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All whinging about "1984" or "Orwell" by reflexive contrarians can be summarily dismissed from here on out.
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January 6: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
Discover the real January 6 story: peaceful protest turned tragedy, Deep State entrapment, media deception, and President Trump's triumphant pardons restoring justice to patriotic Americans.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
All whinging about "1984" or "Orwell" by reflexive contrarians can be summarily dismissed from here on out.
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Schemes/RFE and @OCCRP teamed up to help identify Dr. Evil, a sadistic Russian prison camp doctor that tortured and killed Ukrainian prisoners. It won this year’s Editor & Publisher EPPY award in the investigative/enterprise category.
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2025 EPPY award winners: Honoring the best in digital media - Editor and Publisher
Recently E&P Magazine proudly unveiled the winners of the 30th annual EPPY Awards, celebrating the world’s best digital media across more than 45 bold and diverse categories. From hard-hitting investi...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Schemes/RFE and @OCCRP teamed up to help identify Dr. Evil, a sadistic Russian prison camp doctor that tortured and killed Ukrainian prisoners. It won this year’s Editor & Publisher EPPY award in the investigative/enterprise category.
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German Ex-MP Convicted in Azerbaijan Bribery Scandal
A German court has convicted a former Bundestag lawmaker of bribing officials on behalf of Azerbaijan, sentencing him to a suspended prison term in a major ruling tied to the Azerbaijani Laundromat…
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January 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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The UN warns the “manosphere” is a rising digital threat. OCCRP tracked its new offline frontier: Marbella, where male influencers and Tate associates have built a growing hub. What’s drawing them there? buff.ly/uRuxSQ9
January 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The UN warns the “manosphere” is a rising digital threat. OCCRP tracked its new offline frontier: Marbella, where male influencers and Tate associates have built a growing hub. What’s drawing them there? buff.ly/uRuxSQ9
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Brazil’s Mato Grosso state lost almost 50,000 hectares to illegal logging in one year, data shows. Criminal groups were behind much of it, according to state officials.
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Criminal Groups Drive Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon State, Authorities Say
Brazil’s Mato Grosso state lost almost 50,000 hectares to illegal logging in one year, data shows. Criminal groups were behind much of it, according to state officials.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Brazil’s Mato Grosso state lost almost 50,000 hectares to illegal logging in one year, data shows. Criminal groups were behind much of it, according to state officials.
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The unprovoked attack on Venezuela might be the first evidence of a Ribbentrop style agreement between U.S., Russia and China. Russia gets Ukraine and Eastern Europe, China gets Taiwan and U.S. gets Greenland and LatAm.
January 3, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The unprovoked attack on Venezuela might be the first evidence of a Ribbentrop style agreement between U.S., Russia and China. Russia gets Ukraine and Eastern Europe, China gets Taiwan and U.S. gets Greenland and LatAm.
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Marbella has become a stomping ground for Tate-aligned male influencers. We examine what has brought them to the Costa del Sol and how misogynistic ideas are wrapped into their self-improvement mantras:
Sun, Cigars, and Sexism: How Spain's Marbella Became a Hotspot for 'Manosphere' Influencers
The city on the Costa del Sol has become a stomping ground for male influencers and entrepreneurial friends of Andrew Tate.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Marbella has become a stomping ground for Tate-aligned male influencers. We examine what has brought them to the Costa del Sol and how misogynistic ideas are wrapped into their self-improvement mantras:
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
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Grok becoming a mass mainstream nudify app with baked-in viral distribution was entirely predictable; the only surprise is how long it took.
So much of the risk scenario for this assumed mainstream AI model creators would limit its output and this would be a targeted harassment/niche model issue.
So much of the risk scenario for this assumed mainstream AI model creators would limit its output and this would be a targeted harassment/niche model issue.
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Grok becoming a mass mainstream nudify app with baked-in viral distribution was entirely predictable; the only surprise is how long it took.
So much of the risk scenario for this assumed mainstream AI model creators would limit its output and this would be a targeted harassment/niche model issue.
So much of the risk scenario for this assumed mainstream AI model creators would limit its output and this would be a targeted harassment/niche model issue.
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This is a brilliant line that should make a lot of folks…in both parties…very uncomfortable. Yes.
Good.
Good.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
This is a brilliant line that should make a lot of folks…in both parties…very uncomfortable. Yes.
Good.
Good.
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From a remote corner of the Pacific, a former architect of one of the South Pacific’s biggest financial frauds now presents himself as a divine monarch warning of global economic collapse — and promising vast riches to followers: buff.ly/5zhmwDi
Meet the South Pacific Ponzi King With a Bogus Bank — and a Global Fan Club
Fugitive Ponzi schemer Noah Musingku reigns over an armed “cargo cult” deep in the interior of one of the world’s most isolated islands. OCCRP went to investigate how he had attracted an…
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January 2, 2026 at 9:24 AM
From a remote corner of the Pacific, a former architect of one of the South Pacific’s biggest financial frauds now presents himself as a divine monarch warning of global economic collapse — and promising vast riches to followers: buff.ly/5zhmwDi
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A Spanish doctor struck off in the U.K. was able to keep practicing in his home country.
Then reporters revealed his past — as part of a huge exposé on banned doctors — and Spanish authorities suspended him.
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Then reporters revealed his past — as part of a huge exposé on banned doctors — and Spanish authorities suspended him.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A Spanish doctor struck off in the U.K. was able to keep practicing in his home country.
Then reporters revealed his past — as part of a huge exposé on banned doctors — and Spanish authorities suspended him.
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Then reporters revealed his past — as part of a huge exposé on banned doctors — and Spanish authorities suspended him.
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Human rights groups say Guinea-Bissau’s military rulers are silencing dissent through arrests, violence and intimidation following the November 26 coup.
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Climate of Fear’ in Guinea-Bissau as Junta Targets Critics, Activists Say
Human rights groups say Guinea-Bissau’s military rulers are silencing dissent through arrests, violence and intimidation following the November 26 coup.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Human rights groups say Guinea-Bissau’s military rulers are silencing dissent through arrests, violence and intimidation following the November 26 coup.
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Pacific Gambit: Inside the Chinese Communist Party and Triad Push into Palau
The tiny Pacific nation of Palau is a key hotspot in the growing rivalry between China and the West. Organized criminals with links to the Chinese Communist Party are trying to find a way in — and…
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January 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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A Chinese businesswoman helped a notorious gang boss build ties with the former president of Palau.
Now she has been sanctioned by the U.S. for alleged links to fraud.
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Now she has been sanctioned by the U.S. for alleged links to fraud.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
A Chinese businesswoman helped a notorious gang boss build ties with the former president of Palau.
Now she has been sanctioned by the U.S. for alleged links to fraud.
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Now she has been sanctioned by the U.S. for alleged links to fraud.
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Two CEOs privately discussed undermining a Serbian broadcaster documenting anti-government protests.
Then journalists revealed the call — and protests rocked the broadcaster’s owner.
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Then journalists revealed the call — and protests rocked the broadcaster’s owner.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Two CEOs privately discussed undermining a Serbian broadcaster documenting anti-government protests.
Then journalists revealed the call — and protests rocked the broadcaster’s owner.
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Then journalists revealed the call — and protests rocked the broadcaster’s owner.
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Ukraine Charges Russian “Dr. Evil” in Absentia with War Crimes
“Dr. Evil,” the alleged sadistic Russian prison medic, exposed by OCCRP and RFE/RL Schemes, has been charged in absentia by Ukraine with war crimes.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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A sadistic Russian doctor tortured dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war — then journalists pieced together their testimony to unmask his identity.
Now, “Dr Evil” faces war crimes charges in absentia.
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Now, “Dr Evil” faces war crimes charges in absentia.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A sadistic Russian doctor tortured dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war — then journalists pieced together their testimony to unmask his identity.
Now, “Dr Evil” faces war crimes charges in absentia.
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Now, “Dr Evil” faces war crimes charges in absentia.
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OCCRP investigative reporter Jonny Wrate features on NPR’s Morning Edition to discuss our latest investigation into the sale of U.S. planes used in the global illicit drug trade. Take a listen here:
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New report reveals the role of U.S. jets in global drug trafficking
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks investigative journalist Jonny Wrate about the role of U.S. jets in global drug trafficking, in light of a new report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
OCCRP investigative reporter Jonny Wrate features on NPR’s Morning Edition to discuss our latest investigation into the sale of U.S. planes used in the global illicit drug trade. Take a listen here:
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Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
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Which stories mattered most in 2025?
This year, we uncovered stories powerful actors would rather keep hidden, from corruption in the European Parliament to data privacy failures, sanctions dodging and hidden lobbying in Brussels. We’ve compiled the top 10 most-read investigations of the year.
This year, we uncovered stories powerful actors would rather keep hidden, from corruption in the European Parliament to data privacy failures, sanctions dodging and hidden lobbying in Brussels. We’ve compiled the top 10 most-read investigations of the year.
Our most-read stories of 2025
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December 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Which stories mattered most in 2025?
This year, we uncovered stories powerful actors would rather keep hidden, from corruption in the European Parliament to data privacy failures, sanctions dodging and hidden lobbying in Brussels. We’ve compiled the top 10 most-read investigations of the year.
This year, we uncovered stories powerful actors would rather keep hidden, from corruption in the European Parliament to data privacy failures, sanctions dodging and hidden lobbying in Brussels. We’ve compiled the top 10 most-read investigations of the year.
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A Belarusian company known for manufacturing household items has been importing Chinese-made drones and sending them on to Russia, which deploys them in its war against Ukraine.
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From Kitchenware to Drone War: A Belarusian Factory Fuels Russian Attacks on Ukraine
A Belarusian company known for manufacturing household items has been importing Chinese-made drones and sending them on to Russia, which deploys them in its war against Ukraine.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A Belarusian company known for manufacturing household items has been importing Chinese-made drones and sending them on to Russia, which deploys them in its war against Ukraine.
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James Talarico: “What leads a person to accumulate more money than they could possibly spend in a hundred lifetimes when we have people starving in this one?”
December 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
James Talarico: “What leads a person to accumulate more money than they could possibly spend in a hundred lifetimes when we have people starving in this one?”
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James Talarico: “The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich. That’s exactly what we’re seeing with Elon Musk becoming the first trillionaire. This is a spiritual sickness.”
December 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
James Talarico: “The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich. That’s exactly what we’re seeing with Elon Musk becoming the first trillionaire. This is a spiritual sickness.”
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Every billionaire is a policy failure. Every trillion dollar company is a failed regulatory environment. Earth should be for all people, not just the lucky or the ruthless.
December 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Every billionaire is a policy failure. Every trillion dollar company is a failed regulatory environment. Earth should be for all people, not just the lucky or the ruthless.