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OSINT

OSINT — open-source intelligence — has become the dominant tool for independent verification of wartime claims. These pages explain what it is, how it works in practice, and what it cannot do. They are educational, not operational.

What is OSINT?
Open-source intelligence is analysis built from public material with a reproducible reasoning chain.
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OSINT in conflict reporting
How publicly available data has changed wartime verification over the last decade.
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How satellite imagery is used
Before/after comparison, change detection, and what satellite imagery actually shows.
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How social media videos are verified
Geolocation, chronolocation, and the work that goes into "this footage is real and from this place at this time".
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How geolocation works at a high level
Matching a video frame to a place on Earth — the technique, without operational detail.
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How maritime tracking helps conflict analysis
AIS data, ship-to-ship transfers, flag changes, and the limits of what tracking shows.
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How aviation tracking helps conflict analysis
ADS-B, flight diversions, and what aviation data does and does not show during a crisis.
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OSINT limitations
Where OSINT is weakest, and how to avoid over-trusting it.
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OSINT ethics
When good open-source work crosses into doxxing, harassment, or operational assistance — and how the field tries to avoid it.
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What is OSINT?

OSINT in conflict reporting

How satellite imagery is used

How social media videos are verified

How geolocation works at a high level

How maritime tracking helps conflict analysis

How aviation tracking helps conflict analysis

OSINT limitations

OSINT ethics