Christiaan Triebert
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Visual Investigations at @nytimes. Previously with @Bellingcat, @Airwars. DMs open.
Joined June 2009
The bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh came from the approx. position of an Israel military vehicle — most likely fired by a soldier from an elite unit. It was one of 16 bullets fired into the direction of 5 clearly marked journalists. Our investigation:
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PDF overtakes Christianity and becomes second most popular religion.
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Kaesang Pangarep, a son of Indonesia's president Widodo, and his wife have faced backlash for an apparent luxurious trip to the U.S. amid large protests against a proposed election law change. Penn State tab on “practice and research for social justice” is open on their laptop.
Hasil iseng ngulik dua postingan menantu pak Presiden sebelum di hapus. Negara lagi gaduh, mbak Erina dan mas Kaesang sedang enjoy menginap di hotel bintang lima. Four Seasson Hotel, Las Vegas 36.0910372,-115.1743089.Four Seasson Beverley Willshire, LA. 34.0668765,-118.4004226
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We analyzed dozens of battlefield radio transmissions between Russian forces in Ukraine during the initial invasion of Makariv, a town outside Kyiv. They reveal an army struggling with logistical problems and communication failures:
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At least six people providing security for Roger Stone participated in the Capitol attack, our new Visual Investigation shows. Here's how the guards (all Oath Keepers) went from guarding Trump's longtime confidant to standing inside the Capitol on Jan. 6:
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This new @Bellingcat story is so wild you'd think it's a Netflix series: a Russian spy pretended to be Peruvian, opened a jewellery store in Naples, then charmed her way into NATO circles, specifically its Allied Joint Force Command in Italy.
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There are at least two F-16s at Ganja International Airport in Azerbaijan, our analysis of an Oct. 3 @planetlabs satellite image shows. The fighter jets are likely operated by the Turkish Air Force, alongside a possible CN-235 cargo aircraft. Here’s a short thread why.
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A breakthrough in our investigation came when the team identified a Steam profile in Airman Teixeira's name that led to an Instagram profile with photos of the exact location where leaked docs were photographed — a kitchen countertop in his childhood home.
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An analysis of videos, combined with witness interviews, shows egregious and indiscriminate use of force by Colombia's national police. At least 44 have been killed during protests over economic disparity that started over a month ago.
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Young Dutch journalist @OmeBender filmed Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam stealing steel pipes, putting on masks, and chasing someone. A metal pipe appears to be thrown at a police vehicle. The footage also shows an Israeli fan warning him to stop filming.
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We've identified the leader of the Discord group where top secret U.S. documents were leaked — it's a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, specifically its intelligence wing. Gift link, no paywall:
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This video of a huge explosion in (allegedly) Ukraine is making the rounds. When mis/disinformation during war is rife, verification is key. Here's how online investigators quickly established the where, when, and what of the video:
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We took a closer look at the video in which a man, who strongly resembles a Putin associate, Yevgeny Prigozhin, promises inmates release from prison in return for a six-month combat tour in Russia's war against Ukraine: .
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When an all-female crew lands an airliner into a country they're not allowed to drive in. Via @iyad_elbaghdadi.
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النيويورك تايمز تجري تحقيقاً في مقتل الصحفيين العراقيين في يوم ال��معة 10 يناير في البصرة. الإعلامي أحمد عبد الصمد و المصورة صفاء غالي. هل لديك أي معلومات حول الحادثة؟ أو أي دليل يمكن الاستناد إليه من الصور أو مقاطع الفيديو؟.
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The remnants of Hurricane Ida have arrived in New York City. Threading some videos with locations.
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“Putin should be happy. Not everyone gets such an expensive present on their birthday,” a senior Ukrainian military official told @nytimes, while neither denying nor confirming Ukrainian forces are behind the attack on the Crimean Bridge.
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We combed through hundreds of videos and photos and drew on research from @CTExposers to visually identify Mr. Stone's guards on Jan. 5 and 6. — from that group, these six entered the Capitol during the insurrection.
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@Nieuwsuur to new US ambassador: "You mentioned [. ] that there are no go-zones in the Netherlands and that cars and politicians are set on fire.". Pete Hoekstra: "I didn't say that. That's actually an incorrect statement [. ] fake news.". Hmm, let's have a look at the footage 🤔
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Nuestro equipo del @nytimes está analizando este video de Colombia que parece mostrar a la policía disparando a varios individuos. Pensamos que el suceso ocurrió cerca de una gasolinera Esso en Cali el 5 de mayo. ¿Puedes ayudarnos a descifrar en qué lugar ocurrió exactamente?
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On @Maxar imagery, two MiG-31s and one Su-27 have been completely destroyed, and a MiG-29 damaged, at the Russian Air Force's Belbek Airbase in occupied Crimea. A fuel storage near the main airbase runway was also destroyed, and debris continued to burn in the aftermath.
Aftermath of the 2 Ukrainian strikes on Belbek airfield over 2 consecutive nights, as seen in a HR satellite image by @planet from May 16. At least several MiG-31s appear to be destroyed + a fuel depot (according to Wikimapia). Another scorch mark is visible at 44.6857, 33.5590.
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Russian armored vehicles identification sheet, via Tank Encyclopedia
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The following notorious CCTV footage shows a Russian BMP-2 vehicle rolling into view in Makariv and firing several rounds into a civilian sedan — without any apparent warning or provocation. The elderly couple inside was killed instantly.
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“The only way to stop this,” Ukraine's military intelligence told us, “is the immediate withdrawal of Russian occupation troops from Ukraine.” Our latest visual investigation into Kyiv's growing fleet of homegrown kamikaze drones that have hit Moscow:
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It's not clear why some Russian units use open frequencies, but it allows ham radio hobbyists to listen to and record real-time front line chatter via web-base radio receivers, which is what @projectowlosint, Ukraine Radio Watchers, @Shortwave_Spy, @sbreakintl & others are doing.
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As you may have noticed, the @nytimes obtained thousands of previously unheard Russian Air Force communications. These cockpit tapes provide an unprecedented insight into Russia's air war in Syria. Here's a thread with all the investigations we've published so far.
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Here's how. On Jan. 5, Mr. Stone made two public appearances in D.C. in support of Mr. Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud. In the afternoon, he spoke in front of the Supreme Court. Five of the six Oath Keepers we’re tracking can be seen in this video.
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In another transmission, we hear the repeated order to cover the entire residential neighbourhood with artillery after the “property” (хозяйство) has been removed — a likely codeword for Russian personnel or equipment. This could be a war crime.
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Three hours later, at 2:17 p.m., Mr. Stone’s security team is spotted at the Capitol. One of them, Guard 6, can be seen taunting Capitol Police officers in riot gear, who are trying to protect the building.
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Based on witness testimony and visual analysis, we reconstructed how, in late March, Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries executed hundreds of men in the village of Moura. Their bodies were thrown into mass graves. w/ @ElianPeltier and @MadyCam76230202
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Rittenhouse is around that area in most of the footage we reviewed. About 15 minutes before the first shooting, police drive past Rittenhouse, and thank the group he’s with. “We appreciate you guys, we really do,” they broadcast through the speakers of their armored vehicles.
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In the hours before the shooting incident, @KristanTHarris, @RichieMcGinniss and @ElijahSchaffer all interviewed Rittenhouse, who said he was protecting a local vehicle dealership together with several other armed men. He also offers medical assistance to protesters.
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Rittenhouse walks up to a police vehicle with his rifle slung and talks with officers. One tosses a water bottle to the armed men, as seen in @KristanTHarris's livestream.
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Hey @MSNBC, the video you just broadcast as being from today's #SyriaStrikes in Damascus was actually filmed in the Ukrainian city of Luhansk over three years ago.
This video is being shared countless of times as showing today's #SyriaStrikes in Damascus, but guess what? It's not — the footage shows shelling in the Ukrainian city of Luhansk in February 2015.
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The Ukrainian soldiers operating multiple-launch rocket systems said the North Korean rockets had been “seized” from a ship by a “friendly” country before being delivered to Ukraine. They declined to provide further details. By @ChristopherJM.
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Rittenhouse turns toward the sound of the gunfire as another pursuer lunges toward him. He then fires four times with his assault rifle, and appears to shoot the man in the head.
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Mr. Stone, a convicted felon who was pardoned by Mr. Trump, has a long history as a self-proclaimed “dirty trickster” political operative. On Jan. 5 and 6, Oath Keepers provided security for him, something he himself confirmed.
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We tracked how several tankers, all acquired by shell companies after Russia invaded Ukraine, secretly moved at least half a billion dollars worth of Russian oil — an apparent effort to deceive their U.S.-based insurer. Our latest visual investigation:
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Another one, this is an AR-15-style rifle, *not* an assault rifle. It’s important not to conflate (but I did drafting and posting this tweet):
Rittenhouse turns toward the sound of the gunfire as another pursuer lunges toward him. He then fires four times with his assault rifle, and appears to shoot the man in the head.
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A new analysis of satellite imagery (here overlaid on Google Earth) shows that the Israeli military demolished at least 79 buildings in Mhaibib in southern Lebanon last week — basically the entire village. Half of the ancient shrine dedicated to Benjamin is gone, too.
Read @trbrtc and @euanward_ for more on the Israeli demolition of Mhaibib:.
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Our new visual investigation shows how a secretive compound northeast of Kabul — the site of the Salt Pit, where the CIA previously tortured detainees — became the agency's hub for clandestine evacuations before parts of it were deliberately destroyed:
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The Trump administration doesn't voluntarily disclose White House visitor logs, so —for what it's worth— we used geotagged selfies and observations of Mark Walsh, @crousselle and @JenniferJJacobs to identify at least 70 guests in the Rose Garden during ACB's nomination ceremony.
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The son of the president calling for “total war” using baseless claims of election fraud. Imagine how this would be covered in Western media if it'd be any other country than the US.
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The Oath Keepers are a far-right, anti-government militia — and there's plenty of footage to visually identify them around Mr. Stone on Jan. 5 and 6. Here's another video from that same event in front of the Supreme Court.
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What Airman Teixeira was not, a close Discord friend said, was a whistle-blower in the vein of Snowden and Manning, whose outrage over perceived injustices led them to break the law and reveal closely held government secrets. Our big narrative piece here:
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At the same time, we hear at least 8 gunshots from farther away. Mr. Rittenhouse gets up and begins walking north from the scene, and 8 more gunshots are heard from closer range. It’s unclear who fired the other gunshots.
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In this series of exchanges, we hear how comms failures delay urgent requests for Russian air support amid mounting casualties. Thirty minutes after the unit requested help: “You forgot about air support, [expletive] air support! You forgot!”
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To better understand what happened next, we synchronized 6 livestreams, which revealed that there were two separate shooting incidents, about one and a half minutes apart, involving multiple gunmen.
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For years, Dutch intelligence had access to Russia's Cozy Bear hackers group. Crucial evidence for Russian interference in the U.S. elections was obtained, prompting a FBI investigation. That's what @Nieuwsuur and @volkskrant have found.
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An Apache appears to be doing crowd control to clear the runway for a C-17 military transport aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, as hundreds of people are trying to get on flights out of Afghanistan.
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It's with intense sorrow that I share that my dad has suddenly passed away. His genuine enthusiasm and interest for the world and anyone who crossed his path deeply inspire me and I'm incredibly grateful to be his son. Ik hou zielsveel van je, papa. Van hart tot hart, altijd.
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The Russian unit also spotted a likely Ukrainian drone over the area while they were “under fire from all directions.” Later that evening, a video was released showing a Bayraktar drone strike, which we geolocated the video to northern Makariv.
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The next morning, Feb. 28, a Ukrainian fighter filmed the drone strike aftermath and sent it to us. “Look what we have here [. ] a destroyed part of the Russian column. Radars, BUKs, tractor trailer/towing vehicle, SAU [self-propelled artillery].”
#Ukraine: New, detailed images of Russian hardware destroyed by what is suspected to be a TB-2 drone in the area of #Makariv in the first days of the war. A Buk-M2 9A317 SAMR TELAR, 9A316 TEL, an MT-LB with a variant of EW truck, and finally a KrAZ-255B with EOV-4421 excavator.
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The radio chatter is full of Russian troops who lack critical supplies, too. Two examples:. “I urgently need refueling, water, and food.”. “Vehicles stalling in the road. Urgently need fuel.”
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We focused on radio intercepts from the first 24 hours of the Russian assault on Makariv, a town west of Kyiv along the strategic E-40 highway. The intercepts give a rare unvarnished window into the operations of an invading army.
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With new “OSINT” accounts popping up on this platform that have regularly disseminated incorrect information (and barely do analysis), it’s sad to see two of the best accounts in business leaving: @oryxspioenkop and @CalibreObscura (who also ran @UAWeapons).
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Several members of the far-right paramilitary group the Oath Keepers face conspiracy charges for planning to breach the Capitol. We tracked 10 others operating in sync with the alleged conspirators, and how they connect to the group's leader.
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Today, the @nytimes — including the Visual Investigations team (us!) — has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, for a body of work exposing Russia’s ‘shadow war’ in Africa, Europe, and Syria.
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Thread with satellite imagery of the California wildfires.
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Not much later, all six guards of Mr. Stone we tracked can be spotted inside the Capitol. Here's № 1, who drove Mr. Stone around in the golf caddie a day earlier, and № 3, in the hallway between the Rotunda and the main entrance on the eastern side.
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In 2019, a woman and 11 children were killed in an airstrike in Wardak province. US claimed it wasn't them, but our visual investigation showed it *was* them — and eventually they admitted. That's an example of a single airstrike out of tens of thousands.
Also, many people obviously have no idea what happened im large parts of rural Afghanistan, a field I focused on, during the last years. Drone strikes and death squads radicalized 10.000s of people. The few who pointed at this were attacked and defamed.
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So how did we determine that these voices are Russian troops speaking? By linking the radio exchanges with visuals we geo- and chrono-located, and interviews with local residents. Here's an example of such a corroboration:.
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After days of denial, Iran admitted it shot down a civilian airliner, killing all 176 people on board. We analyzed flight data, witness videos and crash site images to paint the clearest picture yet of that disastrous seven-minute flight. Watch it here:
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A list of tools @Bellingcat uses for verification and open source investigation. Updated regularly (see thread too).
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This transmission is about a battle in Motyzhyn, a village southeast of Makariv, in which call sign YUG-95 reports his unit pulled out of the battle and lost an armored tracked vehicle called an MT-LB.
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Russian troops in Makariv were met with fierce resistance and took significant losses. This transmission captures a frantic dispatch of a unit under attack. The voice is in clear distress.
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And big thanks to the team: @heytherehaIey, @muyixiao, @ckoettl, @_stella_cooper, @bottidavid, @johnismay, @tiefenthaeler, @whitney_hurst, @markscheffler, @juliebosman, @katiegnelson, @robinnyc7 & @evanchill. You can read the full piece here:
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And for the “whataboutism” of whether we also investigate the Pentagon and allies. of course we do. See our landing page for all our work:
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Ukrainian officials claimed yesterday that they've pushed the Russian forces out of Makariv, nearly a month after they moved in. But at a devastating cost. And fighting in the area continues.
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The next morning, on Jan. 6, Mr. Stone is spotted outside his hotel, a block away from the White House, in this video first surfaced by @jsrailton and @ABC. Mr. Stone is guarded by three individuals linked to the Oath Keepers, including one that we''ree tracking.
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Rittenhouse’s social media profiles proclaim support for pro-police causes like the Blue Lives Matter movement and Humanize the Badge. Other posts show him taking backyard target practice, posing with guns and assembling an military-style semi-automatic rifle.
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This Visual Investigation was a team effort by @btdecker @_stella_cooper @dwtkns @arielle_designs @markscheffler @haeyoun @zaynman @sjalfano — reviewing hundreds of visuals and drawing upon earlier analyses of @CTExposers. Read our full piece here:
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We matched YUG-95's report with a Telegram post of the mayor of Makariv (“our guys are mowing down enemy column near Motyzhyn”), videos showing Russian vehicles entering the village that day, along with damaged and abandoned armor, including an MT-LB.
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That evening, on Jan. 5, Mr. Stone speaks at the “Rally to Save America” at Freedom Plaza, proclaiming that “we will win this fight or America will step into a thousand years of darkness.” Several of the Oath Keepers we're tracking are seen besides him, wearing VIP lanyards.
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We're continuing to examine the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Feel free to reach out with tips and/or suggestions (DMs are open). You can see all of the previous Visual Investigations into the insurrection on our landing page:
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