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vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · 8d

Last physical team meeting - and last group photo of a fantastic team!
One month to go!

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vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · 9d

On 30 Sep and 1 Oct, we got together for the last physical consortium meeting in Thessaloniki. Our project ends in 1 month. We’re now preparing for the final steps and wrap-up. The legacy of veraAI will remain for many years to come! Thanks to a great team of diverse and committed players!

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Mysk 🇨🇦🇩🇪 @mysk.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Francesco Poldi @noneprivacy.osint.team · Jun 26

📊 Operation Overload on Telegram:
• 673 channels analysed
• 7M+ messages
• 2M+ media collisions (39% of 5.5M total)
• 550+ channels share admins
• 70% of Overload-linked emails point to Telegram
• 10 verified channels drive core narratives

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vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · Jun 16

Tomorrow (Tuesday 17th) from 2-5 pm CET, our first workshop in which we present project results kicks off.
With @sympap.bsky.social @anaromero.bsky.social @dteyssou.bsky.social @nicolarighetti.bsky.social @kamilakoronska.bsky.social & others.
You can still join via Zoom! Registration required

vera.ai presents its outcomes - and invites you all to attend two webinars!

VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!

www.veraai.eu

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · May 15

Here’s how we found the identity of a key figure behind MrDeepfakes —one of the largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography in the world. Our latest investigation is out on YouTube now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTMa...

Unmasking MrDeepFakes

YouTube video by Bellingcat

www.youtube.com

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Mysk 🇨🇦🇩🇪 @mysk.bsky.social · Apr 1

iOS 18.4 introduced a new option in System Location Services called "Improve Location Accuracy" and it is enabled by default. You can find it under:
Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services

#Privacy

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kate conger @kateconger.com · Mar 18

A Musk lieutenant ventured onto a roof to install Starlink. The Secret Service didn’t know he was there. The incident triggered a confrontation over conflicts of interest & cyber and physical security www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...

Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex (Gift Article)

Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.

www.nytimes.com

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CheckFirst @checkfirst.network · Mar 13

🚨 NEW REPORT

🔎 The Russian propaganda and disinformation “Pravda” network extended its coverage and aims (and succeeds) at polluting large language models (LLMs) and Wikipedia.

🗒️ X’s Community notes are unable to aptly address the spread of “Pravda” content on the platform.

“Pravda” Network: Worldwide Expansion and LLM, Wikipedia Pollution - CheckFirst

CheckFirst, in partnership with DFRLab, shows how the Russian propaganda and disinformation “Pravda” network extended its coverage and aims (and succeeds) at polluting large language models (LLMs) and...

checkfirst.network

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vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · Mar 6

Researchers at Uni Urbino uncovered a significant #disinformation campaign on #Facebook pertaining to #PopeFrancis’ health. Here's what they found.
#InauthenticCoordinatedBehavior
By @fabiogiglietto.bsky.social, @giadam.bsky.social, @informativeicts.bsky.social @mterenzi.bsky.social.

AI-Generated Images of Pope Francis Drive Traffic to Network of Suspicious Websites in Coordinated Campaign

VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!

www.veraai.eu

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Bill Marczak @billmarczak.org · Feb 10

Update your iPhones.. again! iOS 18.3.1 out today with a fix for an ITW USB restricted mode bypass (via Accessibility) support.apple.com/en-us/122174

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Denis Teyssou @dteyssou.bsky.social · Feb 7

We publish a new version (v0.84) of our verification plugin. It improves the keyframes file mode and assistant (both from @veraai_eu), archiving (from #DisinfoArchiving @factchecknet project) and includes a Japanese localization!

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Francesco Poldi @noneprivacy.osint.team · Feb 4

Good to see registrars taking action over content - often "content regulation" is up to the hosting company

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · Feb 4

I learned a TON about Elon listening to this series. Hours and hours of great stuff that never felt drawn out. Now’s probably a great time to give it a listen.

litherland @lither.land · Feb 4

This series from @parismarx.com is still one of the best things on Elon imho techwontsave.us/episode/189_...

Elon Musk Unmasked: Origins of an Oligarch (Part 1) - Tech Won’t Save Us

A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.

techwontsave.us

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vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · Jan 22

Just launched: the beta-testing program for the Coordinated Sharing Detection Service (powered by #CooRTweet), developed by ATC Athens Technology Center.
More here: www.veraai.eu/posts/beta-t...
cc @fabiogiglietto.bsky.social @nicolarighetti.bsky.social

Join Us as a Beta Tester for the Coordinated Sharing Detection Service!

VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!

www.veraai.eu

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CheckFirst @checkfirst.network · Jan 17

Despite international sanctions, #Meta is accepting payments from Russian propagandists. Our latest report with @aiforensics.org & Reset underscore how Meta has failed to moderate over 8,000 political ads from the Kremlin-linked Social Design Agency (SDA). #SDALeak

Influence by Design: How Meta Accepted Russian Propaganda Payments Despite Sanctions - CheckFirst

Check First, in partnership with Reset.tech and AI Forensics, unveils the extent to which Kremlin-linked entity SDA have exploited Meta platforms to disseminate propaganda.

checkfirst.network

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Francesco Poldi @noneprivacy.osint.team · Jan 9

"[...] for now, the most pragmatic approach is to use AI to accelerate learning, not replace it entirely."

#dev #coding #ai

The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding

A field guide and why we need to rethink our expectations

addyo.substack.com

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CheckFirst @checkfirst.network · Dec 26

Dear Community,

We wish to draw your attention to a concerning development in the tactics employed by #OperationOverload.

Our ongoing monitoring has uncovered a new technique involving the use of voice-generative AI.

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Francesco Poldi @noneprivacy.osint.team · Dec 10

#Luigi #Mangione #UnitedHealthcare #Thompson #OSINT

Francesco Poldi @noneprivacy.osint.team · Dec 10

Secondly, exploiting a killing jus to promote your OSINT skills/platform on social media just to show off that "you are able to", may not be the best move for your brand.

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Francesco Poldi @noneprivacy.osint.team · Dec 10

While I absolutely stand and echo these values, doxing a private citizen and their family is a questionable position that hardly provides an added value to the ongoing work carried out by governmental bodies. Doing this just for the clicks, makes it even more difficult to agree with.

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Francesco Poldi @noneprivacy.osint.team · Dec 10

We all understand how much it's important to keep the general public informed regarding breaking news, especially for the ones discussing pre-planned killings funded by sociopathic believes.

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Francesco Poldi @noneprivacy.osint.team · Dec 3

For context, this is how Bluesky account verification works:

bsky.social/about/blog/4...

How to verify your Bluesky account - Bluesky

Here's how to verify your Bluesky account by setting your website as your username.

bsky.social

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Francesco Poldi @noneprivacy.osint.team · Dec 3

🚨 Reaching out to all the #OSINT community 🚨

Some of us may recall the osint.team chat and I see most of the long-time members are here on Bsky: if you may like to have a *.osint.team custom handle, please ping me!

osint.team

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Baptiste Robert @fs0c131y.com · Nov 22

I've put together an OSINT starter kit. Let's unite the OSINT community on Bluesky!

go.bsky.app/GaTRbT3

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