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Ludo Block is Research Fellow at Leiden University

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OSINT - Demystifying the Fog of War?

An astonishing amount of information on the Russian invasion in Ukraine is widely available in open sources. This includes events on the ground, often with gruesome detail. Sadly, it has taken a war to reveal the prevalence and evolution of OSINT.

Ludo Block • April 11, 2022

Dealing with Fake News: An Absolute Necessity, but How?

In today’s digitized society, we witness an ‘anarchy’ of data and information coming from a myriad of sources. Parts of it can be classified as ‘fake news’ but how can you distinguish real from fake?

Ludo Block • June 14, 2021

Solving the MH17 and the Skripal Case: How Bellingcat Demonstrates the Power of OSINT

The nature of publicly available data has changed profoundly and as a result OSINT has emerged as a powerful tool for everyone. What are the key elements of that change?

Ludo Block • May 06, 2019