In the nearly six months since the Jan. 6 attack, the FBI’s unprecedented manhunt for Capitol insurrectionists has been aided by a motley crew of online sleuths keeping the feds on their toes.
Here’s my look inside the #SeditionHunters network. #OSINT
huffpost.com/entry/sedition…
Here’s my look inside the #SeditionHunters network. #OSINT
huffpost.com/entry/sedition…
“You can get really deep in there and addicted. You can spend hours going down this rabbit hole.” huffpost.com/entry/sedition…
The Domino’s Tracker, but for FBI tips. huffpost.com/entry/sedition… 
“Once I had to open up a spreadsheet so I could keep track of everything, suddenly it felt less like an online adventure game and more like an occupation.” huffpost.com/entry/sedition…
Yet another example, from today, of the FBI following the lead of the #SeditionHunters community:
https://twitter.com/phoenixonwheels/status/1410334824632524800
"On February 10, 2021, the FBI received a tip that originated from a group known as the Sedition Hunters…"
Yet another case with #SeditionHunters origins. I heard about this one in March. Chase Kevin Allen was arrested in Seekonk, Massachusetts, today. (H/T @JustinRohrlich)
Yet another case with #SeditionHunters origins. I heard about this one in March. Chase Kevin Allen was arrested in Seekonk, Massachusetts, today. (H/T @JustinRohrlich)
A sedition hunter told me in March that the Chase Allen case was "low hanging fruit, so it didn't take a huge amount of sleuthing.” Turned out Allen had some FBI interactions… on Jan. 7. #bostonwhitebeanaom documentcloud.org/documents/2098…
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