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Our Global Authentication Project is a vibrant volunteer community that explores, verifies, and sheds light on stories using open source data. At Bellingcat, we seek to democratise investigative work, fostering a collaborative environment for continuous learning and meaningful contributions. Join us in our mission to build a more transparent global community through collective efforts and shared expertise.
Our Global Authentication Project is a vibrant volunteer community that explores, verifies, and sheds light on stories using open source data. At Bellingcat, we seek to democratise investigative work, fostering a collaborative environment for continuous learning and meaningful contributions. Join us in our mission to build a more transparent global community through collective efforts and shared expertise.
How Our Work Matters
Our Impact in the Courts
There has been an unprecedented rise in the use of smartphones and other tech to capture evidence of war crimes and courts are unused to dealing with digital evidence whose origins are unknown. Bellingcat and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) have been pioneering the use of open source evidence for use in atrocity crimes investigations and have been providing training in open source techniques to legal professionals. Find out about our methodology here
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Recent Highlights & Achievements
November 14, 2024
Bellingcat celebrated turning 10 by bringing together friends, staff, contributors and open source experts from around the world for Bellingfest – a two-day festival that looked back at the achievements and growth of Bellingcat and the open source community over the past decade. You can watch the festival back here
December 9, 2024
Bellingcat investigator George Katz has launched an Art Crime Investigations channel on Discord. The new #ArtCrime channel is a collaborative forum to brainstorm open source story ideas from art thefts, heists and frauds to illicit markets, cultural heritage looting and smuggling networks.
November 14, 2024
Bellingcat celebrated turning 10 by bringing together friends, staff, contributors and open source experts from around the world for Bellingfest – a two-day festival that looked back at the achievements and growth of Bellingcat and the open source community over the past decade. You can watch the festival back here
December 9, 2024
Bellingcat investigator George Katz has launched an Art Crime Investigations channel on Discord. The new #ArtCrime channel is a collaborative forum to brainstorm open source story ideas from art thefts, heists and frauds to illicit markets, cultural heritage looting and smuggling networks.
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