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Sam Doak

@samdoak.bsky.social
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Journalist, doing OSINT at Sky News.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Have been working with Adele, Lauren Hardaway, and the Sky documentaries team on this doc for a good part of this year. It builds on previous reporting, focusing on the Com, perpetrators of online exploitation and violence, and their victims. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUm6...
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The Com: Online, Sadistic and Deadly.
YouTube video by Sky News
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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I’ve spent the last year investigating how the UK's broken employment tribunal system lets rogue bosses evade justice. But this is the craziest case,by far. A restaurant chain that lost 21 tribunal claims over several years, yet never paid a single one🧵 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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Meet the restaurant boss who flouted judges’ orders for years
Jason Wells’ restaurant chain has cheated workers, lost 21 tribunal claims – and not paid a single one
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
A lot of details have come out about what Epstein offered his Royal friends, less on what he expected from them. New files shed light on what he wanted from Sarah Ferguson, majority ownership of her women’s empowerment brand, and the opportunity to leverage her network.
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Peter Andringa @peter.andringa.me · 10/12/2025
NEW: We took a deep dive into ICE's data dragnet: the data brokers, biometrics tools, and license plate readers powering Trump's deportation effort. Some of the contracts are for tools previous administrations deemed too intrusive.
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Trump’s immigration data dragnet
The US is pulling in vast amounts of personal information in its drive to deport 1mn people this year
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 26/10/2025
This is great work from @samdoak.bsky.social and @bvdm.bsky.social on Gaza's four Israeli-backed militias news.sky.com/story/reveal...
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Revealed: The plan for a 'New Gaza' - and the four militias Israel is backing to defeat Hamas
Militia leader Hossam al Astal tells Sky News that the groups are part of a joint project to remove Hamas from power, and that they have the backing of several Arab and Western states.
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
New story with @bvdm.bsky.social We found new evidence of Israeli support for anti Hamas Gaza militias. For the first time we got a look at how the northern Al Mansi militia is supplied, finding footage of them transporting fuel, food and water from the direction of the Israeli border
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
We went through months of footage to find details of the IDF’s support for a Gaza militia positioning itself as an alternative governing force Found the Popular Forces to be receiving aid directly from the GHF, and moving vehicles & equipment with relative ease over the border
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
New Planet imagery shows buildings being demolished by the IDF around a recently abandoned camp in the south of Gaza city. Just ten days prior the area was full of people.
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
The IDF have pushed into the south east of Gaza city, with Palestinians forced to abandon camps in nearby neighbourhoods. After the destruction of whole neighbourhoods across the strip, high numbers of demolition equipment suggest a similar plan for the city. Story with @bvdm.bsky.social
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The dead in this video were filmed on the coastal road, ~500 meters south of a newly manned fortified area visible on Planet imagery from 26 July 22 July imagery shows the area was empty until quite recently
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Dr. Manisha Ganguly @manisha.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
NEW INVESIGATION: Europe's largest missile maker is supplying bomb parts to Israeli munitions that have killed over 100 children in Gaza, across 24 incidents we investigated. 10+ of these Israeli strikes were on schools. With @juliettegarside.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 17/07/2025
Great piece by @bvdm.bsky.social @samdoak.bsky.social and Michelle Inez Simon looking at the decisions leading to more than 20 people being killed at a Gaza aid distribution site: news.sky.com/story/deadly...
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Deadly crush at Gaza aid site after new system implemented
Eyewitness testimony and analysis of social media posts suggests that the crush was the result of systemic failures of communication and crowd control at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site.
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The oil tankers usually grouped around Kharg noticeably gone since the recent attacks in Iran started. Last time I remember seeing this was during the strikes last year. Imagery 12 - 16 June.
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Dr. Manisha Ganguly @manisha.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I interviewed Oxfam about what's in the aid boxes for Gaza- I was told they do not meet nutritional standards for a starving population.
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Wrote about the chaotic aid distribution efforts in Gaza, and what went wrong at the Rafah distribution site with @bvdm.bsky.social news.sky.com/story/comple...
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How the rollout of new Gaza aid system collapsed into chaos
Sky News has analysed how US mercenaries managed to lose control of an aid distribution centre on its first day of operation, as Israel faces criticism of its new aid system.
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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
NEW, from me: I found Patriot Front trying to boost recruitment by secretly controlling a large part of the active clubs network according to audio messages and a leaked document I reviewed. www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
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Patriot Front is hidden hand behind dozen active clubs
The white nationalist hate group is trying to boost recruitment by secretly controlling a large swath of the active clubs network.
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Wrote about the attack on Zamzam refugee camp A video shows an unarmed man being shot, less than a meter from a child While fighters in the video are not uniformed, the person filming appears in another, celebrating with a soldier wearing RSF insignia news.sky.com/story/how-br...
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What does Sudan execution video tell us?
Sky News verifies video of an execution at Zamzam, and finds footage linking one of those present to the nearby RSF presence.
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
My friend is raising funds for an orphanage their family runs in Myanmar following the earthquake. Anything raised going towards fixing the orphanage’s water supply and other necessities. www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser...
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Donate to Fundraiser for Myanmar orphanage earthquake victims, organized by Siam Hatzaw
Dear friends, On Friday 28 March a 7.7 magnitude earthquake devast… Siam Hatzaw needs your support for Fundraiser for Myanmar orphanage earthquake victims
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Quick step by step on how we verified this. Shows a strike in Sadaa in the early hours of 16 March. Video is CCTV. Is a close crop and short, meaning likely longer cuts and wider view versions available. 1/?
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Going to be speaking as part of a panel discussion on OSINT and the war in Ukraine at KCL on Wednesday. Believe its by request for external attendees but link is here if anyone is interested eu01.z.antigena.com/l/TKo8EkWhu5...
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Spent this week looking at the digital footprint of Cameron Finnigan, the Sussex teenager convicted for crimes relating to his involvement with the the esoteric nazi abuse network 764. 1/? news.sky.com/story/inside...
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Inside the ultra-violent neo-Nazi abuse network behind the crimes of a Sussex teenager
Cameron Finnigan was immersed in the 764, a dark online community whose members film and share acts of extreme violence. Sky News has found traces of this group - and has been told there are more than...
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Rowena De Silva @rowenadesilva.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Determining the true scale of lives lost in Syria’s 14-year conflict is essential for accountability and transitional justice. But is a final civilian casualty count possible? for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/tal...
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Tallying Syria’s War Dead
With Assad deposed, many obstacles stand in the way of a final casualty count
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Satellite imagery from the night of Jan 7-8 shows light from the Los Angeles wildfires at a pretty stark scale. Images from NASA's Black Marble.
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Sanjana Varghese @sanjanamv.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
For nearly two years, a shadowy paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces – has been terrorising Sudan. We spent months collecting evidence that identified commanders and revealed potential war crimes happening under their watch. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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Video: How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan
Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit ...
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Bianca Britton @biancabritton.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Uncovering evidence of a massacre in Sudan: Analysis by BBC Verify of videos showing fighters boasting of a massacre and later mocking survivors has identified those responsible as apparently belonging to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How an RSF commander's defection led to a massacre in Sudan
Videos reviewed by BBC Verify show men wearing RSF insignia boasting of killing locals in al-Seriha
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UK OSINT Community @osint-community.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
We’re thrilled to announce @samdoak.bsky.social, OSINT Desk Producer at @news.sky.com, as a speaker at our OSINT event in London on Tuesday, January 28, 2025! 🕵️‍♂️ Sam brings valuable insights into how OSINT is revolutionising investigative journalism. 📅 Details & free tickets: lu.ma/mirso4p2
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Crater from the Tartus explosion visible on today's Planet imagery(left), before image (right) from 15 December
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Things filmed inside can be difficult to geolocate, but believe there's enough here to make a good case for it being here: 📌33.514013774282404, 36.23814838466553
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
From Latakia today, matches the statue torn down in Sheikhdaher Square.
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Jake Godin @godin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
New SkySat imagery from Planet Labs over northern Gaza from Dec 5 shows extensive damage to the Beit Lahia Cemetery after the IDF cleared two paths through the middle of it. 🧵 I have a cemetery destruction thread on Twitter that I'll re-post to Bluesky for tracking purposes. CC: @geoconfirmed.org
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Filmed in Wa'er, western edge of Homs 📌34.73911054867369, 36.67686257252783
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Syrian rebels entering Al Bukamal today from the south. Video has been missatributed to Deir az-Zor. 📍 34.441750, 40.924222
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
This is not the military airport. Shows rebels approaching the city - filmed under 10km away to the north. 📌35.37105844636965, 40.21662610875199
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Filmed in the west of the city, close to Basel Square. Location: maps.app.goo.gl/StPQeRqrxcpL...
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Filmed at 36.19757674023808, 37.10078018234042, not far from the city's western edge
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Filmed driving West, not far from the M5 Motorway southwest of Aleppo. 📌36.100653, 36.954889 Is not al-Eis, but doesn't rule out rebels having reached the town.
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Some damage from yesterday's strike on Dnipro is visible in Planet imagery from this morning. The further south of the two is adjacent to existing damage.
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This is how we went about verifying the strike footage from Dnipro. The first piece of footage was this, while its poor quality the pattern of chimneys and spire at the end of the residential buildings match.
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Had a look through Planet imagery from northern Gaza from November 12. Not exhaustive at all but quite a bit of activity to the east of the city, with new earthworks and roadblocks.
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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Haven't really been active on here, and account is quite blank, so thought I'd share some of the stuff I've worked on. I do OSINT work for Sky News. This means I help out with a wide range of stuff and spend a lot of time on verification. Otherwise, I mainly look at conflict and extremism.
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