Carlos Gonzales
@mabl2k.bsky.social
Research Lead at Bellingcat
Visual Investigations
Former Open Source Analyst with BBCAfricaEye.
Visual Investigations
Former Open Source Analyst with BBCAfricaEye.
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Analyses by Maher and by Steven Beck have supported open-source/visual/audio investigations by Bellingcat, CNN, WaPo, and NYT — helping attribute the killing of Abu Akleh to Israeli soldiers, Israeli military killing 15 rescue workers in Gaza, and Peruvian security forces killing unarmed protesters.
November 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Analyses by Maher and by Steven Beck have supported open-source/visual/audio investigations by Bellingcat, CNN, WaPo, and NYT — helping attribute the killing of Abu Akleh to Israeli soldiers, Israeli military killing 15 rescue workers in Gaza, and Peruvian security forces killing unarmed protesters.
The forensic audio analysis by Rob C. Maher of the 2024 Trump assassination attempt has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. This is great news for visual and audio investigations! aes2.org/publications...
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Social media footage and satellite imagery show killings as Rapid Support Forces took over Al Fashir (El Fasher). Bellingcat geolocated one incident on the city’s outskirts and showed it to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat
Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Social media footage and satellite imagery show killings as Rapid Support Forces took over Al Fashir (El Fasher). Bellingcat geolocated one incident on the city’s outskirts and showed it to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
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The Metropolitan police are braced for an undercover documentary showing officers and staff allegedly being supportive of the far-right activist Tommy Robinson, making anti-Muslim comments and using excessive force against suspects in custody
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Met officers suspended over alleged abuse of suspects and support for Tommy Robinson
BBC’s Panorama to broadcast allegations about Charing Cross station after sending evidence to police chiefs
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The Metropolitan police are braced for an undercover documentary showing officers and staff allegedly being supportive of the far-right activist Tommy Robinson, making anti-Muslim comments and using excessive force against suspects in custody
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting official statements. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
Incendiary Munitions Strike Gaza-bound Flotilla Two Nights in a Row - bellingcat
On September 8 and 9, two vessels of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were attacked outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. Bellingcat analysed footage and images from both incidents. ...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting official statements. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
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Amid Sudan’s ongoing civil war, Bellingcat in partnership with Kenya’s Daily Nation was able to identify Kenyan-labelled ammunition crates in a suspected Rapid Support Forces (RSF) depot near the capital Khartoum. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/06...
Kenyan Weapons Linked to Sudan’s Civil War - bellingcat
Bellingcat and our partners at Kenya’s Daily Nation have identified Kenyan-labelled crates of ammunition inside an alleged RSF depot close to the recently recaptured Sudanese capital Khartoum. Althoug...
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June 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Amid Sudan’s ongoing civil war, Bellingcat in partnership with Kenya’s Daily Nation was able to identify Kenyan-labelled ammunition crates in a suspected Rapid Support Forces (RSF) depot near the capital Khartoum. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/06...
Congratulations to all the partners involved in the #CargoTrucksATrapForMigrants investigation! It was an honor to be part of this collaboration. Thank you so much to @elclip.bsky.social for their incredible leadership and invite @bellingcat.com to be part of this great project.
The Tom Renner Award goes to “Tráileres, Trampa para Migrantes” (Cargo Trucks: A Trap for Migrants). Judges said this multimedia investigation “brings breathtaking new insight to an opaque underworld.” @noticiastelemundo.com @icij.org @bellingcat.com www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Congratulations to all the partners involved in the #CargoTrucksATrapForMigrants investigation! It was an honor to be part of this collaboration. Thank you so much to @elclip.bsky.social for their incredible leadership and invite @bellingcat.com to be part of this great project.
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On March 23, a convoy of aid workers, traveling in vehicles marked with emergency flashing lights, was struck by gunfire in Gaza. Bellingcat used video footage of the incident to perform an audio analysis of the shooting. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
What Audio Analysis Reveals About Aid Workers Killed in Gaza - bellingcat
Hundreds of shots fired at aid convoy that resulted in deaths of multiple aid workers, audio analysis shows.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
On March 23, a convoy of aid workers, traveling in vehicles marked with emergency flashing lights, was struck by gunfire in Gaza. Bellingcat used video footage of the incident to perform an audio analysis of the shooting. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
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A border patrol unit traveled 300+ miles to carry out sweeping arrests and deportations in Bakersfield, California.
A new investigation from Evident, @calmatters.org & @bellingcat.com shows how warrantless raids could impact wide swaths of the nation.
Premiering April 8: evidentmedia.live/youtube
A new investigation from Evident, @calmatters.org & @bellingcat.com shows how warrantless raids could impact wide swaths of the nation.
Premiering April 8: evidentmedia.live/youtube
April 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A border patrol unit traveled 300+ miles to carry out sweeping arrests and deportations in Bakersfield, California.
A new investigation from Evident, @calmatters.org & @bellingcat.com shows how warrantless raids could impact wide swaths of the nation.
Premiering April 8: evidentmedia.live/youtube
A new investigation from Evident, @calmatters.org & @bellingcat.com shows how warrantless raids could impact wide swaths of the nation.
Premiering April 8: evidentmedia.live/youtube
Reposted by Carlos Gonzales
A January operation in the central Californian city of Bakersfield saw dozens detained by border patrol agents operating more than 300 miles from the US southern border. Bellingcat worked with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org to piece together the operation www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
US Border Patrol Called Raid 300 Miles From Border 'Targeted'. Open Source Evidence Suggests Otherwise - bellingcat
US Border Patrol travelled 300 Miles for a 'targeted' operation. Rights groups say it was anything but targeted.
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April 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A January operation in the central Californian city of Bakersfield saw dozens detained by border patrol agents operating more than 300 miles from the US southern border. Bellingcat worked with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org to piece together the operation www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
Reposted by Carlos Gonzales
A Colombian national goes missing. Then his identity documents appear in a video posted by the Sudanese Armed Forces. Bellingcat’s @mabl2k.bsky.social investigates… www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/12...
Colombian Mercenaries in Transit to Sudan via Libya - What do we Know? - bellingcat
Final TikTok post of Colombian reportedly missing in Sudan sheds light on possible journey from Colombia through Libya to the conflict zone.
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December 13, 2024 at 3:12 PM
A Colombian national goes missing. Then his identity documents appear in a video posted by the Sudanese Armed Forces. Bellingcat’s @mabl2k.bsky.social investigates… www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/12...