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Investigative Research

Bellingcat Investigative Journalism Toolkit

This is a publicly available online guide provided by Bellingcat. This non-profit online publication offers information on digital tools, techniques, and best practices for investigative journalists, researchers, and fact-checkers. The guide covers topics such as digital forensics, online research, data analysis, and verification of social media content.

This is a publicly available online guide provided by Bellingcat. This non-profit online publication offers information on digital tools, techniques, and best practices for investigative journalists, researchers, and fact-checkers. The guide covers topics such as digital forensics, online research, data analysis, and verification of social media content. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) for People Search

Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) Tool Database

This publicly available online resource catalogues various tools and methods for digital research, analysis, and social media monitoring. The database provides information on tools used in fields such as sociology, anthropology, and communication studies.

Investigator

This resource is a publicly available online guide that provides information on digital investigation techniques, tools, and best practices. The website covers topics such as data collection, analysis, and presentation.

Whois

This website provides a tool for searching and retrieving information about domain names, IP addresses, and other online resources. Users can look up ownership, registration dates, and contact information.

Sources

This website provides a tool for searching and retrieving publicly available information about people, companies, and organizations. It allows users to look up business registration records, contact information, and public records.

What's My Name

This tool allows users to discover their online identity by searching for mentions of their name across various platforms, including social media, blogs, and forums.

This website provides a tool for reverse searching business names in Canada, allowing users to find contact information and details about companies based on their name.

Social Media

Flickr Map

This tool visually represents the geographic distribution of photos uploaded to Flickr, allowing users to explore and discover new places through images shared by the community.

Hadzy

This website provides a tool for searching and analyzing YouTube comments, allowing users to extract insights and trends from large datasets of video comments.

Social Searcher

This website provides a tool for searching and analyzing social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. It allows users to find information about people, companies, and organizations. It also includes features such as profile analysis and keyword tracking.

Facebook Ads Library

This tool provides a publicly available archive of Facebook ads, allowing users to search and view ads run in Canada, including those related to politics and issues.

Twiangulate

This website provides a tool for analyzing Twitter relationships, allowing users to search and visualize connections between Twitter accounts and identify influencers, communities, and networks.

Bot Sentinel

This website provides a tool for monitoring and analyzing online bot activity on social media platforms, allowing users to search and track bots, trolls, and other malicious online actors.

Tweet Map

This tool provides a visual representation of Twitter conversations in real-time, allowing users to see how tweets are spreading and trending across different topics and hashtags.

Surveys

Open Data and Evidence Synthesis Institute (ODESI)

This organization provides a platform for open data and evidence synthesis, allowing users to access and analyze large datasets in various fields such as health, education, and social sciences.

Other

Map Checking

This website provides a tool for analyzing and visualizing geospatial data, including map locations and IP addresses.