OSINT EssentialsWhat the fake? My new Twitter follower who isn’t realA few quick tips on some of the giveaways that can help you spot fake accounts·4 min read·May 18, 2021----
OSINT EssentialsOSINT… investigation… online verification… some thoughts on ethics* This post is based on a recent talk given at Trusted Media Summit 2020 that is also part of workshops on online investigation and…·6 min read·Oct 16, 2020----
OSINT EssentialsYou Might Have Asked…The rules around using other people’s content have been muddied in the age of social media — for journalists, these 10 tips should help6 min read·Jun 12, 2020----
OSINT EssentialsTo fact-check or not to fact-check?When the torrent of mis- and disinformation is more than anyone can handle, you have to learn to pick and choose, or risk being…3 min read·May 7, 2020----
OSINT Essentials“What do I do first?” An easy-to-use reference tool for starting out with your online investigation“Where do I begin?”2 min read·Apr 29, 2020----
OSINT EssentialsJitsi’s a useful chat or conferencing tool — but be wary of these two thingstl;dr Give your chats random, difficult-to-guess urls, and don’t think setting a password makes everything secure4 min read·Apr 3, 2020----
OSINT Essentials10 tips for effective keyword searchesKnowing how to formulate effective searches can be a big help to your OSINT or verification efforts3 min read·Feb 11, 2020----
OSINT EssentialsImportant heads-up: Did you know that Twitter has changed how its time stamps are determined?Understanding how timestamps applied to online content are determined is very important to journalists and factcheckers. Misinterpreting…3 min read·Aug 9, 2019----
OSINT EssentialsThe One OSINT Tool You Must Have to Supercharge Your InvestigationsEverybody loves tools. It’s a basic instinct that probably kicked in around the moment the first caveman — or woman — realised that the…4 min read·Aug 8, 2019----