NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war Our analysis of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D environments, spatial inaccuracies, and assets lifted from unrelated artists and institutions.

1/ Dozens were lost at Melilla's Barrio Chino border crossing on 24 June, but why?

Today @LHreports & partners release an investigation reconstructing the event, making use of a detailed 3d model of the crossing. In this thread, I'll break down our development & use of the model 2/ Since the summer, we have been working with @el_pais @derspiegel @lemondefr @EnassMedia on this investigation on this horrific day on the Spanish/Moroccan border over the summer

1/ Why did the bodies of two men - Sidy & Didier - wash up along the Turkish coast days after multiple sources arrived with them alive on the Greek island of Samos? This THREAD unpacks the methods behind our months-long investigation into their death & pushback. #OSINT 2/ Evidence suggests that they drowned after being thrown overboard by the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG). The 2 men were thrown into the water along with 1 other person who survived - Ibrahim - whose testimony was the starting point for our investigation.

1/ For years, the EU's most violent pushbacks have been conducted by men in balaclava. We spent months investigating - who are the masked men? This THREAD unpacks our investigation's findings & methods on pushbacks from Croatia, Romania, and Greece borders

CW: Police violence 2/ Since February, @LHreports, @srfnews, @derspiegel, @ARDstudioWien, ARD Monitor, @vijestihr, @libe, @novosti, @disinfaux and @pointer_data have been investigating violent pushbacks at Europe’s borders