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Visual Forensics reporter at The Washington Post using open-source evidence and spatial analysis tools


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Jarrett Ley (WashPost) @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social · Apr 29
#ViktoriiaRoshchyna was reporting on Russian prisons when she disappeared into one herself. When her body was returned, her eyeballs and brain had been removed.

We picked up where she left off and reconstructed the last place she was seen alive: Taganrog SIZO-2 prison🧵

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She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead
A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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The CIA concluded MBS ordered the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Biden began his rehabilitation. Now he's getting a White House meeting with Trump @sgreports.bsky.social and @mbirnbaum.bsky.social report

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Saudi crown prince to meet Trump in White House, shedding pariah status
The de facto Saudi ruler was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Peter Hujar’s day is a very good film about attention span
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Scoop: The Trump admin's videos boasting triumphs on immigration have used misleading footage from months ago or thousands of miles away

When we showed them the errors, DHS said they make a lot of videos and the White House said it'll keep making "banger memes"

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Trump administration uses misleading videos to portray chaos, push deportations
Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was years old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Internal docs obtained by WaPo detail how Indian officials drafted and pushed through a proposal to steer abt $3.9 billion in investments to Adani’s businesses from a state-owned entity primarily responsible for providing life insurance to poor and rural families.

by @pranshuverma.bsky.social
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Oct 24
Exclusive: The Indian government allegedly directed $3.9 billion from the state-owned Life Insurance Corporation to India’s second richest man Gautam Adani’s businesses amid the mogul’s legal and financial challenges, a Post investigation reveals.
India’s $3.9 billion plan to help Modi’s mogul ally after U.S. charges
Internal documents detail how Indian officials oversaw a plan to steer billions in investments to Gautam Adani’s businesses from the state life insurance agency.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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NEW: News organizations including the @washingtonpost.com, @nytimes.com, @theatlantic.com, and @cnn.com said their reporters will NOT sign the Pentagon's restrictive press policy. Outlets said that the policy infringes on their First Amendment rights. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline
The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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🤳EXCLUSIVE: We analyzed real data from over 800 U.S. TikTok users to reveal how the app transforms casual users into power users.

Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social

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Here’s how TikTok ‘power users’ end up scrolling 4 hours a day or more
Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Satellite imagery indicates Iran is continuing construction of a deeply buried military site at “Pickaxe Mountain,” just south of the Natanz nuclear facility hit by Israeli and U.S. strikes in June.

New from Warren Strobel and me, read our full story in @washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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It's bittersweet to see beloved colleague Hajar Harb's byline on this harrowing piece — the kind of work at which she excelled

with Ruby Mellen @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @arturgalocha.bsky.social @davidovalle.bsky.social and @joshuaqyang.bsky.social

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Gazans are dying of hunger. Here’s what happens to a starving human body.
Children suffering under severe food shortages can face lifelong consequences.
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July 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise
July 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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"The Trump administration and its allies have launched a multipronged effort to gather data on voters and inspect voting equipment, sparking concern among local and state election officials about federal interference ahead of the 2026 midterms."
Scoop by Patrick Marley + @yvonnewingett.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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235 people were killed in April when the roof of the Jet Set nightclub came crashing down during a packed concert. We found that for years before the collapse, structural issues and warning signs went unaddressed. w/ @stepozzebon.bsky.social and @averyschmitz.bsky.social for CNN youtu.be/H5UpgvxSc1A
CNN analysis explores cause of deadly Dominican nightclub roof collapse
YouTube video by CNN
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June 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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on the dozen+ agencies operating at the Los Angeles anti-immigration raids protests www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Many Law Enforcement Agencies Are Involved in LA Immigration Protests? (Gift Article)
A Times analysis identified more than a dozen agencies that were on the ground in the past week. See which are represented, the gear they carry and how they interact.
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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How yesterday’s L.A. protests of ICE and law enforcement response unfolded, a visual timeline

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June 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Here is what the visual evidence reveals abt Pakistan’s strikes on Indian aircraft, from @imogenpiper.bsky.social, me, @evanhill.bsky.social, and Maham Javaid

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At least two Indian jets appear to have crashed during Pakistan strikes, visuals show
In a review of visuals posted online, The Post verified debris consistent with at least two French-made fighter jets flown by the Indian air force.
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May 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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WaPo's Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News coverage of the Trump shooting merged traditional + forensic reporting from @samueloakford.bsky.social Aaron, Shawn, Jabin, @jonathanbaran.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @iarnsdorf.bsky.social @carolleonnig.bsky.social @jonswaine.bsky.social, me, + more
May 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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scoop from wsj
May 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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#ViktoriiaRoshchyna was reporting on Russian prisons when she disappeared into one herself. When her body was returned, her eyeballs and brain had been removed.

We picked up where she left off and reconstructed the last place she was seen alive: Taganrog SIZO-2 prison🧵

wapo.st/3YNw5PF
She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead
A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine.
wapo.st
April 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna died investigating thousands of Ukrainian civilian prisoners illegally held by Russia.

🚨 Revelations tomorrow.
@spiegel.de @derstandard.at @zeit.de @france24.com IStories @lemonde.fr @papertrailmedia.de @theguardian.com @washingtonpost.com @pravda.ua@zdfde.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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These are tense times. Want to reach out encrypted? I'm on Signal.

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February 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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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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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
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The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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the majority of the 98 migrants sent to GITMO are being held at the Camp 6 prison under U.S. military guard

from @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Some Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards
The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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“Camp 6 is inextricably intertwined with military detention,” Dixon said. “I don’t think you can unwrap Camp 6 from military detention.”
Dixon said the prison was made for suspected terrorists: “It was designed to break detainees psychologically.”

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Why lawyers worry migrants sent to Gitmo are entering a ‘legal black hole’
The Trump administration has released almost no information on the migrants sent to Guantanamo. Lawyers are demanding they be allowed access to legal counsel.
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February 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.

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U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
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February 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM