Beau Donelly
@beaudonelly.bsky.social
Editor @bellingcat.com. Previously @thetimes.com, The Age & The Sydney Morning Herald. Author: The Woman Who Fooled The World.
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Beau Donelly
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· Feb 8
This is mad! My book with Nick Toscano was adapted for the @netflix.com series Apple Cider Vinegar, which is now on a billboard in Times Square 🤯
#applecidervinegar #kaitlyndever #bellegibson #netflix
#applecidervinegar #kaitlyndever #bellegibson #netflix
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Streets have been renamed, Ukrainian monuments removed, and murals painted over. Bellingcat investigates how apartment blocks in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been demolished to make way for a new Russian suburban utopia… www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...
Building on Ruins: The Russification of Mariupol, One Apartment Block at a Time - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified 23 multi-storey housing complexes being built in occupied Mariupol and advertised for sale to Russian citizens.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Streets have been renamed, Ukrainian monuments removed, and murals painted over. Bellingcat investigates how apartment blocks in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been demolished to make way for a new Russian suburban utopia… www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...
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Awesome long read on the Kinahans referencing our work @conplnk.bsky.social @beaudonelly.bsky.social @johnmooneyirl.bsky.social “But in 2024, Bellingcat, the open-source-investigations team, published a colorful story about how Kinahan, Sr., had left hundreds of traces of himself online”
Police gathered incriminating evidence about the Irish drug lord Daniel Kinahan, but he operated from both a technological and a geographic remove from the gory scenes on the Dublin streets: like many other wealthy criminals, he had moved to Dubai. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/cMuqpV
October 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Awesome long read on the Kinahans referencing our work @conplnk.bsky.social @beaudonelly.bsky.social @johnmooneyirl.bsky.social “But in 2024, Bellingcat, the open-source-investigations team, published a colorful story about how Kinahan, Sr., had left hundreds of traces of himself online”
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Was Canadian surveillance tech used in US military strikes against suspected cartel members in the Caribbean sea?
Our latest:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvN...
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Our latest:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvN...
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Did Trump strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats with Canadian tech?
YouTube video by CBC News
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October 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Was Canadian surveillance tech used in US military strikes against suspected cartel members in the Caribbean sea?
Our latest:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvN...
1/5
Our latest:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvN...
1/5
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Our latest on the Kinahan Cartel @conplnk.bsky.social @beaudonelly.bsky.social @johnmooneyirl.bsky.social
A small plane crashed in Brazil recently; amongst the wreckage was the body of a former Melbourne stockbroker and 200kg of cocaine. Bellingcat and @thetimes.com reveal how the deceased Australian pilot was linked to an associate of the notorious Kinahan cartel: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
Australian Cocaine Pilot Killed in Brazil Plane Crash Linked to Kinahan Drug Cartel - bellingcat
An Australian pilot who died when his plane crashed in Brazil during a failed drug run has links to an alleged Kinahan cartel associate who is facing drugs charges in Western Australia.
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September 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Our latest on the Kinahan Cartel @conplnk.bsky.social @beaudonelly.bsky.social @johnmooneyirl.bsky.social
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A small plane crashed in Brazil recently; amongst the wreckage was the body of a former Melbourne stockbroker and 200kg of cocaine. Bellingcat and @thetimes.com reveal how the deceased Australian pilot was linked to an associate of the notorious Kinahan cartel: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
Australian Cocaine Pilot Killed in Brazil Plane Crash Linked to Kinahan Drug Cartel - bellingcat
An Australian pilot who died when his plane crashed in Brazil during a failed drug run has links to an alleged Kinahan cartel associate who is facing drugs charges in Western Australia.
www.bellingcat.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A small plane crashed in Brazil recently; amongst the wreckage was the body of a former Melbourne stockbroker and 200kg of cocaine. Bellingcat and @thetimes.com reveal how the deceased Australian pilot was linked to an associate of the notorious Kinahan cartel: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
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Our documentary Forced Fashion airs tonight at 9.35pm on RTÉ One and on RTÉ Player, looking at the links between forced labour cotton from Xinjiang in China and high street retailers. Until then, you can read this piece on the investigation: www.rte.ie/news/investi...
How forced Uyghur labour could be woven into your wardrobe
Behind the 'sustainable' labels on Ireland's high streets, cotton from China's Uyghur region is still slipping through. RTÉ Investigates uncovers the routes of forced labour and the systems that fail ...
www.rte.ie
September 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Our documentary Forced Fashion airs tonight at 9.35pm on RTÉ One and on RTÉ Player, looking at the links between forced labour cotton from Xinjiang in China and high street retailers. Until then, you can read this piece on the investigation: www.rte.ie/news/investi...
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The tag on your t-shirt may not be telling you the full story, as it says where your clothes were made but not necessarily where the cotton was grown
Watch: What your clothing labels really tell you
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...
Watch: What your clothing labels really tell you
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...
Watch: What your clothing labels really tell you
That tag in your T-shirt? It may not be telling you the full story.
www.rte.ie
September 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The tag on your t-shirt may not be telling you the full story, as it says where your clothes were made but not necessarily where the cotton was grown
Watch: What your clothing labels really tell you
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...
Watch: What your clothing labels really tell you
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
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We are excited to see Bellingcat listed as a finalist in four categories in the 2025 Online Journalism Awards awards.journalists.org/winners/2025
2025 Online Journalism Awards
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August 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We are excited to see Bellingcat listed as a finalist in four categories in the 2025 Online Journalism Awards awards.journalists.org/winners/2025
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Nothing is permanent on social media. Users deleting their posts or webpages can lead to the erasure of a trail of evidence that may be crucial to your investigations. But how do you keep that data? We've updated our Auto Archiver tool to make archiving easier... www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
The Open Source Tool That Has Preserved 150,000 Pieces of Online Evidence - bellingcat
Bellingcat’s Auto Archiver is a tool aimed at preserving online digital content before it can be modified, deleted or taken down
www.bellingcat.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Nothing is permanent on social media. Users deleting their posts or webpages can lead to the erasure of a trail of evidence that may be crucial to your investigations. But how do you keep that data? We've updated our Auto Archiver tool to make archiving easier... www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
Pressure mounting on deepfake pornographer David Do www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by @ericszeto.bsky.social
Dutch politicians join calls to extradite Canadian behind notorious AI porn site | CBC News
Politicians from a second European country are calling for the extradition of the Canadian man behind a notorious, pornographic website which featured deepfake images and videos of celebrities, politi...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Pressure mounting on deepfake pornographer David Do www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by @ericszeto.bsky.social
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Pleased to have our latest piece in collaboration with @nikkei.com finally out. Thanks to @beaudonelly.bsky.social @conplnk.bsky.social and @merelzoet.bsky.social
Bellingcat, in collaboration with @nikkei.com, uncovered a Chinese fentanyl smuggling network’s operations in Japan. Read our full investigation here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/08...
A Chinese Fentanyl Smuggling Network’s Footprints in Japan - bellingcat
Bellingcat, in collaboration with the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, uncovered a Chinese fentanyl smuggling network's operations in Japan.
www.bellingcat.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Pleased to have our latest piece in collaboration with @nikkei.com finally out. Thanks to @beaudonelly.bsky.social @conplnk.bsky.social and @merelzoet.bsky.social
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Bellingcat, in collaboration with @nikkei.com, uncovered a Chinese fentanyl smuggling network’s operations in Japan. Read our full investigation here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/08...
A Chinese Fentanyl Smuggling Network’s Footprints in Japan - bellingcat
Bellingcat, in collaboration with the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, uncovered a Chinese fentanyl smuggling network's operations in Japan.
www.bellingcat.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Bellingcat, in collaboration with @nikkei.com, uncovered a Chinese fentanyl smuggling network’s operations in Japan. Read our full investigation here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/08...
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This is probably my favorite coverage of our @conplnk.bsky.social @johnmooneyirl.bsky.social @beaudonelly.bsky.social story about Christopher Kinahan’s online habits so far. Phoebe Judge and co. are some of the best crime podcasters out there week after week: thisiscriminal.com/episode-307-...
Episode 307: Five Stars (3.7.2025)
“Christopher Kinahan is probably the most successful and entrepreneurial criminal that Ireland has ever produced.”
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July 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This is probably my favorite coverage of our @conplnk.bsky.social @johnmooneyirl.bsky.social @beaudonelly.bsky.social story about Christopher Kinahan’s online habits so far. Phoebe Judge and co. are some of the best crime podcasters out there week after week: thisiscriminal.com/episode-307-...
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A message from @philippeauclair.bsky.social
The reality we at Josimar face is stark. Should we fail to raise 50 000 euro by 1 July, the world’s only investigative media dedicated solely to football will cease to exist.
josimarfootball.com/2025/06/03/a...
The reality we at Josimar face is stark. Should we fail to raise 50 000 euro by 1 July, the world’s only investigative media dedicated solely to football will cease to exist.
josimarfootball.com/2025/06/03/a...
A letter from Philippe Auclair - josimarfootball.com
The reality we at Josimar face is stark. Should we fail to raise € 50k by 1 July, the world's only investigative media dedicated solely to football will cease to exist.
josimarfootball.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A message from @philippeauclair.bsky.social
The reality we at Josimar face is stark. Should we fail to raise 50 000 euro by 1 July, the world’s only investigative media dedicated solely to football will cease to exist.
josimarfootball.com/2025/06/03/a...
The reality we at Josimar face is stark. Should we fail to raise 50 000 euro by 1 July, the world’s only investigative media dedicated solely to football will cease to exist.
josimarfootball.com/2025/06/03/a...
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More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds
Guardian investigation reveals promotion of dubious advice, questionable supplements and quick-fix healing methods
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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This is new!! Looks like Clothoff has set up this warning message for those in the US (at least California). I can only guess this has to do with the Take it down act! While of course, you can still use a VPN to access through other sites, this huge!!
The US is a big part of the Clothoff userbase
The US is a big part of the Clothoff userbase
May 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is new!! Looks like Clothoff has set up this warning message for those in the US (at least California). I can only guess this has to do with the Take it down act! While of course, you can still use a VPN to access through other sites, this huge!!
The US is a big part of the Clothoff userbase
The US is a big part of the Clothoff userbase
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@texasobserver.org piece and audio by @michellepitcher.bsky.social here: www.texasobserver.org/new-leads-in...
New Leads in an Infamous Corpus Christi Cold Case
An open-source review unearths fresh details about a Texas oilman’s murder.
www.texasobserver.org
May 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
@texasobserver.org piece and audio by @michellepitcher.bsky.social here: www.texasobserver.org/new-leads-in...
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My latest. I heard about this growing up and spent the last few years seeing what FOIAs, interviews, and archives can tell us. It’s a glimpse into the murky, ruthless underworld of 1970s Texas. Grateful for my brilliant editors @gycsak.bsky.social @liseolsen.bsky.social @beaudonelly.bsky.social
The USA has a problem solving homicides. In partnership with the @texasobserver.org, we take you into one cold case; a tale of gambling, oil barons and pigeons, to see what open source research can reveal: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
Pigeon Shoots and Hitmen: New Leads in a Texas Oilman's Cold Case - bellingcat
Illustration by Ann Kiernan.
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May 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My latest. I heard about this growing up and spent the last few years seeing what FOIAs, interviews, and archives can tell us. It’s a glimpse into the murky, ruthless underworld of 1970s Texas. Grateful for my brilliant editors @gycsak.bsky.social @liseolsen.bsky.social @beaudonelly.bsky.social
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The USA has a problem solving homicides. In partnership with the @texasobserver.org, we take you into one cold case; a tale of gambling, oil barons and pigeons, to see what open source research can reveal: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
Pigeon Shoots and Hitmen: New Leads in a Texas Oilman's Cold Case - bellingcat
Illustration by Ann Kiernan.
www.bellingcat.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The USA has a problem solving homicides. In partnership with the @texasobserver.org, we take you into one cold case; a tale of gambling, oil barons and pigeons, to see what open source research can reveal: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
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Even when I expect nothing, I'm still disappointed.
Twitter/X is supposed to prohibit non-consensual nudity (as even indicated in this email from them), but when I flag Twitter accounts that sell/provide this very service, it does not violate their policy.
Twitter/X is supposed to prohibit non-consensual nudity (as even indicated in this email from them), but when I flag Twitter accounts that sell/provide this very service, it does not violate their policy.
May 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Even when I expect nothing, I'm still disappointed.
Twitter/X is supposed to prohibit non-consensual nudity (as even indicated in this email from them), but when I flag Twitter accounts that sell/provide this very service, it does not violate their policy.
Twitter/X is supposed to prohibit non-consensual nudity (as even indicated in this email from them), but when I flag Twitter accounts that sell/provide this very service, it does not violate their policy.
Danish MP calls for extradition of Canadian man linked to notorious AI porn site after joint investigation by @bellingcat.com @tjekdet.dk @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation into MrDeepFakes
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Danish MP calls for extradition of Canadian behind notorious AI porn site | CBC News
A Danish MP is calling for the extradition of the Canadian pharmacist behind a notorious porn site that hosted deepfake images of celebrities, politicians, social media influencers and others, includi...
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May 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Danish MP calls for extradition of Canadian man linked to notorious AI porn site after joint investigation by @bellingcat.com @tjekdet.dk @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation into MrDeepFakes
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Exclusive: Bellingcat in partnership with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) can reveal the identity of a key administrator behind MrDeepFakes, one of the world’s largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
Unmasking MrDeepFakes: Canadian Pharmacist Linked to World’s Most Notorious Deepfake Porn Site - bellingcat
Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.
www.bellingcat.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Exclusive: Bellingcat in partnership with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) can reveal the identity of a key administrator behind MrDeepFakes, one of the world’s largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
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Latest: How a deepfake video infiltrated Indian media coverage of the escalating India and Pakistan conflict…
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India-Pakistan Conflict: How a Deepfake Video Made it Mainstream - bellingcat
A manipulated video falsely claiming to show a General in the Pakistani army stating two of its fighter jets had been shot down was picked up and spread by Indian media outlets.
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May 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Latest: How a deepfake video infiltrated Indian media coverage of the escalating India and Pakistan conflict…
www.bellingcat.com/news/rest-of...
www.bellingcat.com/news/rest-of...