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Israeli government agency paid for adverts targeting Eurovision Song Contest public vote

investigation reveals the Israeli Government Advertising Agency placed millions of ads for Yuval Raphael's Eurovision 2025 entry in Basel

May 19, 2025 • Maria Flannery and Derek Bowler

Eurovision vote message mix-up involving Israel sparks unfounded theories

Israel’s participation in the Eurovision has been a controversial aspect of the song contest for years, but particularly since it launched its deadly…

May 15, 2025 • Maria Flannery

Street art of Trump walking against evolution falsely attributed to Banksy

Did Banksy paint Donald Trump in the March of Progress? Fact-checking the viral image that fooled journalists and historians. It’s an altered Loretto…

Mar 5, 2025 • Jenny Hauser

Photos of Nicolás Maduro's capture by U.S. forces are AI-generated

While the White House confirmed a Delta Force operation in Venezuela, many images circulating on social media were digital forgeries

Jan 3 • Maria Flannery and Sara Badilini

The ‘Pink Triangle’: Trump shares article featuring Nazi-era symbol used to identify gay prisoners

Why did a Trump-shared article use the Nazi-era pink triangle? We examine the symbol's history, the new military transgender ban, and the wider policy…

Mar 12, 2025 • Maria Flannery

Behind the Spotify boycott: Daniel Ek, military AI, and the misinformation linking Helsing to Israel

An artist-led boycott over Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's investment in German AI defence company Helsing was fuelled by confusion and mixed messaging that…

Nov 28, 2025 • Maria Flannery and Carlos Baraibar Padro

'Freedom Not Terror': Israel’s digital war against Hamas is running on old footage and US dollars

An investigation into LAPAM’s new 'Freedom Not Terror' campaign targeting US audiences, exposing the use of old footage and the campaign's true origin

Oct 24, 2025 • Maria Flannery, Sarah Schmidt, and Alice Palussiere

Photo purporting to show scantily-clad potential U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi running is altered

The photo currently circulating on X has been altered to make it look like Pam Bondi running in her underwear

Nov 26, 2024 • Thomas Normann Hougaard

Erika Kirk pregnancy and JD Vance rumours fuelled by AI content

An earlier theory about a relationship between Erika Kirk and JD Vance went further when social media users spread rumours that she was newly pregnant

Nov 28, 2025 • Maria Flannery

World Cup 2026: Fans priced out as FIFA profits from extreme resale ticket markups

Despite promises of an accessible event, the official resale market lacks apparent price controls, allowing tickets in all categories to sell for…

Nov 13, 2025 • Maria Flannery and Derek Bowler

The new front of war: Inside Israel's digital 'hasbara' offensive

Documents reveal how Israel's state-sponsored 'hasbara' campaigns use social media, paid influencers, and military tours to shape the global narrative…

Sep 12, 2025 • Maria Flannery, Jana Heigl, Max Gilbert, Kathrin Wesolowski, Michael Schlegel, Eva Wackenreuther, Alima de Graaf, Daan Nicolay VRT NWS, and Derek Bowler

Financial OSINT: Guide to tracing corporate assets & networks

Learn the step-by-step methodology for financial OSINT, including accessing global corporate registries and tracing assets to sanctioned individuals

Dec 16, 2025 • Derek Bowler

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