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Pooja Chaudhuri
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Researcher and Trainer, Bellingcat
Beats
Spanish, features language, long-form bilingualism, culture education, immersion
Content
By Pooja Chaudhuri, Melissa Zhu| Bellingcat Verified In the lead up to the 2024 US presidential election on Nov. 5, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign mentioned the phrase “Donald Trump” more than they did “Kamala Harris” in advertisements that ran on Facebook and Instagram. Meanwhile, ads sponsored by the official campaign for her Republican rival Trump relied heavily on the slogan “Make America Great Again,” popularised during his 2016 presidential campaign, in their messaging on the same platforms.
By Pooja Chaudhuri| Bellingcat Verified In August 2022, four Muslim men were arrested after they were accused of causing deadly floods that hit the north-east Indian state of Assam. A barrage of comments on social media claimed that they were waging “flood jihad” in the Hindu-majority city of Silchar by deliberately damaging flood defences, but the police found no proof of this. Investigations by the BBC and Indian fact-checking outlet Alt News also found these claims to be false at the time.
By Pooja Chaudhuri, Melissa Zhu| Bellingcat Verified In the lead up to the 2024 US presidential election on Nov. 5, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign mentioned the phrase “Donald Trump” more than they did “Kamala Harris” in advertisements that ran on Facebook and Instagram. Meanwhile, ads sponsored by the official campaign for her Republican rival Trump relied heavily on the slogan “Make America Great Again,” popularised during his 2016 presidential campaign, in their messaging on the same platforms.
Company Info
Bellingcat
Bellingcat is an independent nonprofit investigative collective that specializes in open source intelligence (OSINT) research. Founded in 2014 by Eliot Higgins, it has developed innovative digital forensic methods to investigate global conflicts, human rights abuses, and transnational crimes. The organization operates as a decentralized network with over 30 staff and contributors across more than 20 countries. Bellingcat focuses on investigative research related to war crimes, assassinations, and disinformation campaigns. It offers training programs to journalists, activists, and legal professionals, having trained over 4,000 individuals in OSINT techniques. The Global Authentication Project (GAP) is a volunteer network that crowdsources the verification of digital evidence. Additionally, Bellingcat collaborates with judicial bodies, including the International Criminal Court, to integrate OSINT into legal proceedings. Its findings are widely cited by international media and have contributed to significant investigations, such as the MH17 incident and the Skripal poisoning case.
United States
Founded: 2014