Category: Investigative Journalism
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LLMs vs. Geolocation: GPT-5 performs worse than other AI models
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In June, Bellingcat ran 500 geolocation tests, comparing LLMs from various companies against each other, as well as…
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The Open Source Tool That Has Preserved 150,000 Pieces of Online Evidence
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Bellingcat’s Auto Archiver is a tool aimed at preserving online digital content before it can be modified, deleted…
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What Can Open Sources Reveal About Beijing’s Deadly Floods?
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Earlier this week, the Beijing authorities placed all 16 of its districts on high alert in anticipation of…
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A Chinese Fentanyl Smuggling Network’s Footprints in Japan
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This article is the result of a collaboration with Japanese publishing partner Nikkei. You can find Nikkei’s investigation…
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Former Indian MP’s Terror Trial Was Largely Conducted in Her Absence
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This article includes data from Justice Delayed, an ongoing project by the author to create a database of…
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Violence in the Name of Cows: The ‘Animal Welfare’ Groups That Beat Up Truck Drivers in India
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This article is a collaboration with Alt News, a non-profit fact-checking website in India. Read the article on…
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Masked, Armed and Forceful: Finding Patterns in Los Angeles Immigration Raids
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Armed and masked men leaping out of unmarked vehicles. Latino men taken from their places of work or…
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The Story of a Storm Part II: Visualising Conflict and Displacement Data
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Extreme weather events are increasingly forcing millions of people from their homes. Last year, floods and storms caused…
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Ukraine’s Contaminated Land: Clearing Landmines With Rakes, Tractors and Drones
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This story was produced in partnership with Agence France-Presse (AFP). In a field near the small town of…
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Meta’s Suit Against Hong Kong Firm Was Just the Beginning – More Companies Linked to CrushAI ‘Nudify’ Apps
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Content warning: This story discusses non-consensual deepfake nude imagery. On the surface, Crushmate appeared to be one of…
