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Borders, osint, & digital investigations | working @LHreports, sometimes more; past research @ForensicArchi
Oct 8 12 tweets 6 min read
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.
Nov 29, 2022 17 tweets 12 min read
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
Feb 17, 2022 22 tweets 10 min read
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.
Oct 6, 2021 27 tweets 16 min read
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