Foeke Postma
@foeke.bsky.social
Investigator & trainer at Bellingcat.
300h in and I'm not finished. 😔 Build for efficiency > realize a better layout later on > rebuild from scratch. Then there's building for beauty on top.
September 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
300h in and I'm not finished. 😔 Build for efficiency > realize a better layout later on > rebuild from scratch. Then there's building for beauty on top.
More testing of LLMs for journalism, this time on identifying image location, date, and source.
By @aisvarya17.bsky.social and @klaudia.bsky.social with some of my own commentary.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w... @columjournreview.bsky.social
By @aisvarya17.bsky.social and @klaudia.bsky.social with some of my own commentary.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w... @columjournreview.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
More testing of LLMs for journalism, this time on identifying image location, date, and source.
By @aisvarya17.bsky.social and @klaudia.bsky.social with some of my own commentary.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w... @columjournreview.bsky.social
By @aisvarya17.bsky.social and @klaudia.bsky.social with some of my own commentary.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w... @columjournreview.bsky.social
We ran 500 tests and: LLMs are quickly passing the threshold of being the most useful tool out there, if you're looking for the location of a photo from scratch.
June 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We ran 500 tests and: LLMs are quickly passing the threshold of being the most useful tool out there, if you're looking for the location of a photo from scratch.
Featured in Sora's top images generated this month. It's been up for over a week. Bit lax moderation by OpenAI if you ask me.
April 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Featured in Sora's top images generated this month. It's been up for over a week. Bit lax moderation by OpenAI if you ask me.
Does National Geographic know they're filming a man tied to underground wildlife trade?
Our investigation found Humaid Albuqaish made use of an illegal wildlife dealing network—and even his own manager calls it "forbidden."
www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/20...
Our investigation found Humaid Albuqaish made use of an illegal wildlife dealing network—and even his own manager calls it "forbidden."
www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/20...
March 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Does National Geographic know they're filming a man tied to underground wildlife trade?
Our investigation found Humaid Albuqaish made use of an illegal wildlife dealing network—and even his own manager calls it "forbidden."
www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/20...
Our investigation found Humaid Albuqaish made use of an illegal wildlife dealing network—and even his own manager calls it "forbidden."
www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/20...
Google has me clicking traffic lights for 15 minutes because I use a vpn, and then allows "authors" to dump 31 slop-books on the Playstore with reviews like this. Enshittification continues.
March 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Google has me clicking traffic lights for 15 minutes because I use a vpn, and then allows "authors" to dump 31 slop-books on the Playstore with reviews like this. Enshittification continues.
saving this reel for future historians.
January 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
saving this reel for future historians.
Next, Streetview confirms it: the road markings match, and a Greenwheels car is parked in the exact same spot. (It's a red, gasoline Greenwheels car, but the Streetview is dated)
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Next, Streetview confirms it: the road markings match, and a Greenwheels car is parked in the exact same spot. (It's a red, gasoline Greenwheels car, but the Streetview is dated)
Greenwheels cars park in fixed spots across Amsterdam. Using their online app, starting near the other assaults, and comparing with the blurry license plate, we narrow it down to one car.
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Greenwheels cars park in fixed spots across Amsterdam. Using their online app, starting near the other assaults, and comparing with the blurry license plate, we narrow it down to one car.
The charging cable is tied to the trunk, and there's a green logo on the white car. They indicate car-sharing, specifically the white cars from Greenwheels.
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 PM
The charging cable is tied to the trunk, and there's a green logo on the white car. They indicate car-sharing, specifically the white cars from Greenwheels.
2) A man is kicked on the ground between two parked cars. One’s a white car plugged in for charging—a key clue.
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 PM
2) A man is kicked on the ground between two parked cars. One’s a white car plugged in for charging—a key clue.
Streetview of Bosboom de Toussaintstraat confirms the details—and bonus: the lime green car from the video is there too! Thanks, whoever you are!
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Streetview of Bosboom de Toussaintstraat confirms the details—and bonus: the lime green car from the video is there too! Thanks, whoever you are!
In central Amsterdam, usually:
A) Smaller streets are brick, not asphalt.
B) Cars are parked parallel on both sides - but in our video the cars on the left parked angled.
This narrows it down fast. In this neighborhood, only one street fits both criteria. Can you spot it?
A) Smaller streets are brick, not asphalt.
B) Cars are parked parallel on both sides - but in our video the cars on the left parked angled.
This narrows it down fast. In this neighborhood, only one street fits both criteria. Can you spot it?
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 PM
In central Amsterdam, usually:
A) Smaller streets are brick, not asphalt.
B) Cars are parked parallel on both sides - but in our video the cars on the left parked angled.
This narrows it down fast. In this neighborhood, only one street fits both criteria. Can you spot it?
A) Smaller streets are brick, not asphalt.
B) Cars are parked parallel on both sides - but in our video the cars on the left parked angled.
This narrows it down fast. In this neighborhood, only one street fits both criteria. Can you spot it?
1) A man lies unconscious, being kicked. Asphalt road, cars parked on both sides, and faded speed-bump marks—already big clues.
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 PM
1) A man lies unconscious, being kicked. Asphalt road, cars parked on both sides, and faded speed-bump marks—already big clues.
If it only vaguely shows pavement and cars—how can you still trace where a video was taken?
Short thread on how @bellingcat.com found the location of assaults that took place in the center of Amsterdam last month, for @trouw.nl
Short thread on how @bellingcat.com found the location of assaults that took place in the center of Amsterdam last month, for @trouw.nl
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 PM
If it only vaguely shows pavement and cars—how can you still trace where a video was taken?
Short thread on how @bellingcat.com found the location of assaults that took place in the center of Amsterdam last month, for @trouw.nl
Short thread on how @bellingcat.com found the location of assaults that took place in the center of Amsterdam last month, for @trouw.nl
Test your skills with the @bellingcat.com open source challenge, starting today! Locate this photo I took, and see where it leads you: challenge.bellingcat.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Test your skills with the @bellingcat.com open source challenge, starting today! Locate this photo I took, and see where it leads you: challenge.bellingcat.com
LLMs are cool, but LGMs could change the way we do OSINT and geolocation! Might even be by the end of 2025, according to the creator of Google Earth, currently at Niantic/ Pokemon Go. nianticlabs.com/news/largege...
November 15, 2024 at 10:26 AM
LLMs are cool, but LGMs could change the way we do OSINT and geolocation! Might even be by the end of 2025, according to the creator of Google Earth, currently at Niantic/ Pokemon Go. nianticlabs.com/news/largege...
The NYT front page could use some context right now: the "crowd attacking a person" in the video below are Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, some of which donned masks and armed themselves with iron poles beforehand.
November 9, 2024 at 6:48 PM
The NYT front page could use some context right now: the "crowd attacking a person" in the video below are Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, some of which donned masks and armed themselves with iron poles beforehand.
I'm probably just catching up here, but: Project 2025 suggests US intel agencies lean on the private sector for OSINT to cut "duplicative efforts." That's a bad idea.
November 6, 2024 at 9:29 PM
I'm probably just catching up here, but: Project 2025 suggests US intel agencies lean on the private sector for OSINT to cut "duplicative efforts." That's a bad idea.