Max Bernhard
@mxbernhard.bsky.social
journalist on correctiv’s fact-checking teamㅣDowJones & WSJ alumㅣprevious work Lighthouse Reports, DW, Guardian, Wired and othersㅣOSINT, disinformation
A bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church seen at the FSB's Lubyanka Square HQ shooting range
via @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social on X
via @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social on X
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church seen at the FSB's Lubyanka Square HQ shooting range
via @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social on X
via @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social on X
Does anyone have any guesses what is being farmed here (off the coast of Okinawa)
October 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Does anyone have any guesses what is being farmed here (off the coast of Okinawa)
Seems like Google's Gemini is pretty useless for verifying images potentially created by it
October 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Seems like Google's Gemini is pretty useless for verifying images potentially created by it
The brackets aren’t some big mystery. The screenshot in question is from a CNN graphic, not the actual messages of the shooter: www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/u...
Only a transcript was released by officials, no direct screenshots: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Only a transcript was released by officials, no direct screenshots: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
September 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The brackets aren’t some big mystery. The screenshot in question is from a CNN graphic, not the actual messages of the shooter: www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/u...
Only a transcript was released by officials, no direct screenshots: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Only a transcript was released by officials, no direct screenshots: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
When you’re typing out "I'm not big on conspiracy theories, but …" to your half a million followers, that’s probably a good time to pause and ask yourself if there’s a more straightforward explanation before posting whatever theory you have — because there is👇
September 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
When you’re typing out "I'm not big on conspiracy theories, but …" to your half a million followers, that’s probably a good time to pause and ask yourself if there’s a more straightforward explanation before posting whatever theory you have — because there is👇
Does anyone have any guesses what the thing on top of this Chinese security robot might be? Is it a weapon, a fire extinguisher or something that shoots a net or the like?
September 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Does anyone have any guesses what the thing on top of this Chinese security robot might be? Is it a weapon, a fire extinguisher or something that shoots a net or the like?
Germany's domestic intelligence service is warning the public about foreign recruitment efforts on social media: "don't become a disposable agent"
September 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Germany's domestic intelligence service is warning the public about foreign recruitment efforts on social media: "don't become a disposable agent"
"The names on this list not only constitute lost lives, futures and grieving families, but the loss of a generation of journalists killed doing their jobs in the most frightening and devastating of environments and whose bravery and dedication to covering this conflict cannot be replaced."
September 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"The names on this list not only constitute lost lives, futures and grieving families, but the loss of a generation of journalists killed doing their jobs in the most frightening and devastating of environments and whose bravery and dedication to covering this conflict cannot be replaced."
Another flea-market find
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Another flea-market find
Found an interesting Nokia model at a flea market the other day
August 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Found an interesting Nokia model at a flea market the other day
The network includes profiles on Facebook and Instagram, some with almost a million followers and some featuring supposed news programs with AI avatars as presenters.
August 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The network includes profiles on Facebook and Instagram, some with almost a million followers and some featuring supposed news programs with AI avatars as presenters.
I found at least 26 fictitious media outlets where anyone can publish articles in exchange for money.
August 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I found at least 26 fictitious media outlets where anyone can publish articles in exchange for money.
New: Fake news reports about Bosnia's Serb entity, Republika Srpska, led me down a rabbit hole that revealed a network of fake news websites operated by two dubious Austrian businessmen. Coincidentally, Republika Srpska's leader, who was featured favorably in those articles, was ousted today.
August 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New: Fake news reports about Bosnia's Serb entity, Republika Srpska, led me down a rabbit hole that revealed a network of fake news websites operated by two dubious Austrian businessmen. Coincidentally, Republika Srpska's leader, who was featured favorably in those articles, was ousted today.
If you google "gaza starvation" the first result you see is a sponsored ad linking to a Israeli government website with a report about Francesca Albanese's "misconduct"
July 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
If you google "gaza starvation" the first result you see is a sponsored ad linking to a Israeli government website with a report about Francesca Albanese's "misconduct"
The US have just sanctioned Russian hosting provider Aeza, citing "its role in supporting cybercriminal activity targeting victims in the United States and around the world"
July 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The US have just sanctioned Russian hosting provider Aeza, citing "its role in supporting cybercriminal activity targeting victims in the United States and around the world"
The FSB handler paid the recruited teenager via a cryptocurrency wallet that is tied to a larger wallet which has processed over $600 million worth of crypto 👀
June 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The FSB handler paid the recruited teenager via a cryptocurrency wallet that is tied to a larger wallet which has processed over $600 million worth of crypto 👀
Great story into how the FSB recruits teenagers in the West for spying and sabotage and how these operations are funded
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
June 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Great story into how the FSB recruits teenagers in the West for spying and sabotage and how these operations are funded
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Ein weiterer Teil der Sanktionen richtet sich gegen Firmen und Personen mit Verbindungen zu pro-russischen Einflussoperationen. Mit Alina Lipp und Thomas Röper sollen zwei der reichweitenstärksten deutschsprachigen Propagandisten sanktioniert werden.
May 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Ein weiterer Teil der Sanktionen richtet sich gegen Firmen und Personen mit Verbindungen zu pro-russischen Einflussoperationen. Mit Alina Lipp und Thomas Röper sollen zwei der reichweitenstärksten deutschsprachigen Propagandisten sanktioniert werden.
Hundreds of ETFs and other investment funds in Germany - worth at least 150 billion Euros - have to remove words like "green" or "sustainable" from their names under new EU rules aimed at tackling unsubstantiated or exaggerated sustainability claims
May 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Hundreds of ETFs and other investment funds in Germany - worth at least 150 billion Euros - have to remove words like "green" or "sustainable" from their names under new EU rules aimed at tackling unsubstantiated or exaggerated sustainability claims
Interesting that TeleMessage was also offering its services in China (for Whatsapp and WeChat) archive.md/cdYJe
May 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Interesting that TeleMessage was also offering its services in China (for Whatsapp and WeChat) archive.md/cdYJe
Germany's CDU wants to get rid of existing FOI laws, a plan its coalition partner SPD is opposing, according to a draft document www.rnd.de/politik/live...
March 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Germany's CDU wants to get rid of existing FOI laws, a plan its coalition partner SPD is opposing, according to a draft document www.rnd.de/politik/live...
The New Yorker interviewed the man accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines. He denies it but has some other stories to tell 👀 www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
February 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The New Yorker interviewed the man accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines. He denies it but has some other stories to tell 👀 www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Friedrich Merz could become Germany's next chancellor but his extensive ties to large corporations and lobby groups raise questions about who really stands to profit.
Important story by my colleagues @annikajoeres.bsky.social @gabrielakeller.bsky.social
correctiv.org/aktuelles/wi...
Important story by my colleagues @annikajoeres.bsky.social @gabrielakeller.bsky.social
correctiv.org/aktuelles/wi...
January 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Friedrich Merz could become Germany's next chancellor but his extensive ties to large corporations and lobby groups raise questions about who really stands to profit.
Important story by my colleagues @annikajoeres.bsky.social @gabrielakeller.bsky.social
correctiv.org/aktuelles/wi...
Important story by my colleagues @annikajoeres.bsky.social @gabrielakeller.bsky.social
correctiv.org/aktuelles/wi...
"He heads to lunch at Whataburger."
January 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"He heads to lunch at Whataburger."
A researcher from Tyumen admitted to the scans, but didn't want to name the client he was working for. According to our reporting, he may have fed a vulnerability database of the state institution FSTEC which is subordinate to the MoD.
December 18, 2024 at 3:17 PM
A researcher from Tyumen admitted to the scans, but didn't want to name the client he was working for. According to our reporting, he may have fed a vulnerability database of the state institution FSTEC which is subordinate to the MoD.