them AI generated - related to the Iran-Israel conflict in the last week. We’ve found that the top three fakes have amassed over 100m views across multiple platforms. @shayan86.bsky.social @matt-murphy96.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comIsrael-Iran conflict unleashes wave of AI disinformationFake AI videos relating to the conflict have gained over 100 million views online, BBC Verify finds. 02316
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 19/06/2025We've taken a look at the Iranian uranium enrichment site which could find itself attacked if the US joins the Israeli campaign against Iran. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...bbc.co.ukVisual guide to Fordo: Iran’s secretive nuclear site that only a US bomb could hit - BBC NewsHidden away in a mountainside south of Tehran is an enrichment plant that is vital to Iran’s nuclear ambitions - and Israel’s attempts to dismantle them. 010
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 06/06/2025The Israeli military has admitted that it conducted a previously unacknowledged strike on Gaza, which reportedly killed at least 1 Palestinian and injured 30 others. It was only when approached by BBC Verify that the IDF admitted it had carried out an artillery strike. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIsraeli army admits to Gaza strike after BBC Verify investigationAt least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others injured in the Israeli strike on tents in Khan Younis on Sunday, medics say. 010
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Israel is preparing a series of sites in Gaza that could be used as distribution centres for humanitarian aid in a controversial new plan, satellite images show. Aid groups criticised the plan, accusing Israel of using food and fuel as "part of a military strategy". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukConstruction sites appear in Gaza ahead of Israeli-US aid plan rejected by UN, images showSatellite images show building at sites in south Gaza after US says controversial Israeli aid plan to proceed. 000
Reposted by Matt MurphyJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 07/05/2025This week I had so many readers get in touch about an apparently fake online astroturf campaign in *support* of festivals taking over London parks. So I dug into it. www.londoncentric.media/p/five-gays-...londoncentric.media"Five gays with a laptop" vs Mark Rylance: The Battle For Brockwell ParkPlus: An interpreter shortage halts Westfield chair-chucking trial and the Standard continues to lose money. 84110
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 25/04/2025"As models get better at “essentially lying” to pass safety tests, he argues, their true capabilities will be obscured." www.economist.com/science-and-...economist.comAI models can learn to conceal information from their usersThis makes it harder to ensure that they remain transparent 000
Reposted by Matt MurphyOlga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents of Mariupol. BBC Verify has analysed dozens of official documents published since July 2024 that show at least 5,700 homes have been identified for seizure. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...bbc.co.ukRussia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol - BBC NewsTo save their homes, Ukrainians face a dangerous return through Russia, and pressure to take a Russian passport. 03927
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Our investigation has found that Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents who fled Mariupol, as the city marks three years of occupation.bbc.co.ukRussia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol - BBC NewsTo save their homes, Ukrainians face a dangerous return through Russia, and pressure to take a Russian passport. 001
Reposted by Matt MurphyMerlyn Thomas @merlynthomas.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Israeli troops fired more than 100 times during an attack which killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza, according to forensic audio analysis of footage commissioned by BBC Verify. Some gunfire was as close as 12 metres away. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGaza medics killing: Israeli army fired as close as 12m, audio suggestsThe analysis shows Israeli troops fired 100 shots during the attack which killed 15 people. 1117
Reposted by Matt MurphyJonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 01/04/2025the baller league may be bleak football content slop. but it is, at least, addressing a question proper football has been swerving for decades: what happens when a sport prices out its next generation of fans? www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comWelcome to the Baller League, the future of football – whether you like it or not | Jonathan LiewThe series at the Copper Box Arena is one of a series of seven-a-side ventures challenging the traditional model of the game 4508
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 24/03/2025This is one of the most insane stories I’ve ever reader. Wilder still - it’s confirmed by the White Housetheatlantic.comThe Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War PlansU.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. 001
Reposted by Matt MurphyRichard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 24/03/20252/ Peter Mwai, @benedictgarman.com , @kumarmalhotra.bsky.social alhotra.bsky.social, @matt-murphy96.bsky.social and I have been logging events around Khartoum for two months, across maybe 80 incidents and 100 videos. (Example detail here. Blue markers are where we saw SAF activity, red is RSF.) 162
Reposted by Matt MurphyJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 13/03/2025How journalism works (and why while I’m less fussed than I used to be about being ripped off). If you pick up the print Daily Mail today, or look at the top of MailOnline right now, you’ll find a an exclusive special investigation into London’s Harry Potter shops and the couple who “own” them. 8346149
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Zelensky: “Have you been to Ukraine? Have you seen the problems we have?” JD Vance: “I’ve been to… I… I’ve actually watched and see the stories…“ 120
Reposted by Matt MurphyMark Little @marklittle.bsky.social · 26/02/2025“The scale of the hypocrisy on display here is eye-watering.” If you read just one thing about Jeff Bezoz … www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/jeff...niemanlab.orgJeff Bezos declares opinions questioning “free markets” no longer welcome at The Washington PostMonths after insisting he would never allow his personal interests to influence the Post's content, one of the world's richest men decides opinions contrary to his "will be left to be published by others." 63917
Reposted by Matt MurphyOlga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social · 19/02/2025President Donald Trump has made a flurry of claims about Ukraine and its president from his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida. BBC Verify has fact-checked some of them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFact-checking Donald Trump's claims about war in UkrainePresident Donald Trump appeared to accuse Ukraine of being responsible for the war with Russia. 2256
Reposted by Matt MurphyMark Bryson @markbryson.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Great to see our Verify visual investigations presented in one of our premium storytelling formats here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc... @erwanrivault.bsky.social @matt-murphy96.bsky.socialbbc.co.ukMapping China’s influence around the Panama Canal - BBC NewsHow much influence does China have around the Panama Canal? 021
Reposted by Matt MurphyJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Kash Patel has at least $1 million in Shein stock via his work as a consultant through a Cayman Islands-registered firm associated with Shein. lol. lmao, even www.wired.com/story/kash-p...wired.comTrump's FBI Pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock from Chinese Ecommerce Giant SheinDonald Trump’s pick for FBI director told senators he has no plans to divest his shares, which his financial disclosure form says were received in exchange for consulting services. 12333126
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Great piece on the strangulation of London nightlife. The Globe, opposite Baker Street station in Marylebone: faced closure after “faint giggles” from patrons annoyed a single local resident. www.the-londoner.co.uk/noise-compla...the-londoner.co.ukNoise complaints are killing London’s pubsWe mapped the dozens of pubs forced to shut early or that faced closure last year due to everything from “faint giggles” to “constant honking” from cars. 000
Reposted by Matt MurphyBen Chu @benchu.bsky.social · 03/02/2025UK 10 year Gilt yield down another 5 basis points today - currently trading at 4.48% Now within 8 basis points of the level on 30 October 2024 when Rachel Reeves held her Budget 👇 55922
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Fascinating account of the Harris-Rogan negotiations. Different view to the suggestions that she just wasn't willing to play ball that's previously surfaced. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...nbcnews.comThe inside story of Harris' lost gamble on Joe Rogan, Beyoncé and a late Texas rallyA new book by Jonathan Allen of NBC News and Amie Parnes of The Hill has details about the Harris campaign's botched attempt to schedule an interview with Joe Rogan. 000
Reposted by Matt MurphyNick Eardley @nickeardleybbc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Latest on Syria from BBC Verify… satellite images show Russian military equipment being withdrawn from Moscow’s key strategic port Tartous @matt-murphy96.bsky.social t.co/2zuVT6kH25t.cohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5zmm186no 051
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Vessel tracking reviewed by BBC Verify shows that two Russian ships linked to its military have docked at the Kremlin's naval base on the Syrian coast at Tartous, with experts suggesting that an anticipated evacuation of the facility has finally begun. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukRussian ships return to Syrian Tartous base ahead of expected withdrawalAnalysts say the return suggests that Moscow is preparing to evacuate one of its most valuable overseas bases. 012
Reposted by Matt MurphyOlga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait between Russia & annexed Crimea, a month after two oil tankers were damaged in the area @jcheetham.bsky.social @matt-murphy96.bsky.social @erwanrivault.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukRussia suffering 'environmental catastrophe' after oil spill in Kerch StraitActivists say the spill - caused after two ships ran were battered by a storm - could cover an area of 400 sq km. 13117
Reposted by Matt MurphyBenedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 15/01/2025Almost 100 strikes in the IDF's unilaterally designated "humanitarian zone" in Gaza - and this figure doesn't take into account the many reported strikes which didn't have imagery from the scene for us to verify. W/ @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAlmost 100 strikes in Gaza 'humanitarian zone', BBC Verify findsThe area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to 37949
Reposted by Matt MurphyVictoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Re: Home Office guidance supposedly issued in 2008 advising police not to intervene in child grooming cases because victims had ‘made an informed choice about their sexual behaviour’? BBC Verify found no evidence any document containing that advice exists www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comHow Elon Musk seized on baseless memo claim to create wave of misinformationThe X owner shared false claims that a Home Office memo urged police not to intervene in child grooming cases. 28526180
Matt Murphy @matt-murphy96.bsky.social · 23/12/2024The defection of a senior RSF commander appears have have prompted a massacre in Sudan’s Gezira state by men wearing the paramilitary’s insignia. BBC Verify has pieced the attack together from video footage and eyewitness testimony.bbc.comHow an RSF commander's defection led to a massacre in SudanVideos reviewed by BBC Verify show men wearing RSF insignia boasting of killing locals in Al Sherifa. 010
Reposted by Matt MurphyOlga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social · 17/12/2024BBC Verify has been analysing social media videos and images from Moscow to try to build up a clearer picture of the blast that killed Russian Lt Gen Igor Kirillov and his assistant. @matt-murphy96.bsky.social @joshcheetham.bsky.social @richib.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWhat verified videos tell us about Igor Kirillov's deathFootage from the scene shows a blast targeting the Russian general as he left a Moscow apartment block. 13915
Reposted by Matt MurphyOlga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Satellite images show some Russian navy ships have left Tartous and are currently sitting offshore in the Mediterranean Sea. This is happening amid continuing uncertainty about the future of Moscow's military presence in Syria. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukRussian ships move from Syria base amid doubts over futureSatellite images show Russian ships off the Syrian coast, as Moscow mulls its military future after Bashar al-Assad's fall. 23621
Reposted by Matt MurphyNick Eardley @nickeardleybbc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024People are pouring milk down the toilet and throwing butter in the bin. Here’s why - and why experts say there’s no danger in a new additive being used to reduce methane from burping cows (!!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWhy has an additive called Bovaer sparked controversy online?The new additive aims to cut down on methane emissions from cows, but some have raised safety concerns. 3134
Reposted by Matt MurphyRichard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Forget the conjecture, Jake Horton forever plays it totally straight on US political facts. @matt-murphy96.bsky.social is the freshest face at Verify, too. This is what has been said, this is what has been done, by Biden and Trump, on pardons: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWhat has Joe Biden said about pardoning his son Hunter Biden?The US president has previously vowed not to intervene in his son's case. 051