Merel Zoet
Producer @Bellingcat.com
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- Exclusive: Bellingcat in partnership with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) can reveal the identity of a key administrator behind MrDeepFakes, one of the world’s largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
- Reposted by Merel ZoetExclusive: Bellingcat in partnership with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) can reveal the identity of a key administrator behind MrDeepFakes, one of the world’s largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
- Reposted by Merel ZoetWe’re back — the new open source challenges launch today! This month they were created by the one and only @gralhix.bsky.social, and take a deep dive into Bellingcat’s archives. Are you ready? Find the new challenges on Challenge.bellingcat.com
- Reposted by Merel ZoetGreat to see that "A Hidden War" the doc that @bellingcat.com worked on with @evidentmedia.org covering home demolitions in Gaza and illegal outpost expansion was nominated for TWO News Emmys. Full doc here: vimeo.com/1042499084 @nickwaters.bsky.social here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...
- Reposted by Merel ZoetLast week, Bellingcat conducted an audio analysis to uncover more details in a video that showed a convoy of aid workers struck by gunfire in Gaza. Audio forensics can provide crucial details in open source investigations and help to complete the picture. 🧵⬇️ www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
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- Reposted by Merel ZoetA January operation in the central Californian city of Bakersfield saw dozens detained by border patrol agents operating more than 300 miles from the US southern border. Bellingcat worked with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org to piece together the operation www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
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- Reposted by Merel ZoetTogether with our publishing partners, Bellingcat continues the work of drone journalists who had been killed while documenting the war in Gaza, visualising the unprecedented scale of destruction through detailed 3D aerial maps. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/03...
- Reposted by Merel ZoetA German businessman was charged with drug trafficking in Australia after 200kg of cocaine was found in a hotel room last December. Bellingcat and the Sunday Times now investigate the alleged connection between him and the Kinahan cartel. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/03...
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- Reposted by Merel ZoetThey're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
- Reposted by Merel ZoetInside Russia's shadow war in the Baltic Sea - a series of suspected sabotage incidents has exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s undersea infrastructure ig.ft.com/baltic-sea/
- Since releasing the Bellingcat challenges in December, we've seen many blogs, articles, and videos of people sharing their methods. It's also been great to hear from educators using the challenges to teach open-source research to their students. Any cool finds? Send them my way!
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- New podcast episode out now on our Patreon, go check it out!
- Live in 10 minutes, very excited for this one!
- Reposted by Merel ZoetNEW: Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs are not isolated incidents, but seem to be part of a broader pattern that suggests a systematic policy. By @christopherjm.ft.com @joesinft.ft.com @peter.andringa.me @digitalcampbell.ft.com @samjoiner.bsky.social and me. on.ft.com/4i6Yzve
- Reposted by Merel ZoetOur team has launched a tracker account for flights in and out of the US naval base and detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The tracker is based on open data from ADS-B signals. Check it out here @gtmowatch.bsky.social
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- Vanavond om 20:30 is de eerste aflevering van de nieuwe documentaireserie 'Who downed MH17' the zien in Nederland: www.natgeotv.com/nl/programma...
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- Reposted by Merel ZoetOpenAI furious DeepSeek might have stolen all the data OpenAI stole from us 🔗 www.404media.co/openai-furio...
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- Reposted by Merel ZoetLooks like Russia's ongoing disinformation campaign has changed up tactics, and is now finding students talking online and deepfaking their voices so they can use them to put out their usual anti-Western messages. The below is taken from this original www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9L5...
- Reposted by Merel ZoetMust watch Channel 4 report on the mass graves in Syria, with over 100,000 dead estimated to be buried in just one site. The challenge to forensically document these sites will be huge. www.channel4.com/news/true-sc...
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- People are powering through week two of the @bellingcat.com Open Source Challenge, but today’s task is raising some questions. Can you figure it out? Test your skills on challenge.bellingcat.com
