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What investigators need to know about X’s new “About this account” feature

What investigators need to know about X’s new “About this account” feature

X account location information is nuanced and tricky. Here's how to evaluate it.

Nov 26, 2025

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18 min read

29 OSINT  tools and tips I discovered at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference

29 OSINT tools and tips I discovered at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference

A new AI tool kinda blew my mind

Nov 25, 2025

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15 min read

Briefing: Good news on the AI slop front. No, really!

Briefing: Good news on the AI slop front. No, really!

Plus: Sri Lanka's "Facebook ads king", and advanced archival OSINT

Nov 21, 2025

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12 min read

Thousands of undisclosed ads flooded TikTok to sell AI study apps

Thousands of undisclosed ads flooded TikTok to sell AI study apps

Maryland-based Mindgrasp used an army of student creators (and actors) to promote its study tools, without disclosing that they were paid.

Nov 20, 2025

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15 min read

An AI bot is now the top contributor to Community Notes on X

An AI bot is now the top contributor to Community Notes on X

But synthetic contributors aren’t replacing humans – yet

Nov 18, 2025

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8 min read

Briefing: Facebook hoax merchant gets "Truthed" by Trump

Briefing: Facebook hoax merchant gets "Truthed" by Trump

Plus: we unlocked our paywalled Q&A with the CEO of GeoSpy, an AI-powered geolocation tool.

Nov 14, 2025

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12 min read

Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites

Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites

A site-wide comparison with Wikipedia sheds light on what Elon Musk is trying to do

Nov 13, 2025

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17 min read

The Indicator Guide to hunting for documents and files in open buckets, servers, and directories

The Indicator Guide to hunting for documents and files in open buckets, servers, and directories

How to find interesting and potentially confidential documents sitting on a publicly-accessible server or website

Nov 12, 2025

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26 min read

Briefing: Meta's multi-billion dollar scam ad business

Briefing: Meta's multi-billion dollar scam ad business

Plus: Fox News falls for racist AI slop, and a tool for investigating Discord servers.

Nov 7, 2025

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14 min read

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