Sarah Cahlan
@sarahcahlan.bsky.social
Visual Investigations Editor at Reuters
Former: Visual Forensics at The Washington Post
Former: Visual Forensics at The Washington Post
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Yesterday we published a visual investigation about civilian ships in China that are training to invade Taiwan. This thread is about how we did it. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... #OSINT
Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion
A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's
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November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Yesterday we published a visual investigation about civilian ships in China that are training to invade Taiwan. This thread is about how we did it. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... #OSINT
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Our story about China's shadow navy is featured on the Reuters World News podcast today. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
🔊 ‘Part of this meeting, which Mamdani himself asked for, is to ensure that New Yorkers aren't punished essentially for who they've voted for as mayor.’ Listen to correspondent Jonathan Allen on Reuters World News as Mamdani heads to Washington reut.rs/3K7GnWM
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our story about China's shadow navy is featured on the Reuters World News podcast today. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
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New visual investigation: China's shadow navy trains to take Taiwan www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... #OSINT
Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion
A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
New visual investigation: China's shadow navy trains to take Taiwan www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... #OSINT
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It’s known that China is using ferries and other civilian vessels to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan. Reuters reporters wondered: Could we track vessels from the sky and learn more about China’s military strategy? The answer is yes. Here's how we did it: www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion
A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's
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November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It’s known that China is using ferries and other civilian vessels to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan. Reuters reporters wondered: Could we track vessels from the sky and learn more about China’s military strategy? The answer is yes. Here's how we did it: www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Honored to be part of this team!
Our Visual Forensics/International coverage of Israeli atrocities in Gaza was announced last night a Pulitzer Prize finalist!
The nominated stories were reported with rigor and care. They centre human stories and harness innovative techniques to uncover hidden truths from afar. Proud of our team!
The nominated stories were reported with rigor and care. They centre human stories and harness innovative techniques to uncover hidden truths from afar. Proud of our team!
May 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Honored to be part of this team!
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Trump’s global funding cuts leave a void in Africa for China and Russia to exploit // @khoureld.bsky.social and @robyndixon.bsky.social report with @sarahcahlan.bsky.social Cate Cadell and @ilyushina.bsky.social
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Trump’s global funding cuts leave a void in Africa for rivals to exploit
America’s vanishing presence in Africa has upended critical programs, severed relationships and left a vacuum that Russia and China will look to capitalize on.
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March 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Trump’s global funding cuts leave a void in Africa for China and Russia to exploit // @khoureld.bsky.social and @robyndixon.bsky.social report with @sarahcahlan.bsky.social Cate Cadell and @ilyushina.bsky.social
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A page on the Defense Department’s website celebrated Pfc. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six Marines photographed hoisting a U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in 1945.
The page, along with many others about minority service members, has now been erased.
The page, along with many others about minority service members, has now been erased.
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.
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March 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A page on the Defense Department’s website celebrated Pfc. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six Marines photographed hoisting a U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in 1945.
The page, along with many others about minority service members, has now been erased.
The page, along with many others about minority service members, has now been erased.
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In today’s @washingtonpost.com my random encounter w/a man running from a Mexican cartel leads us to ask deep questions about asylum just as our nation is rethinking its decades-long commitment to offering refuge to the world: wapo.st/4ieCQBP
March 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In today’s @washingtonpost.com my random encounter w/a man running from a Mexican cartel leads us to ask deep questions about asylum just as our nation is rethinking its decades-long commitment to offering refuge to the world: wapo.st/4ieCQBP
“Mali was really a black box,” said Lou Osborn, the founder of All Eyes on Wagner. “The images we saw of Wagner in the country were not from Russians. Now Russians are communicating.”
Latest from @rchason.bsky.social & I www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Latest from @rchason.bsky.social & I www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Russia’s Wagner mercenaries are leading a campaign of terror in Mali
Fighting alongside Malian soldiers, Wagner mercenaries have massacred civilians and burned their villages in northern Mali, fueling a fast-growing refugee crisis.
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March 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Mali was really a black box,” said Lou Osborn, the founder of All Eyes on Wagner. “The images we saw of Wagner in the country were not from Russians. Now Russians are communicating.”
Latest from @rchason.bsky.social & I www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Latest from @rchason.bsky.social & I www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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New from WashPost Visual Forensics: 3D investigation of the DCA crash
@imogenpiper.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @alexhorton.bsky.social @megkelly.bsky.social Frank Hulley-Jones, Irfan Uraizee, @abtran.bsky.social @samueloakford.bsky.social
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@imogenpiper.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @alexhorton.bsky.social @megkelly.bsky.social Frank Hulley-Jones, Irfan Uraizee, @abtran.bsky.social @samueloakford.bsky.social
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3D analysis shows how helicopter pilots could have mixed up jets in DCA crash
From the perspective of the helicopter cockpit, the lights of the incoming American Airlines jet could have also been obscured by the glow of the city skyline, pilots said.
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February 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New from WashPost Visual Forensics: 3D investigation of the DCA crash
@imogenpiper.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @alexhorton.bsky.social @megkelly.bsky.social Frank Hulley-Jones, Irfan Uraizee, @abtran.bsky.social @samueloakford.bsky.social
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@imogenpiper.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @alexhorton.bsky.social @megkelly.bsky.social Frank Hulley-Jones, Irfan Uraizee, @abtran.bsky.social @samueloakford.bsky.social
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Another relevant GTMO observation:
Since Trump's inauguration, the notorious Camp Delta has had it's Camp 2 completely deconstructed
Built in 2002 for detainees from the War on Terror, it's unclear when/why the decision was made to demolish
Since Trump's inauguration, the notorious Camp Delta has had it's Camp 2 completely deconstructed
Built in 2002 for detainees from the War on Terror, it's unclear when/why the decision was made to demolish
February 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Another relevant GTMO observation:
Since Trump's inauguration, the notorious Camp Delta has had it's Camp 2 completely deconstructed
Built in 2002 for detainees from the War on Terror, it's unclear when/why the decision was made to demolish
Since Trump's inauguration, the notorious Camp Delta has had it's Camp 2 completely deconstructed
Built in 2002 for detainees from the War on Terror, it's unclear when/why the decision was made to demolish
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Very emotional and excited to share a little preview of FOR THE SUN AFTER LONG NIGHTS -- A book I've been cowriting for the past year. It's a look at the 2022 #WomenLifeFreedom movement in #Iran 🧿💛 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741909...
For the Sun After Long Nights by Fatemeh Jamalpour, Nilo Tabrizy: 9780593701447 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A moving exploration of the 2022 women-led protests in Iran, as told through the interwoven stories of two Iranian journalists In 2022, in response to the killing of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old K...
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February 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Very emotional and excited to share a little preview of FOR THE SUN AFTER LONG NIGHTS -- A book I've been cowriting for the past year. It's a look at the 2022 #WomenLifeFreedom movement in #Iran 🧿💛 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741909...
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“These elections are like a military operation… Lukashenko wants them to be as sterile and as silent as possible.”
Explainer from Minsk today, where Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko is set to get a 7th term after 31 years in power
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Explainer from Minsk today, where Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko is set to get a 7th term after 31 years in power
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What you need to know about the very predictable Belarus elections
The E.U. has called the election a sham, and President Alexander Lukashenko has said he’s “too busy” to even campaign.
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January 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“These elections are like a military operation… Lukashenko wants them to be as sterile and as silent as possible.”
Explainer from Minsk today, where Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko is set to get a 7th term after 31 years in power
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Explainer from Minsk today, where Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko is set to get a 7th term after 31 years in power
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Twenty teams of immigration officers & federal agents are in NYC today as part of a “targeted enforcement” campaign. The city, where 1 in 3 residents are foreign born, has sanctuary policies that limit cooperation w/ICE,
@nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
@nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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January 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Twenty teams of immigration officers & federal agents are in NYC today as part of a “targeted enforcement” campaign. The city, where 1 in 3 residents are foreign born, has sanctuary policies that limit cooperation w/ICE,
@nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
@nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Here’s the story we published about what unfolded today: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
January 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Here’s the story we published about what unfolded today: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Today US Govt has released imagery and mapping showing destroyed structures in West Darfur in 2023. They say the RSF almost certainly destroyed or damaged approximately 10% of non-Arab settlements in West Darfur between April 2023 & November 2023.
Satellite imagery below 👇
Satellite imagery below 👇
January 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Today US Govt has released imagery and mapping showing destroyed structures in West Darfur in 2023. They say the RSF almost certainly destroyed or damaged approximately 10% of non-Arab settlements in West Darfur between April 2023 & November 2023.
Satellite imagery below 👇
Satellite imagery below 👇
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Trump's team has promised to start deporting folks as soon as he puts his hand on the bible so we wanted to know who was most at risk. Here's what we found.
Deportation at ‘light speed’: How Trump’s crackdown could unfold
Trump has said he would like to deport everyone living illegally in the United States, though he has not set a specific numerical target. Who is most at risk?
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January 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trump's team has promised to start deporting folks as soon as he puts his hand on the bible so we wanted to know who was most at risk. Here's what we found.
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Our year-long investigation found that more than 3,100 children died at boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 and that more than 800 of those students are buried in cemeteries at or near the schools they attended. wapo.st/3DnIr9q
Here’s how we found our evidence.
Here’s how we found our evidence.
More than 3,100 students died at schools built to crush Native American cultures
The Post’s year-long investigation found that three times as many Native American students had died at boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 as the U.S. government had previously reported.
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December 22, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Our year-long investigation found that more than 3,100 children died at boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 and that more than 800 of those students are buried in cemeteries at or near the schools they attended. wapo.st/3DnIr9q
Here’s how we found our evidence.
Here’s how we found our evidence.
Revealing reporting from my Visual Forensic colleagues @joyceshlee.bsky.social and @imogenpiper.bsky.social and Brianna Sacks and @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social.
Our new investigation uses visual evidence and radio coms to show how the burn scar from a New Year's Eve fire may have started the Palisades blaze 6 days later. wapo.st/3Ci3ASa
What caused the Palisades blaze? Visual evidence points to a recent fire nearby
The Post’s analysis offers evidence that the Palisades Fire started in the area where firefighters had spent hours using helicopters to knock down a blaze six days earlier.
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January 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Revealing reporting from my Visual Forensic colleagues @joyceshlee.bsky.social and @imogenpiper.bsky.social and Brianna Sacks and @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social.
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The Post’s analysis of photos, videos, satellite imagery and radio communications, as well as interviews with witnesses, offers new evidence that the Palisades Fire started in the area where firefighters had spent hours using helicopters to knock down a blaze six days earlier.
What caused the Palisades blaze? Visual evidence points to a recent fire nearby.
The Post’s analysis offers evidence that the Palisades Fire started in the area where firefighters had spent hours using helicopters to knock down a blaze six days earlier.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Post’s analysis of photos, videos, satellite imagery and radio communications, as well as interviews with witnesses, offers new evidence that the Palisades Fire started in the area where firefighters had spent hours using helicopters to knock down a blaze six days earlier.
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I've noticed quite a few people resharing my tutorial on how to find and see fires from space, especially in relation to the devastating fires in Los Angeles. For those that want to learn how to do this, the YouTube link is below youtu.be/rxxgRZptt-c?...
OSINT At Home #14 – How to find fires from space
YouTube video by Bendobrown
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January 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I've noticed quite a few people resharing my tutorial on how to find and see fires from space, especially in relation to the devastating fires in Los Angeles. For those that want to learn how to do this, the YouTube link is below youtu.be/rxxgRZptt-c?...
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Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third term as president without having produced evidence he won the July 28 election. A Post analysis of precinct-level tally sheets showed that opposition challenger Edmundo González received more than twice as many votes
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Maduro lost election, tallies collected by Venezuela’s opposition show
Edmundo González likely beat President Nicolás Maduro in the July 28 election by millions of votes, a review of data from election receipts shows.
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January 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third term as president without having produced evidence he won the July 28 election. A Post analysis of precinct-level tally sheets showed that opposition challenger Edmundo González received more than twice as many votes
wapo.st/42393a9
wapo.st/42393a9
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My @washingtonpost.com colleague Brianna Sacks, who's been reporting from the L.A. fires, says, "I just had to call and tell my dad his house is gone." www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
January 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My @washingtonpost.com colleague Brianna Sacks, who's been reporting from the L.A. fires, says, "I just had to call and tell my dad his house is gone." www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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I've reported on the fact that there's no scientific evidence to support claims that you should block blue light w/ glasses.
But a source did pose a theory to me once: That glasses create a greenhouse effect around your eyeballs, keeping the surface warm and moist, potentially reducing irritation.
But a source did pose a theory to me once: That glasses create a greenhouse effect around your eyeballs, keeping the surface warm and moist, potentially reducing irritation.
"My eyes never hurt while I’m wearing these glasses and working on my laptop. If I take them off for even a few minutes, I start noticing my eyes straining, as if an invisible hand were lightly tugging at the backs of my eyeballs." nyti.ms/423CUPP
January 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I've reported on the fact that there's no scientific evidence to support claims that you should block blue light w/ glasses.
But a source did pose a theory to me once: That glasses create a greenhouse effect around your eyeballs, keeping the surface warm and moist, potentially reducing irritation.
But a source did pose a theory to me once: That glasses create a greenhouse effect around your eyeballs, keeping the surface warm and moist, potentially reducing irritation.
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For nearly two years, a shadowy paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces – has been terrorising Sudan. We spent months collecting evidence that identified commanders and revealed potential war crimes happening under their watch.
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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Video: How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan
Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit ...
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December 31, 2024 at 11:19 AM
For nearly two years, a shadowy paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces – has been terrorising Sudan. We spent months collecting evidence that identified commanders and revealed potential war crimes happening under their watch.
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...