AI tools

Image tools

OSINT 2025: New and updated digital investigative tools of the year

Dec 11, 2025

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23 min read

OSINT 2025: New and updated digital investigative tools of the year

More than 45 tools to help you find, analyze, extract, and collect information

Craig Silverman

Resources

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

Nov 25, 2025

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15 min read

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

A new AI tool kinda blew my mind

Craig Silverman

Wikipedia

Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites

Nov 13, 2025

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17 min read

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

Alexios Mantzarlis

AI slop

Briefing: Sloppy Sora surges on the charts

Oct 3, 2025

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12 min read

Briefing: Sloppy Sora surges on the charts

Plus: changes to Facebook search that you need to know about

Craig Silverman, +1

Deepfake images

How good are generalist AI tools at identifying public figures in videos?

Aug 28, 2025

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4 min read

How good are generalist AI tools at identifying public figures in videos?

I tested seven of them. One came out on top.

Alexios Mantzarlis

AI slop

Briefing: A new tool for detecting AI images, the Macrons sue Candace Owens and more

Jul 25, 2025

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10 min read

Briefing: A new tool for detecting AI images, the Macrons sue Candace Owens and more

Plus: AI is ushering in a global fraud crisis and new research about YouTube and ChatGPT

Craig Silverman, +1

Briefing: Scammers use deepfakes to impersonate police and a free guide to AI red teaming

Jul 18, 2025

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7 min read

Briefing: Scammers use deepfakes to impersonate police and a free guide to AI red teaming

Plus: how therapy chatbots fuel delusions, and X tries to explain Grok's Nazi turn

Craig Silverman, +1

Username enumeration

Briefing: Google kills fact-checking feature and Meta monetized sanctioned Russian entities

Jun 27, 2025

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11 min read

Briefing: Google kills fact-checking feature and Meta monetized sanctioned Russian entities

Plus, a new feature in OpenAleph, Elon fights Grok, and John Oliver on AI slop

Craig Silverman, +1

OSINT

Mar 6, 2024

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9 min read

Key tools and approaches for using AI in OSINT and investigations

AI and LLMs pose significant risk to information integrity. But they also offer a lot of promise for OSINT and investigations. Here's a look at some encouraging areas.

Craig Silverman