Max Bernhard
@mxbernhard.bsky.social
journalist on correctiv’s fact-checking teamㅣDowJones & WSJ alumㅣprevious work Lighthouse Reports, DW, Guardian, Wired and othersㅣOSINT, disinformation
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Max Bernhard
@mxbernhard.bsky.social
· Jan 23
New: We've uncovered over 100 websites set up by a group known as Storm-1516. After the US elections the Russian influence operation has set its sights on Germany's federal elections. Some of these sites have already been used to attack German politicians. correctiv.org/faktencheck/...
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Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
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Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable…
www.404media.co
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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Ursa Major #UrsaMajor ( #Russia) carried parts for #Nuclear #Submarine when it sank in #Mediterranean
#MaritimeExecutive
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#MaritimeExecutive
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Report: Lost Russian Ship Was Carrying Nuclear Submarine Reactor Parts
The special cargo aboard the Russian arms ship that went down off Cartagena last year was not what its crew initially reported, according to Spanish...
maritime-executive.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Ursa Major #UrsaMajor ( #Russia) carried parts for #Nuclear #Submarine when it sank in #Mediterranean
#MaritimeExecutive
maritime-executive.com/article/repo...
#MaritimeExecutive
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"Internal documents from a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company indicated that China has been using the technology to intervene in foreign elections, including propaganda targeting Taiwan’s local elections next year and presidential elections in 2028"
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
China using AI vote meddling: report - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Internal documents from a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company indicated that China has been using the technology to intervene in foreign elections, including propaganda targeting Taiwan’s local elections next year and presidential elections in 2028"
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...
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The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
December 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
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Read the full email Sharyn Alfonsi sent her team about CBS pulling their segment on the Trump admin’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Read the full email Sharyn Alfonsi sent her team about CBS pulling their segment on the Trump admin’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants
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Auch erstaunlich: Jens Spahn feierte noch im Juli mit Angermayer - obwohl seit Juni 2025 bekannt ist, dass die Londoner Stiftung Aurora unter Angermayer nie Berichte über den Verbleib von angeblich Millionen an Spenden einreichte, dann 2024 von Behörden geschlossen wurde www.ftm.eu/articles/cha...
Charity closure casts spotlight on biotech billionaire behind the ‘Steroid Olympics’
German entrepreneur Christian Angermayer has bet big on the psychedelics movement, backed the pro-doping Enhanced Games and built a contact book stretching from the Bundestag to the Trump family. Yet ...
www.ftm.eu
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Auch erstaunlich: Jens Spahn feierte noch im Juli mit Angermayer - obwohl seit Juni 2025 bekannt ist, dass die Londoner Stiftung Aurora unter Angermayer nie Berichte über den Verbleib von angeblich Millionen an Spenden einreichte, dann 2024 von Behörden geschlossen wurde www.ftm.eu/articles/cha...
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Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
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A month ago, NYT columnist David Brooks wrote a column decrying the media and political fixation on the Epstein story.
This afternoon, House Democrats released a new tranche of photos of an event that Brooks attended with Epstein.
This afternoon, House Democrats released a new tranche of photos of an event that Brooks attended with Epstein.
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A month ago, NYT columnist David Brooks wrote a column decrying the media and political fixation on the Epstein story.
This afternoon, House Democrats released a new tranche of photos of an event that Brooks attended with Epstein.
This afternoon, House Democrats released a new tranche of photos of an event that Brooks attended with Epstein.
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The German Press Council has ruled that tabloid BILD violated the press code by describing Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif as a "Hamas leader" without evidence
www.presserat.de/presse-nachr...
www.presserat.de/presse-nachr...
Presserat entscheidet über Massenbeschwerde - Presserat
Mehr als 300 Menschen hatten sich beim Presserat gemeldet und über eine Nahost-Berichterstattung beschwert.
www.presserat.de
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The German Press Council has ruled that tabloid BILD violated the press code by describing Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif as a "Hamas leader" without evidence
www.presserat.de/presse-nachr...
www.presserat.de/presse-nachr...
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NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
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NEU: Geheime Regierungspapiere zeigen, dass Milliardensummen in umstrittene Waffensysteme fließen sollen. Viele Aufträge sollen ohne Ausschreibung an Rüstungsunternehmen gehen.
Recherche mit @martinboehmer.bsky.social, @alexejhock.bsky.social und Stella Hesch.
correctiv.org/aktuelles/si...
Recherche mit @martinboehmer.bsky.social, @alexejhock.bsky.social und Stella Hesch.
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Die neue deutsche Kriegsmaschine
Milliardensummen für umstrittene Waffensyteme: Geheime Regierungsdokumente zeigen, wie Deutschland zur neuen Militärmacht werden will.
correctiv.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
NEU: Geheime Regierungspapiere zeigen, dass Milliardensummen in umstrittene Waffensysteme fließen sollen. Viele Aufträge sollen ohne Ausschreibung an Rüstungsunternehmen gehen.
Recherche mit @martinboehmer.bsky.social, @alexejhock.bsky.social und Stella Hesch.
correctiv.org/aktuelles/si...
Recherche mit @martinboehmer.bsky.social, @alexejhock.bsky.social und Stella Hesch.
correctiv.org/aktuelles/si...
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Meta removed a few Nazi posts — but left influencers with millions of followers free to push misogyny, racism, and white supremacist content. Instagram is still hosting creators who monetize hate. The platform isn’t moderating extremism — it’s amplifying it.
Read more:
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After GPAHE Reporting, Meta Removes Antisemitic Content But Leaves Misogyny and Anti-Black Racism Unchecked
GPAHE’s investigation forced Meta to remove some antisemitic and neo-Nazi content — but the platform continues to host rampant misogyny, anti-Black racism, and other extremist propaganda from major in...
globalextremism.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Meta removed a few Nazi posts — but left influencers with millions of followers free to push misogyny, racism, and white supremacist content. Instagram is still hosting creators who monetize hate. The platform isn’t moderating extremism — it’s amplifying it.
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NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Deutschland bestellt Russlands #Botschafter ein: Sie macht Russland verantwortlich für #Cyberangriffe und Einmischung in den #Bundestagswahlkampf 2025. CORRECTIV hatte die #Desinformationskampagne im Januar aufgedeckt.
Russlands Botschafter einbestellt – Behörden bestätigen CORRECTIV-Recherche zu Einflussoperation
CORRECTIV hatte die Fake-Kampagne „Storm-1516“ aufgedeckt. Jetzt hat die Bundesregierung den russischen Botschafter einbestellt.
correctiv.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Deutschland bestellt Russlands #Botschafter ein: Sie macht Russland verantwortlich für #Cyberangriffe und Einmischung in den #Bundestagswahlkampf 2025. CORRECTIV hatte die #Desinformationskampagne im Januar aufgedeckt.
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Am heutigen Montag verabschieden die #EU-Außenminister neue #Russland-Sanktionen. Darunter sind nach CORRECTIV-Informationen auch Propaganda-Sprachrohre und Hacker – und ein Mann, den die Bundesregierung der Einmischung in die #Bundestagswahl beschuldigt.
Neue EU-Sanktionen gegen russische Hacker und Propagandisten
Die EU reagiert auf „böswillige Aktivitäten Russlands“. Sanktioniert wird auch der Mann, den die Bundesregierung der Einmischung beschuldigt.
correctiv.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Am heutigen Montag verabschieden die #EU-Außenminister neue #Russland-Sanktionen. Darunter sind nach CORRECTIV-Informationen auch Propaganda-Sprachrohre und Hacker – und ein Mann, den die Bundesregierung der Einmischung in die #Bundestagswahl beschuldigt.
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“Members received a private briefing on Sudan, at which one of the academics stated, ‘Our low estimate is 60,000 people have been killed there in the last three weeks’.”
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“Members received a private briefing on Sudan, at which one of the academics stated, ‘Our low estimate is 60,000 people have been killed there in the last three weeks’.”
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@alexejhock.bsky.social, @mxbernhard.bsky.social, @timetodiscover.bsky.social and me exposed the operation in January and found more than a hundred fake websites filled with AI-generated content spreading false news.
Read the story here: correctiv.org/en/fact-chec...
Read the story here: correctiv.org/en/fact-chec...
Influence operation exposed: How Russia meddles in Germany’s election campaign
A Russian influence operation that previously targeted the US has set up over 100 websites ahead of Germany’s general election. Read our investigation.
correctiv.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
@alexejhock.bsky.social, @mxbernhard.bsky.social, @timetodiscover.bsky.social and me exposed the operation in January and found more than a hundred fake websites filled with AI-generated content spreading false news.
Read the story here: correctiv.org/en/fact-chec...
Read the story here: correctiv.org/en/fact-chec...
New: The German government summoned the Russian ambassador and accused Moscow of playing a "central role" in an influence operation that targeted the German elections earlier this year, which we uncovered. correctiv.org/hybride-krie...
Russlands Botschafter einbestellt – Behörden bestätigen CORRECTIV-Recherche zu Einflussoperation
CORRECTIV hatte die Fake-Kampagne „Storm-1516“ aufgedeckt. Jetzt hat die Bundesregierung den russischen Botschafter einbestellt.
correctiv.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
New: The German government summoned the Russian ambassador and accused Moscow of playing a "central role" in an influence operation that targeted the German elections earlier this year, which we uncovered. correctiv.org/hybride-krie...
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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AfD-MdB Jan Wenzel Schmidt flog nach China, um mit einem Spion eine Diamantenproduktion zu besichtigen. Verbindungen zu entsprechenden Handelsunternehmen seiner Familie bestritt er.
Nun liegt t-online eine Visitenkarte vor. Darauf steht: "Vertriebsleiter Jan Schmidt". Recherche mit Annika Leister
Nun liegt t-online eine Visitenkarte vor. Darauf steht: "Vertriebsleiter Jan Schmidt". Recherche mit Annika Leister
China-Affäre in der AfD | Die Diamant-Visitenkarte des "Vertriebsleiters Schmidt"
Ein chinesischer Spion, Diamantendeals und eine Visitenkarte bringen Jan Wenzel Schmidt (AfD) in Erklärungsnot. Er selbst wittert eine Kampagne gegen sich.
www.t-online.de
December 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
AfD-MdB Jan Wenzel Schmidt flog nach China, um mit einem Spion eine Diamantenproduktion zu besichtigen. Verbindungen zu entsprechenden Handelsunternehmen seiner Familie bestritt er.
Nun liegt t-online eine Visitenkarte vor. Darauf steht: "Vertriebsleiter Jan Schmidt". Recherche mit Annika Leister
Nun liegt t-online eine Visitenkarte vor. Darauf steht: "Vertriebsleiter Jan Schmidt". Recherche mit Annika Leister
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Was hat Noah Krieger vor? Der gebürtige Tschetschene ist in Hannover für die #AfD aktiv und präsentiert sich knapp 440.000 Instagram–Followern als patriotischer Macher. Gleichzeitig unterhält er Verbindungen zum Netzwerk des Diktators Kadyrow – „Putins Bluthund“.
Prunk, Pathos, Patriotismus: Der tschetschenische Krieger der AfD
In Hannover stellt sich ein AfD-Mann als patriotischer Macher dar, gleichzeitig unterhält er Beziehungen nach Tschetschenien. Was hat er in Deutschland vor?
correctiv.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Was hat Noah Krieger vor? Der gebürtige Tschetschene ist in Hannover für die #AfD aktiv und präsentiert sich knapp 440.000 Instagram–Followern als patriotischer Macher. Gleichzeitig unterhält er Verbindungen zum Netzwerk des Diktators Kadyrow – „Putins Bluthund“.
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What made the US-backed aid system in Gaza so deadly?
Our new short film reconstructs two Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distributions, showing how the militarised aid system resulted in death and injury.
Watch the full video here:
ghf.airwars.org
Our new short film reconstructs two Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distributions, showing how the militarised aid system resulted in death and injury.
Watch the full video here:
ghf.airwars.org
Surviving The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation - An Airwars Investigation
For five months, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was the main distributor of food in Gaza. Backed by the United States and Israel, more than 1,000 people were allegedly killed seeking aid at it...
ghf.airwars.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
What made the US-backed aid system in Gaza so deadly?
Our new short film reconstructs two Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distributions, showing how the militarised aid system resulted in death and injury.
Watch the full video here:
ghf.airwars.org
Our new short film reconstructs two Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distributions, showing how the militarised aid system resulted in death and injury.
Watch the full video here:
ghf.airwars.org
Does anyone know a good way to run Whisper locally and *with working speaker recognition*?
I have tried some GUI wrappers but the speaker recognition never works..
I have tried some GUI wrappers but the speaker recognition never works..
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Does anyone know a good way to run Whisper locally and *with working speaker recognition*?
I have tried some GUI wrappers but the speaker recognition never works..
I have tried some GUI wrappers but the speaker recognition never works..