Fact Checking The Great Disconnect: Analyzing President Trump’s Claims of a Religious Revival July 18, 2026 Asep Darmawan In a series of public appearances throughout 2026, President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared that religion in America is experiencing a historic resurgence. During a June address at the Faith…
Open Source Intelligence The Digital Shadow: Unmasking the Crypto Entrepreneur Behind a Global Hub for Non-Consensual Imagery July 18, 2026 Evan Lee Salim This investigation is a joint collaboration between Bellingcat and the New Zealand news outlet The Press. Content warning: This article contains discussions of non-consensual sexually explicit content and child sexual…
Fact Checking The Fertility Crisis Debate: Separating Rhetoric from Reproductive Science July 18, 2026 Neng Nana In recent months, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has frequently sounded the alarm regarding what he characterizes as an "existential" fertility crisis in the United…
Fact Checking Analysis: Assessing President Trump’s Claims on Election Infrastructure and Voter Integrity July 17, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman In a high-stakes, prime-time address delivered from the White House on July 16, President Donald Trump issued a sweeping critique of American election infrastructure, alleging systemic vulnerabilities and potential foreign…
Open Source Intelligence Beyond the Heat Signature: A Forensic Guide to Mapping and Analyzing Wildfires July 15, 2026 Neng Nana In an era defined by climate instability, the visibility of a wildfire is no longer merely a local concern—it is a global data point. When reports of smoke and flames…
Open Source Intelligence The Venezuelan Catastrophe: Satellite Imagery Reveals Scale of Devastation Following Twin Earthquakes July 15, 2026 Nana Wu Introduction: A Nation in Mourning The northern coast of Venezuela remains in a state of shock and paralysis following two catastrophic earthquakes that struck the region last week. As of…
Open Source Intelligence Crisis in La Guaira: Geolocating the Mass Burial Sites Following Venezuela’s Deadly Earthquakes July 9, 2026 Sagoh By the Bellingcat Investigative Team In the wake of the catastrophic earthquakes that have devastated Venezuela, leaving thousands dead and many more missing, a grim logistical reality has emerged on…
Open Source Intelligence Beyond the Smoke: A Forensic Guide to Mapping and Analyzing Wildfires June 30, 2026 Lina Hope In an era defined by a warming climate and increasingly volatile weather patterns, wildfires have evolved from localized seasonal hazards into systemic threats to global biodiversity and human infrastructure. While…
Fact Checking The Flesh-Eating Threat: Why the Return of the New World Screwworm Defies Partisan Narratives June 30, 2026 Basiran The return of the New World screwworm—a parasitic fly that lays eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, causing agonizing tissue destruction—has sparked a fierce political firestorm in the…
