August 15, 2014
By Bellingcat Investigation Team
Sometimes when geolocating events we can’t rely solely on imagery from sites like Google Earth and Yandex Maps, but instead, we have to utilize several tools and combine multiple sources to come up with an accurate location and complete assessment. In late May, BBC published a YouTube Video titled “Secret training base for Ukraine’s militias”. …
August 12, 2014
Frequently I’m asked how I go about verifying videos I come across on Youtube, and this following video reportedly shot in Rabaa, Cairo, showing a woman holding a camera getting shot while filming the dispersal of pro-Morsi protesters, can be used to show how you can get the exact location a video was filmed using…
August 10, 2014
Following the August 21st 2013 Sarin attacks in Damascus a number of images were posted online showing the remains of the rockets used in the attack, along with claims of where they had landed. For example, in this video we have a press conference with Zamalka local council where they show what they claim to…
July 27, 2014
When it comes to open source investigations there are many resources available to assist in all kinds of ways. Some are obvious, but some are less obvious, and can play a key role in investigations. In this example from Syria, we’ll take a look at using some of the more unusual resources available to an…
July 18, 2014
In the aftermath of the MH17 downing in Ukraine various images and videos were shared on social media sites claiming to show the Buk missile launcher that was alleged by some to have been used to shoot down flight MH17. One photograph was shared on social media sites, reportedly showing the missile launcher in Snizhne, close…
July 17, 2014
Shortly after reports of flight MH17 being shot down in Ukraine began emerging, the following video was posted online, claiming to show a Buk missile launcher travelling through Snizhne, a rebel held town near the Russian border. The original video was quickly deleted from YouTube for unknown reasons, but one lesson to learn earlier on with…
July 15, 2014
In the aftermath of the August 21st Sarin attack in Damascus, videos and photographs of the remains of an unusual type of munition were posted online from various impact locations in Eastern Ghouta. These munitions were largely unknown at the time, but since August 21st an ever increasing amount of information have been gathered about…
July 13, 2014
On June 20th 2014 photographs were posted by the Twitter account @AndrijUKR claiming to show Russian armoured vehicles being transported by train through Millerovo, Russia, near the border with Ukraine.
July 9, 2014
The following video, titled “FSA Terrorists Massacre Imprisoned Syrian Army Soldiers in Quneitra, Golan Heights (18+)”, was posted on the YouTube channel Eretz Zen War Vids, claiming to show evidence that Syrian opposition groups executed prisoners.
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