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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Your car is spying on you – and these three Israeli firms are leading the surveillance race.
From hands-free systems to tire-pressure data, CARINT turns vehicles into powerful intelligence tools.
@omerbenj has the details
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
From hands-free systems to tire-pressure data, CARINT turns vehicles into powerful intelligence tools.
@omerbenj has the details
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Your car is spying on you – and Israeli firms are leading the surveillance race
From Hands-free Systems to Tire-pressure Data, a New Field Known as CARINT Turns Vehicles Into Powerful Intelligence Tools
www.haaretz.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Your car is spying on you – and these three Israeli firms are leading the surveillance race.
From hands-free systems to tire-pressure data, CARINT turns vehicles into powerful intelligence tools.
@omerbenj has the details
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
From hands-free systems to tire-pressure data, CARINT turns vehicles into powerful intelligence tools.
@omerbenj has the details
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
New: Oleg Eremenko was a very active pro-Russian operative in Germany until the EU sanctioned him. A newly uncovered document shows his name tied to a corporate network that supplied glycerin to Russia via a company on the outskirts of Berlin.
correctiv.org/aktuelles/ru...
correctiv.org/aktuelles/ru...
Ein russischer Agent in Deutschland und der Glycerin-Handel
Oleg Eremenko diente in Russland, in Deutschland netzwerkte er. Sein Name findet sich in einem Firmennetzwerk, das Glycerin nach Russland lieferte.
correctiv.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
New: Oleg Eremenko was a very active pro-Russian operative in Germany until the EU sanctioned him. A newly uncovered document shows his name tied to a corporate network that supplied glycerin to Russia via a company on the outskirts of Berlin.
correctiv.org/aktuelles/ru...
correctiv.org/aktuelles/ru...
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Oleg Eremenko einer der umtriebigsten pro-russischen Netzwerker in Deutschland, dann sanktionierte ihn die EU. Ein Aktenfund zeigt nun: Sein Name trauch in einem Firmennetzwerk auf, das Glycerin nach Russland lieferte. correctiv.org/aktuelles/ru...
Ein russischer Agent in Deutschland und der Glycerin-Handel
Oleg Eremenko diente in Russland, in Deutschland netzwerkte er. Sein Name findet sich in einem Firmennetzwerk, das Glycerin nach Russland lieferte.
correctiv.org
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Oleg Eremenko einer der umtriebigsten pro-russischen Netzwerker in Deutschland, dann sanktionierte ihn die EU. Ein Aktenfund zeigt nun: Sein Name trauch in einem Firmennetzwerk auf, das Glycerin nach Russland lieferte. correctiv.org/aktuelles/ru...
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An address linked to a Russian intelligence agent in Berlin exposed a Russian business group that imports European chemicals potentially used in Russia's gunpowder production.
Investigation: European companies keep the motors of Russia's war machine running
Key findings:
* Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has sought supplies of motor oil additives and lubricants from third countries to maintain its military-industrial capacity...
kyivindependent.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:05 AM
An address linked to a Russian intelligence agent in Berlin exposed a Russian business group that imports European chemicals potentially used in Russia's gunpowder production.
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Oleg Eremenko war beim russischen #Militärgeheimdienst – später trat er in Deutschland als #Unternehmer und mit russlandnahen Positionen auf. Recherchen von CORRECTIV und @kyivindependent.com zeigen nun: Er könnte Teil eines Firmennetzwerks gewesen sein, das Glycerin nach #Russland lieferte.
Ein russischer Agent in Deutschland und der Glycerin-Handel
Oleg Eremenko diente in Russland, in Deutschland netzwerkte er. Sein Name findet sich in einem Firmennetzwerk, das Glycerin nach Russland lieferte.
correctiv.org
February 16, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Oleg Eremenko war beim russischen #Militärgeheimdienst – später trat er in Deutschland als #Unternehmer und mit russlandnahen Positionen auf. Recherchen von CORRECTIV und @kyivindependent.com zeigen nun: Er könnte Teil eines Firmennetzwerks gewesen sein, das Glycerin nach #Russland lieferte.
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Recherche von @mxbernhard.bsky.social und mir für @correctiv.org und in Kooperation mit Osint 4 Ukraine und @kyivindependent.com, die die Hintergründe zu dem Firmengeflecht aufzeigen: kyivindependent.com/investigatio...
Investigation: European companies keep the motors of Russia's war machine running
Key findings:
* Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has sought supplies of motor oil additives and lubricants from third countries to maintain its military-industrial capacity...
kyivindependent.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Recherche von @mxbernhard.bsky.social und mir für @correctiv.org und in Kooperation mit Osint 4 Ukraine und @kyivindependent.com, die die Hintergründe zu dem Firmengeflecht aufzeigen: kyivindependent.com/investigatio...
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Wagner recruiters who specialised in persuading young men from Russia’s hinterland to fight in Ukraine have been given a new task: recruiting economically vulnerable Europeans to carry out violence on Nato soil.
www.ft.com/content/dbd1...
www.ft.com/content/dbd1...
Russia’s Wagner Group pivots to European sabotage, say western officials
Recruiters involved with fighter group are said to be targeting agents for operations on Nato soil
www.ft.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Wagner recruiters who specialised in persuading young men from Russia’s hinterland to fight in Ukraine have been given a new task: recruiting economically vulnerable Europeans to carry out violence on Nato soil.
www.ft.com/content/dbd1...
www.ft.com/content/dbd1...
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Russian TV isn't the most accurate media, but it passed a milestone last week when it aired a fake news headline from Russia's own info-ops group Matryoshka, passing a made-up headline on a fake Le Parisien site as a real event
Don't get high on your own supply, Russia
theins.press/en/news/289380
Don't get high on your own supply, Russia
theins.press/en/news/289380
Russia’s Channel One airs fake front pages spread by Matryoshka bot network for the first time
On Jan. 29, the “Vremya Pokazhet” talk show on Russia’s Kremlin-controlled Channel One (Perviy Kanal) presented “proof” of what the program’s host said was criticism directed against Ukrainian Preside...
theins.press
February 14, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Russian TV isn't the most accurate media, but it passed a milestone last week when it aired a fake news headline from Russia's own info-ops group Matryoshka, passing a made-up headline on a fake Le Parisien site as a real event
Don't get high on your own supply, Russia
theins.press/en/news/289380
Don't get high on your own supply, Russia
theins.press/en/news/289380
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It should be obvious that criticizing ICE—or any government agency—on social media is protected by the First Amendment.
It is not a crime.
Tech companies must not comply with sweeping government demands that seek to unmask users simply for expressing their opinions online.
It is not a crime.
Tech companies must not comply with sweeping government demands that seek to unmask users simply for expressing their opinions online.
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM
It should be obvious that criticizing ICE—or any government agency—on social media is protected by the First Amendment.
It is not a crime.
Tech companies must not comply with sweeping government demands that seek to unmask users simply for expressing their opinions online.
It is not a crime.
Tech companies must not comply with sweeping government demands that seek to unmask users simply for expressing their opinions online.
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According to 🇪🇸media, the infection of Pedro Sánchez's mobile w. Pegasus was not discovered a year later, as the govt announced in May 2022.The alarms were triggered almost instantly when Morocco used the spyware to steal data from the device of the PM on 19/05/2021.
theobjective.com/espana/2026-...
theobjective.com/espana/2026-...
La empresa israelí de Pegasus voló de urgencia a España tras detectar el pinchazo a Sánchez
La infección con el software israelí Pegasus del móvil del presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, no fue detectada un año después, tal y como anunció el
theobjective.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM
According to 🇪🇸media, the infection of Pedro Sánchez's mobile w. Pegasus was not discovered a year later, as the govt announced in May 2022.The alarms were triggered almost instantly when Morocco used the spyware to steal data from the device of the PM on 19/05/2021.
theobjective.com/espana/2026-...
theobjective.com/espana/2026-...
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Der Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr spricht bei der CSU. Soweit so gut. Aber muss er das in der heißen Phase des Kommunalwahlkampfes tun? Und waren die Fotos mit CSU-Kandidaten nötig? Die Grünen sagen: Staatsautorität dürfe nicht zur „parteipolitischen Kulisse“ werden. correctiv.org/aktuelles/bu...
Illegitime Wahlkampfhilfe? Oberster Bundeswehr-Soldat tritt bei CSU auf
Generalinspekteur Carsten Breuer ist derzeit ein viel gefragter Mann. Die Bundesregierung nominierte ihn am Donnerstag als Kandidaten für den Posten des Vorsitzenden des obersten militärischen NATO-Gr...
correctiv.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Der Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr spricht bei der CSU. Soweit so gut. Aber muss er das in der heißen Phase des Kommunalwahlkampfes tun? Und waren die Fotos mit CSU-Kandidaten nötig? Die Grünen sagen: Staatsautorität dürfe nicht zur „parteipolitischen Kulisse“ werden. correctiv.org/aktuelles/bu...
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Brussels is preparing to scrutinize Germany’s border practices as Friedrich Merz’s government weighs whether to extend internal Schengen checks. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s open-border dreams meet German politics
Brussels is preparing to scrutinize Germany’s border practices as Friedrich Merz’s government weighs whether to extend internal Schengen checks.
www.politico.eu
February 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Brussels is preparing to scrutinize Germany’s border practices as Friedrich Merz’s government weighs whether to extend internal Schengen checks. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
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Russia's deeply unsuccessful Matryoshka fake news campaign has now started using Cameo videos to deepfake the voices of celebrities, here's a few examples featuring Bruce Boxleitner, Dolph Lundgren, David Yost, and Neil Newborn.
February 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Russia's deeply unsuccessful Matryoshka fake news campaign has now started using Cameo videos to deepfake the voices of celebrities, here's a few examples featuring Bruce Boxleitner, Dolph Lundgren, David Yost, and Neil Newborn.
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NEU: Die Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz legt nicht alle Geldgeber offen. Nach CORRECTIV-Recherchen soll ab 2020 eine Millionensumme aus Katar geflossen sein.
correctiv.org/aktuelles/si...
correctiv.org/aktuelles/si...
Millionen aus Katar: Wer finanziert die Sicherheitskonferenz?
Die Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz legt nicht alle Geldgeber offen. Nach CORRECTIV-Recherchen soll eine Millionensumme aus Katar geflossen sein.
correctiv.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:41 PM
NEU: Die Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz legt nicht alle Geldgeber offen. Nach CORRECTIV-Recherchen soll ab 2020 eine Millionensumme aus Katar geflossen sein.
correctiv.org/aktuelles/si...
correctiv.org/aktuelles/si...
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Der Spitzenkandidat der #AfD in Baden-Württemberg, Markus #Frohnmaier, fällt durch #Russland-Kontakte und #MAGA-Nähe auf. CORRECTIV-Recherchen zeigen nun: Seine Frau arbeitet für einen AfD-Abgeordneten.
AfD-Spitzenkandidat Markus Frohnmaier: Zwischen Moskau und MAGA
Markus Frohnmaier, Spitzenkandidat der AfD in Baden-Württemberg, schillert zwischen Russland-Kontakten und MAGA-Begeisterung. Seine Frau arbeitet für einen AfD-Abgeordneten, zeigen CORRECTIV-Recherche...
correctiv.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Der Spitzenkandidat der #AfD in Baden-Württemberg, Markus #Frohnmaier, fällt durch #Russland-Kontakte und #MAGA-Nähe auf. CORRECTIV-Recherchen zeigen nun: Seine Frau arbeitet für einen AfD-Abgeordneten.
Someone is creating deepfakes of real doctors to sell questionable supplements on Tiktok. The platform only removed the videos following a media request, not when the doctors themselves reported them.
Investigation by my colleagues Kimberly Nicolaus, Paulina Thom correctiv.org/faktencheck/...
Investigation by my colleagues Kimberly Nicolaus, Paulina Thom correctiv.org/faktencheck/...
„Massiv rufschädigend“: Tiktok ignoriert Deepfake-Werbung mit Ärzten
Auf Tiktok werden Gesichter von Ärzten für mutmaßlich illegale Werbung missbraucht. Trotz Meldungen reagiert Tiktok monatelang nicht.
correctiv.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Someone is creating deepfakes of real doctors to sell questionable supplements on Tiktok. The platform only removed the videos following a media request, not when the doctors themselves reported them.
Investigation by my colleagues Kimberly Nicolaus, Paulina Thom correctiv.org/faktencheck/...
Investigation by my colleagues Kimberly Nicolaus, Paulina Thom correctiv.org/faktencheck/...
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"Prince's contractors operated in coordination with Israeli advisers who were involved in training two Congolese special forces battalions on day and night operations"
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Exclusive: Trump ally Prince sent men, drones to help Congo's army secure strategic town
Blackwater founder Erik Prince deployed a private security force to operate drones and help Democratic Republic of Congo's army secure the strategic city of Uvira against Rwanda-backed rebels, four pe...
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM
"Prince's contractors operated in coordination with Israeli advisers who were involved in training two Congolese special forces battalions on day and night operations"
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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Und das Irre: Parteifirmen wie die der AfD sind für den Staat quasi eine Blackbox – dank Artikel 21 GG. Ob das so gedacht war? 3/3 Die ganze Recherche von Dominik Lenze, @carlibess.bsky.social und mir auf @correctiv.org: correctiv.org/aktuelles/ne...
Die Immobilien-Deals der AfD: Tarnfirmen, Erpressungsvorwürfe und eine erfundene Adelige
Die AfD wollte Immobilien über Tarnfirmen kaufen, um als Käuferin unsichtbar zu bleiben. Interne Dokumente zeigen die Konstruktion – und ein Vermieter erhebt schwere Vorwürfe gegen die Parteispitze.
correctiv.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Und das Irre: Parteifirmen wie die der AfD sind für den Staat quasi eine Blackbox – dank Artikel 21 GG. Ob das so gedacht war? 3/3 Die ganze Recherche von Dominik Lenze, @carlibess.bsky.social und mir auf @correctiv.org: correctiv.org/aktuelles/ne...
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Investigative collective @aeowinpact.bsky.social investigates networks recruiting African fighters for the Russian war in Ukraine. It publishes a list of recruits and those who have died at the front, to enable families who have not heard from their loved ones to take action.
@bellingcat.com
@bellingcat.com
The Business of Despair
Singular Stories Their names are Serge, Nabil, Samuel, and Eric, and they come from different countries on the African continent. What they have in common is they fight as foreign soldiers in the R…
alleyesonwagner.org
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Investigative collective @aeowinpact.bsky.social investigates networks recruiting African fighters for the Russian war in Ukraine. It publishes a list of recruits and those who have died at the front, to enable families who have not heard from their loved ones to take action.
@bellingcat.com
@bellingcat.com
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New, by @lorenzofb.bsky.social: Google sent personal and financial data about a student and journalist, who attended a pro-Palestine protest in 2024, to ICE agents in response to an "administrative subpoena," which had not been approved by a judge.
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
techcrunch.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
New, by @lorenzofb.bsky.social: Google sent personal and financial data about a student and journalist, who attended a pro-Palestine protest in 2024, to ICE agents in response to an "administrative subpoena," which had not been approved by a judge.
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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A police investigation against neo-Nazis in Germany & Switzerland w/ links to Blood & Honour/Combat 18: neo-Nazi music/merch (obviously), suspicion of violating weapons laws, trafficking steroids/doping drugs and prescription drugs, having explosive devices, etc. Arrest warrant out for main suspect.
"Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung der STA Göttingen und der ZKI der Polizeidirektion Göttingen: Umfangreiche Durchsuchungsmaßnahmen in einem Ermittlungsverfahren gegen Rechtsextremisten" 👇
#rechtsrocktnicht
#rechtsrocktnicht
POL-GOE: Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung der STA Göttingen und der ZKI der Polizeidirektion Göttingen: Umfangreiche Durchsuchungsmaßnahmen in einem Ermittlungsverfahren gegen Rechtsextremisten
Göttingen (ots) - Die Zentrale Kriminalinspektion der Polizeidirektion Göttingen führt unter der Sachleitung der Staatsanwaltschaft Göttingen seit Februar 2025 ein...
www.presseportal.de
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 AM
A police investigation against neo-Nazis in Germany & Switzerland w/ links to Blood & Honour/Combat 18: neo-Nazi music/merch (obviously), suspicion of violating weapons laws, trafficking steroids/doping drugs and prescription drugs, having explosive devices, etc. Arrest warrant out for main suspect.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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