I'm the co-founder of Indicator and have been investigating digital deception for more than a decade.
Plus: A look at Community Notes en español, how to jailbreak LLMs with fake citations, and a Google dork generator
Jul 11, 2025
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8 min read
How to find out if a YouTube video is monetized, analyze election and social issues ads in new ways, and refine your Google queries
Jul 9, 2025
1 min read
Plus: Academics try fighting AI peer reviews with hidden prompts, SCOTUS refuses to review case against fact-checkers, and a tool that lets you search X without being logged in.
Jul 4, 2025
10 min read
Here's the video, notes, slides and transcript of our first workshop
Jul 2, 2025
2 min read
Plus, a new feature in OpenAleph, Elon fights Grok, and John Oliver on AI slop
Jun 27, 2025
11 min read
A deep dive into new and established ways to fingerprint site content and infrastructure, link sites via ad and analytics IDs/tags, favicons, and more
Jun 26, 2025
3 min read
Your must reads and must tries on the digital deception beat this week
Jun 20, 2025
14 min read
Indicator found 26 channels spreading false claims about the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs via AI-generated thumbnails and video content
Jun 18, 2025
Jun 13, 2025
13 min read
Let's dive into domain-generating algorithms and connecting websites via shared URLs, html titles, and favicons
Jun 9, 2025
4 min read
Jun 6, 2025
LinkedIn touts its verification system and commitment to authenticity. But there's an industry of companies paying people to rent their ID-verified profiles
Jun 4, 2025
May 30, 2025
Some services won't say who owns them, one used misleading customer testimonial photos, and one tool is based in Iran
May 28, 2025
May 23, 2025
A guide to analyzing online reviews and spotting suspicious accounts
May 19, 2025
Google told Indicator it has referred the Pakistan-based network to the DOJ, and TrustPilot deleted reviews after we reached out
7 min read
Your guide to understanding and investigating digital deception
May 18, 2025
Plus: URL manipulation
May 12, 2025
Plus: a LinkedIn tip
Apr 28, 2025
Plus: guides for investigative journalism and for using OSINT for Bluesky.
Dec 30, 2024
Bluesky is surging, so here's a rundown of tools and search operators to use on the platform.
Nov 26, 2024
Plus: upcoming free and paid workshops.
Oct 3, 2024
The Alliance For Securing Democracy created a free OSINT tool to examine the content and metadata of websites
Sep 5, 2024
Plus: Analyzing shadows, tools for Telegram, and more!
Jun 21, 2024
