Borders, osint, & digital investigations | working @LHreports, sometimes more; past research @ForensicArchi
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Jack Sapoch retweeted
An FT visual investigation found systematic destruction across Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon, crippling systems essential to civilian life, from water and energy infrastructure to medical care. Raya Jalabi reports on the scale of the devastation. ft.trib.al/atpwoGT
Jack Sapoch retweeted
An excellent video on how eastern Libya helps arm Hemedti’s Rapid Support Forces, backed by the UAE.
Maybe other reporters have investigated the #Sudan war from eastern-Libyan soil; but I haven’t seen any. To me, this is the first, and it’s admirable work. Watch it on YouTube. @LHreports
youtube.com/watch?v=By8YVt4Z…
Jack Sapoch retweeted
New investigation shows how Libya has become a weapons trafficking and training hub for the RSF, who are committing horrific acts in Sudan, with the backing of the UAE.
Extremely important work by @JCSteers @LHreports @sudanwarmonitor and Evident Media.
Jack Sapoch retweeted
Fascinating application of NASA's free night lights data to detect light emissions linked to potential construction along the US/Mexico border.
Nice one @JackSapoch, and glad to see the DarkLight Viewer was helpful 🤓
Jack Sapoch retweeted
Today, Border Forensics together with @SociodigFutures launched a new investigation on the #UK's "stop the boats" policy and that is has in fact led to an increase in deaths.
Things being are as they are we cannot post here but follow us on bsky.app/profile/borderforen…
Jack Sapoch retweeted
Private satellite imaging companies are restricting access to imagery over Iran, making it difficult to verify destruction caused by U.S./Israeli strikes. I developed a method to detect building damage in open source radar imagery, now peer reviewed:
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Jack Sapoch retweeted
IRE calls for the immediate release of Estefany Rodríguez, a reporter for Nashville Noticias and Univision 42 Nashville, who was taken into custody while in a marked news vehicle, according to reports.
Detaining journalists for doing their jobs is a direct threat to press freedom and the First Amendment. We stand with Rodríguez and all reporters working to hold power accountable.
Read the rest of our statement: bit.ly/4sto4Mh
Jack Sapoch retweeted
A @CNN investigation has uncovered horrific details about atrocities in Sudan, exposing ethnically targeted killings at the hands of the Sudanese Armed Forces and its allies. Worth reading in full: edition.cnn.com/interactive/…
Jack Sapoch retweeted
"The division commander had left the garrison. They completely abandoned us and we were suddenly surrounded 26 to 1 in the morning hours."
The collapse of Al Fashir crashed down on soldiers and civilians holding on for 18 months. Over 60,000 escapees are unaccounted for - we tried to find out what happened to them w/@sudanwarmonitor & @LHreports:
news.sky.com/story/tens-of-t…
Jack Sapoch retweeted
Fascinating, yet infuriating expose revealing how the graphics Israel published to claim that Hamas hid command centers and weapons cashes under hospitals and schools were actually just lifted from a cyberpunk sci-fi art project, the Scottish Maritime Museum, and elsewhere.
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“The alleged underground Hamas command center at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, used to justify an unprecedented assault on the biggest medical center in Gaza, was actually an animation the IDF had used the previous year, saying at the time it was a tunnel beneath a UN school.” ⬇️
Fascinating work here tracing how the IDF recycled 3D assets from a cyberpunk sci-fi art project, the Scottish Maritime Museum and elsewhere to populate its widely-seen models of supposed enemy locations in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. One of the most infamous, the alleged underground Hamas command center at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, used to justify an unprecedented assault on the biggest medical center in Gaza, was actually an animation the IDF had used the previous year, saying at the time it was a tunnel beneath a UN school.
Jack Sapoch retweeted
Fascinating work here tracing how the IDF recycled 3D assets from a cyberpunk sci-fi art project, the Scottish Maritime Museum and elsewhere to populate its widely-seen models of supposed enemy locations in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. One of the most infamous, the alleged underground Hamas command center at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, used to justify an unprecedented assault on the biggest medical center in Gaza, was actually an animation the IDF had used the previous year, saying at the time it was a tunnel beneath a UN school.
Jack Sapoch retweeted
“Interviews with soldiers involved in the production of these videos further illuminate how the army prioritizes the aesthetic value of the animations over their accuracy, while animators routinely embellish in order to emphasize a supposed threat.”
The IDF’s 2023 animation of an alleged command and control centre under al-Shifa Hospital was cobbled together from an online store of pre-existing, unrelated imagery. 972mag.com/israeli-army-3d-p…
Jack Sapoch retweeted
The IDF’s 2023 animation of an alleged command and control centre under al-Shifa Hospital was cobbled together from an online store of pre-existing, unrelated imagery. 972mag.com/israeli-army-3d-p…
NEW: The targeting by a US ally of a compound housing 100s of sick & dying patients & 1000s of displaced people has no precedent in recent decades. Israel had called it a Hamas command centre. So far, the evidence does not appear to support that claim. washingtonpost.com/world/202…
Jack Sapoch retweeted
Proud to be a part of this international team of journalists @El_Universal_Mx @LHreports & @washingtonpost recognized for a deeply-reported piece. Grateful to the families/people across several borders who trusted us to tell it.
The story: washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
Jack Sapoch retweeted
Anoche recibimos el Premio Gabo 2025 por "Río Bravo, el caudal de los mil migrantes muertos"
Un honor enorme y un bello reconocimiento para una historia que retrata la tragedia más urgente de nuestro tiempo. Gracias y felicidades al gran equipo que puso todo su corazón ❤❤❤
Jack Sapoch retweeted
Felicitamos a @MiriamRmz86, Justin Hamel, Paola Reyes, @valeros11, Alejandra Franco, @silbermeza, @DanGuazoM, Melissa del Bosque, Mónica Camacho, @cboutaud, @JackSapoch, @charlottealfred y Ariadne Papagapitos, autores de “Río Bravo, el caudal de los mil migrantes muertos”, publicado por en @El_Universal_Mx, @washingtonpost y @LHreports. Este trabajo fue seleccionado entre 4️⃣3️⃣1️⃣ postulaciones de la categoría Cobertura del #PremioGabo.
Lee la investigación aquí 👉🏼 interactivos.eluniversal.com…
Jack Sapoch retweeted
🏆 #ATENCIÓN El ganador en la categoría Cobertura del #PremioGabo 2025 es:
”Río Bravo, el caudal de los mil migrantes muertos”, de @El_Universal_Mx, @washingtonpost y @lhreports.
¡FELICIDADES! 🎊👉🏾premioggm.org/noticias/2025/…
Abrimos 🧵
Jack Sapoch retweeted
“Río Bravo, el caudal de los mil migrantes muertos”, publicado por @MiriamRmz86, Justin Hamel, Paola Reyes, @valeros11, Alejandra Franco, @silbermeza, @DanGuazoM, Melissa del Bosque, Mónica Camacho, @cboutaud, @JackSapoch, @charlottealfred y Ariadne Papagapitos en @El_Universal_Mx, @washingtonpost y @LHreports. 🇲🇽🇺🇸🙌🏼
Lee la investigación aquí ➡️ interactivos.eluniversal.com…
