Bellingcat

"Bellingcat is an independent international collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists using open source and social media investigation to probe a variety of subjects – from Mexican drug lords and crimes against humanity, to tracking the use of chemical weapons and conflicts worldwide. With staff and contributors in more than 20 countries around the world, we operate in a unique field where advanced technology, forensic research, journalism, investigations, transparency,and accountability come together."

"Bellingcat has been deemed such a threat to Russia that we've been declared a foreign agent. I guess this is the Russian Nobel Prize?"

"There are things that can be done as part of investigations that aren’t particularly difficult, but require the sort of personality that finds it rewarding to dig through huge amounts of rubbish to find that rare piece of gold that adds something to an investigation. And when working with social media and open-source information, that’s a pretty key trait."

"We are willing to continue our investigation and correct mistakes, provided the Kremlin takes a clear stand. It is up to the Kremlin to prove why the facts we have presented are mere coincidences. The Kremlin needs to prove us wrong."

"[O]ne of the first networks to develop open-source methods into a reporting style of their own and attract a critical mass of people who are good at this work."

"The advantage of having Bellingcat doing it is that you don’t have to have a sources-and-methods debate within your government."