Eliot Higgins

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Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.

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2026-10-23 18:48:03 GMT

Imagine that, corrupt billions influencing US elections, what sort of monster would do such a thing.
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2026-10-08 21:24:33 GMT

Turning state violence into a public spectacle is a very fascist move BTW.
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2026-10-08 07:55:58 GMT

Credit to the US for making the point the conference was trying to make about US foreign interference in European democracies for them, and bringing more attention to the conference and its themes than they could have possibly hoped for. [www.politico.com/news/2026/10...](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/07/disinformation-conference-europe-us-pressure-01111134 )
[EU, Canada and Lithuania pull ...](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/07/disinformation-conference-europe-us-pressure-01111134 )

2026-09-12 13:36:31 GMT

Charlie thinks he's in The Good Place, debating history's greatest monsters for eternity. From Hell's ironic punishment division.
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2026-09-05 18:56:01 GMT

Incredible war crimes, Incredible assassinations.
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2026-09-05 12:59:19 GMT

They spontaneously turned up all dressed in black, wearing masks at the same time.
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2026-09-05 12:52:07 GMT

Protester attacked at Reform conference considering coming forward after police appeal – UK politics live [www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/sep/05/nigel-farage-robert-jenrick-reform-uk-politics-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url )
[Protester attacked at Reform c...](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/sep/05/nigel-farage-robert-jenrick-reform-uk-politics-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url )

2026-08-29 19:19:35 GMT

Far-right media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE from US to UK [www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/milo-yiannopoulos-deported-us-to-uk?CMP=share_btn_url )
[Far-right media provocateur Mi...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/milo-yiannopoulos-deported-us-to-uk?CMP=share_btn_url )

2026-08-29 13:10:43 GMT

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First they came for The Grayzone....

2026-08-29 13:10:26 GMT

Laura Loomer has posted a letter from Randy Fine, Keith Self, and Randy K Weber to Marco Rubio and Todd Blanche demanding they investigate The Grayzone and Max Blumenthal.
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2026-08-27 13:01:46 GMT

Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide, has died, Serbian TV reports
[www.yahoo.com/news/article...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bosnian-serb-general-ratko-mladic-123902192.html )
[Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mla...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bosnian-serb-general-ratko-mladic-123902192.html )

2026-08-27 11:31:44 GMT

Planet Labs has shared imagery of the flooding in Nepal, the first pair showing Chappthoke, Nepal on August 23rd and August 26th
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2026-08-13 06:53:41 GMT

Clacton byelection polls open with Farage up against slew of fringe candidates [www.theguardian.com/politics/202...](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/13/clacton-byelection-polls-open?CMP=share_btn_url )
[Clacton byelection polls open ...](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/13/clacton-byelection-polls-open?CMP=share_btn_url )

2026-08-02 06:52:46 GMT

‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia
[www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/02/this-is-where-democracy-beats-totalitarianism-ukraines-drone-strike-force-takes-the-fight-to-russia )
[‘This is where democracy beats...](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/02/this-is-where-democracy-beats-totalitarianism-ukraines-drone-strike-force-takes-the-fight-to-russia )

2026-07-17 07:09:45 GMT

Is this translated from the original German?
[www.whitehouse.gov/releases/202...](https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/07/trump-administration-unleashes-global-campaign-to-crush-radical-left-terrorism/ )
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2026-07-12 17:31:38 GMT

That's not really all that's driving "polarised views", is it? Perhaps information ecosystems that reward engagement over accuracy might also be a fairly significant contributor to those dynamics? But I guess its easier to blame Russia than US tech oligarchs.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:psnuc7j2lgpazjq5apbcewhg/post/3mqhohncxos2s

2026-07-08 14:52:43 GMT

In case you missed it, here's Count Binface's appearance on the BBC this morning.
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2026-06-29 10:40:28 GMT

We're launching a funding drive on Bellingcat today. It's a tough funding environment at the moment with global funder cuts & the fear of Trump scaring off donors, so support us here
[www.bellingcat.com/donate/?utm_...](https://www.bellingcat.com/donate/?utm_source=eliot_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=donation_drive_2026 )
A short video about what your donations will fund
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vzb...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VzbdXJKgTI )
[What Happens When You Fund Bel...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VzbdXJKgTI )

2026-06-29 09:49:25 GMT

Could neo-Nazi youth, or 'active clubs,' have played a role in Belfast riots?
[www.npr.org/2026/06/29/n...](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5871337/violence-belfast-northern-ireland-white-supremacy-riots-active-clubs )
[Could neo-Nazi youth, or 'acti...](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5871337/violence-belfast-northern-ireland-white-supremacy-riots-active-clubs )

2026-06-23 08:38:14 GMT

The latest batch of fakes from the Russian disinformation campaign focuses on the spat between Poland and Ukraine. It includes the usual mix of fake graffiti, news reports, and front pages.
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2026-06-18 05:56:35 GMT

Moscow oil refinery on fire after ‘large-scale’ Ukrainian drone strike www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
[Moscow oil refinery on fire af...](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/moscow-oil-refinery-on-fire-ukraine-drone-stikes?CMP=share_btn_url )

2026-06-08 06:01:31 GMT

Thinking about the Russian troll factory who totally failed to have any impact on the election despite producing hundreds of fake news clips about Nikol over the last few years.
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2026-06-07 11:16:37 GMT

Bari Weiss not beating the bootlicking propagandist allegations here:
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2026-06-03 08:21:16 GMT

Full statement of Scott Pelley after he's fired from CBS 60 Minutes, detailing the sort of corruption of journalism Bari Weiss has brought to CBS News:
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2026-04-23 13:00:11 GMT

Somehow some of Iran's naval ships surfaced from the bottom of the sea and intercepted two cargo vessels yesterday.
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2026-04-20 17:56:17 GMT

The more I think about the techno-fascist tech nerds the more I wonder if the Nazis were just a bunch of angry nerds.

2026-04-17 13:43:45 GMT

Congratulations to the Iranians for opening the Strait of Iran successfully.
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2026-04-06 12:37:28 GMT

🧵 Democracy feels like it's in a rough state at the moment across the globe, and we hear various explanations, like polarisation, extremism, disinformation, and loss of trust. But what if those explanations are mainly symptoms and we've been trying to treat them rather than the underlying causes?

2026-04-05 16:44:20 GMT

Trump just posted this without context, this could mean anything from a rambling press conference to nukes being dropped on Tehran at this point.
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2026-03-25 09:24:05 GMT

The Pears Foundation new report on Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools is well worth a read. It makes it very clear schools have become a frontline in the fight against conspiracy theories, and need serious support. [counteringconspiracies.publicfirst.co.uk/Commission_i...](https://counteringconspiracies.publicfirst.co.uk/Commission_into_Countering_Online_Conspiracies_in_Schools_Report_2.pdf )
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2026-03-23 11:17:19 GMT

TACO Trump strikes again. Still creates chaos and uncertainty, but at least he didn't default to the usual two weeks.
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2026-03-20 13:08:39 GMT

Search Party just published a video on Bellingcat and the Irish Times's investigation into the biggest drug cartel you've never heard of, and it's ties to everything from MMA to Hezbollah.
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0G...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0GLUXWhWo )
[Why these Irish cartel bosses ...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0GLUXWhWo )

2026-03-16 12:18:28 GMT

and another thing: im not panicking. please dont put in the newspaper that im panicking.
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2026-03-12 11:02:49 GMT

A Dutch newspaper reported stranded travellers in the Middle East organising evacuation flights to Europe. Open-source checks suggest the story may be false: the organiser’s image appears AI-generated, and there is no evidence the flights existed.
[www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...](https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/12/ai-used-to-promote-non-existent-evacuation-flights-from-the-middle-east/ )
[AI Used to Promote Non-Existen...](https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/12/ai-used-to-promote-non-existent-evacuation-flights-from-the-middle-east/ )

2026-03-06 14:13:41 GMT

It's really unfair to compare this to Iraq in 2003, at least then they had the decency to put some effort into their lies and deception.

2026-03-05 16:04:00 GMT

Anecdotally, it appears the warnings from our local schools in Leicester have made School Wars go viral among the local kids, the vast majority of which hadn't heard of it before the warnings-
'School wars' social media trend prompts warnings
[www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80jjn4r4vzo )
['School wars' social media tre...](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80jjn4r4vzo )

2026-03-02 11:08:56 GMT

Centcom update on Operation Epic Fail
[www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-...](https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4418568/three-us-f-15s-involved-in-friendly-fire-incident-in-kuwait-pilots-safe/ )
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2026-02-28 11:53:24 GMT

Claims of 40 dead after an Israeli airstrike on a elementary girl’s school in Iran
[www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/28/live-israel-launches-attacks-on-iran-multiple-explosions-heard-in-tehran?update=4345745 )
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2026-02-19 10:18:50 GMT

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
[www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c70kjr9wjw0t )
[Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arr...](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c70kjr9wjw0t )

2026-02-02 07:57:27 GMT

Donald Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah for telling jokes at the Grammy Awards. I'm sure the self-declared free speech absolutists will be rushing to Noah's defence at any moment.
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2026-01-22 06:55:51 GMT

Incredible sadism
[www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...](https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426 )
[The latest: Appeals court ends...](https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426 )

2026-01-21 19:30:10 GMT

TACO Trump strikes again.
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2026-01-20 21:19:26 GMT

Just gotta find that magic word to describe people opposed to you so you can safely brutalise them. Dehumanise them enough and you'll feel nothing but joy as you shoot them in the face. America, 2026.
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2026-01-09 07:53:35 GMT

Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery [www.theguardian.com/technology/2...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/grok-image-generator-outcry-sexualised-ai-imagery?CMP=share_btn_url )
[Grok turns off image generator...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/grok-image-generator-outcry-sexualised-ai-imagery?CMP=share_btn_url )

2026-01-08 15:35:13 GMT

For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies

2026-01-05 17:37:20 GMT

One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
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2026-01-03 16:00:48 GMT

Live feed for Trump's upcoming presser on his latest crimes
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezYN...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezYNnFETXk0 )
[LIVE: Trump speaks after US st...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezYNnFETXk0 )

2026-01-03 11:04:44 GMT

Think twice about doing it themselves?
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