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ShadowFinder

A tool to estimate the points on the Earth's surface where a shadow of a particular length could occur, for geolocation purposes.

2026

MESH

MESH is an open-source, encrypted, censorship-resistant mesh-VPN from the NGO BARGHEST that gives digital-security analysts a remote path to a mobile device, over the internet and through firewalls, to run spyware-detection and forensic tools (like MVT and AndroidQF) on the phones of activists, journalists, and human-rights defenders.

2026

Chronolocation Calculator

Chronolocation Calculator is a free open-source-intelligence tool that verifies when and where a photo or video was taken by computing the sun's position, altitude, azimuth, and expected shadows for given coordinates, date and time, returning a citable forensic report.

2026

China Capital

China Capital is an ICIJ investigation revealing how ICBC, the world's largest bank, used its London operations to advance Beijing's geopolitical priorities, serving firms linked to oligarchs and autocrats and helping Huawei move $1.3B out of the UK after its US indictment.

Washington, DC
2026

Dark Money

Dark Money is a money laundering automation game based on real reporting with journalist-inspired investigation mechanics.

Cuestión Pública

Cuestión Pública es un medio de comunicación colombiano dedicado al periodismo investigativo. Cubre temas como corrupción, medio ambiente, política y derechos humanos en Colombia.

Predatorgate

Predatorgate is based off of the reporting of Inside Story about the true events surrounding the Predator spyware scandal within Greece.

Greece

The Pika's OSINT ToolBox

Open Source Intelligence ( OSINT ) is the collection and analysis of data gathered from open sources to produce actionable intelligence.