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Tools and tips round up: A new Google search filter and two guides to open source research
Plus: Analyzing shadows, tools for Telegram, and more!
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May 2024

A guide to investigating digital ad libraries
How to dig into ad libraries from Google, Meta and other platforms to track spending, narratives, campaigns and more
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April 2024

Tools and tips round up: Email investigations, digging into payment gateways, and more
Plus: Google's new image search tool, tipsheets for search engines, shell companies, map investigations, and Telegram.
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Craig Silverman

March 2024

Tools and tips round up: CrowdTangle comes to an end and inside Archive.org's Collections
Plus: new tools for Twitter, Facebook, domain lookups and audio verification.
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Key tools and approaches for using AI in OSINT and investigations
AI and LLMs pose significant risk to information integrity. But they also offer a lot of promise for OSINT and investigations. Here's a look at some…
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Craig Silverman

February 2024

Tools and tips round up: Goodbye Google cache and LinkedIn X-ray search
It's not all bad news! Learn how to investigate live streaming platforms, work with whistleblowers, and more.
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Craig Silverman

January 2024

Tools and tips round up: Searching YouTube transcripts, monitoring webpages, and more
Plus: video talks about investigating the dark web and the OSINT mindset.
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November 2023

Tools and tips round up: The decline of Google Search, investigating munitions, and more
Plus: How to build your own database, find Amazon Wishlists, investigate Telegram, and automate gathering info from company websites.
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Craig Silverman

October 2023

Tools and Tips round up: SANS OSINT Summit, OSINT Live, Start.me pages and more
Plus guides to searching Instagram, using Discord bots for investigations, and Bluesky for journalists.
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Investigator interview: Rae Baker
We talk OSINT training, the value of Google Dorks, and what to do about the decline of Twitter/X
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Craig Silverman

September 2023

Tools and tips round up: Investigating AI, using satellite imagery, Pinpoint, Google Dorks and lots more
Featuring tips and slide decks from the recent Global Investigative Journalism Network Conference
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Craig Silverman

August 2023

Tools and tips round up: new Google image context tool in beta
Plus tools for searching emails, phones, and usernames
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