This year I'm leading a seminar on the "Armchair Investigation" #OSINT class at @KCL_CSSS @warstudies - I've asked students to bring interesting #OSINT stories to class. Here's a running collection: 1/
2/ Using EXIF data to speculate about Trump's state of health
3/ @bellingcat @SkyNews and @guardian investigation reveals British riot gear used in US police brutality despite government assurances
4/ @SheffieldBlast used social media videos to estimate the yield of the Beirut explosion
5/ Azerbaijani music video provides more insights into their military kit (not the first time....)
6/ Joint media - @bellingcat investigation reveals British manufactured sniper rifles are being used by the Russian military -
7/ Undoubtedly the biggest #OSINT story for the next 24hrs - North Korean military parade #juchefest2020 is being streamed now by North Korean state media - with commentary via @nknewsorg
8/ Some great examples in response to this tweet by @shashj from earlier in the year -
9/ Crowdsourcing the geolocation of a picture of poet W. H. Auden
10/ As predicted North Korea's parade -- the video and photographs -- have yielded some interesting insights into the country's missile and military programmes. How big exactly is the new huge ICBM?
11. Anyone looking for a #OSINT geolocation challenge?
12. Russian trade data reveals that North Korea spent almost $1 mil on a "mystery item" weighing 4.8 tons, and two very powerful gas turbine engines. Via @nknewsorg nknews.org/pro/north-kore…
13. Photographs of the wreckage seem to verify Scud missile used against civilian area in Azerbaijan yesterday
14. A @bellingcat investigation into US religious conservative groups working to undermine #LGBT rights in Ukraine.
15. Azerbaijani government footage gives insights into equipment captured from Armenia in the ongoing conflict.
16. Did open sources provide the CIA with intelligence suggesting that Russian operatives were at work in close proximity to their officers “hit” by mysterious microwave weapons? According to. @GQMagazine
17. Is Russia resuming testing of a nuclear-powers cruise missile? Open source imagery suggests so. From @ArmsControlWonk and @DuitsyWasHere
18. Giuliani is caught with his hands down his pants -- @AricToler found the hotel. 😬
19. Open source satellite imagery providing insights into coronavirus deaths in Aden, Yemen. Further uses for #OSINT to respond to humanitarian crises from @LSHTM ? lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new… h/t @deebshal for pointing this one out.
20. From last week - OSINT insights into Russia's poisons programme from @bellingcat bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-eu…
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