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Pooja Chaudhuri

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 12/06/2026
An investigation by Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged bulk carrier, exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Libya. This adds Libya to the list of countries willing to accept what the Ukrainian government describes as “stolen” grain. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...
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Heading Off: New Technique Helps Track Grain Smuggling Expansion to Libya - bellingcat
Heading data contained in AIS information helped confirm the presence of ship in the Occupied Ukrainian Port of Feodosia before it travelled to Benghazi.
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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“We have a red-flag system here, where if there’s anything that gets really out of whack, they can immediately tag the milk, and it doesn’t go to anything but cheese,” he said. “Because...cheese is resistant to pathogens.” But research has shown that raw cheese is **not** resistant to pathogens.
“We have a red-flag system here, where if there’s anything that gets really out of whack, they can immediately tag the milk, and it doesn’t go to anything but cheese,” McAfee told me. “Because, you know, cheese is resistant to pathogens.”

Research has shown that raw cheese is not, in fact, resistant to pathogens; while aging can mitigate some risk, harmful bacteria can still survive the usual 60-day maturation process. 

Hearing about the practice took me by surprise — the farm did what with that milk? — so I asked about it again.

McAfee confirmed that milk with pathogens was used to make cheese, except for batches with salmonella, which he said were dumped or sent out for pasteurization. (I later learned the FDA knew he was doing this and had told him to stop two years ago. But no one had alerted the public.)
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 27/05/2026
A new investigation by Bellingcat has identified 115 villages in Rakhine State as partially or completely destroyed since the February 2021 military coup that overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/05...
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The 'Lost' Villages of Myanmar's Rakhine - bellingcat
A “river of blood” was how one survivor described the scene in western Myanmar. “I saw shooting. I saw mass killing.” Another told the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHRC) how 20 relatives, i...
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 22/05/2026
Where reporting carries major safety risks, how can open-source analysis reveal what’s happening on the ground? In our next Stage Talk, Bellingcat's @poojachaudhuri.bsky.social shares how she monitors and verifies claims of violence in Myanmar. Join us live on Thursday: discord.gg/EjgxVKgv?eve...
Stage Talk Thursday 28th of May , 5pm CEST/11am EDT. discord.com/invite/bellingcat 

Monitoring Violence In Myanmar with Pooja Chaudhuri.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 09/05/2025
Latest: How a deepfake video infiltrated Indian media coverage of the escalating India and Pakistan conflict… www.bellingcat.com/news/rest-of...
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India-Pakistan Conflict: How a Deepfake Video Made it Mainstream - bellingcat
A manipulated video falsely claiming to show a General in the Pakistani army stating two of its fighter jets had been shot down was picked up and spread by Indian media outlets.
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Gyula Csák @gycsak.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Another important story from the great @poojachaudhuri.bsky.social at @bellingcat.com. So proud to be part of this investigation!
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 10/03/2025
This Wednesday, our founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social, will give it a shot. Watch as he tackles the challenges and reveals the methods he uses to find the answers. This livestream will be offered for free on our Patreon on Wednesday March 12, at 5pm CET/12pm EDT: www.patreon.com/posts/bellin...
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Congo Eye @congoeye.com · 29/01/2025
We’re honored to collaborate with Bellingcat for another article‒this time about the recent assault on Goma.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 24/01/2025
Watch along as we share our investigation into the deadly opioids Nitazenes, revealing what the online advertisements look like and sharing how the drugs, that can cause an overdose even with trace quantities, are being smuggled into Europe... www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0qU...
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The Rise of Nitazenes: The Deadly Opioids Targeting Europe
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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Pooja Chaudhuri @poojachaudhuri.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Myanmar military has been allegedly carrying out airstrikes in Nawnghkio in northern Shan State - a strategic town close to the country's heartland - since it was captured by rebel TNLA in July last year. The latest airstrike allegedly killed 8 civilians. Source: www.facebook.com/rfaburmese/p...
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 22/11/2024
Would you like to develop tools or methods that can support online researchers? Do you have a project idea that could benefit the open source research community? Bellingcat’s Tech Fellowship could be the opportunity to do just that, apply here: www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-t...
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Bellingcat Tech Fellowship Opportunity - bellingcat
November 21, 2024 We will be reviewing applications for the fellowship on a rolling basis, and expect to interview applicants in the first week of December (2-6 December 2024) Would you like to develo...
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 20/11/2024
We're continuing to add to our starter pack as more of our staff and contributors join. Check out the full current list here: go.bsky.app/HZSzS41
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