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Followers
273.6K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$1.5K – $2.5K / sponsored post
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Known for
357 views
Open source tools can help track every stage of a wildfire, from the first reports through to assessing the damage once the flames are out. Throughout July, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service helped researchers monitor how wildfire smoke spread across Canada and the US.
294 views
Ukraine’s military said it struck 116 Russian vessels over the past nine days. The drone attacks have reportedly forced Russia to suspend shipping operations in the Sea of Azov. Satellite imagery shows ship traffic near the Kerch Strait has ceased since the attacks began.
📊 Post engagement
210
Avg engagement / post
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
Apr 2023
On Bluesky since
🔥 Top post: Bellingcat and @thepress.co.nz have uncovered a series of links · 421 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
8.2 / week
Posts daily — consistently active for a campaign window.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 8 text · 2 image · 2 video.
Follower / following
1.4K×
Follows 194 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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As fighting intensifies in Mali, Bellingcat has verified two recent strikes that used Shahed-136 type kamikaze drones. Video footage of the strikes provides the clearest open-source evidence to date of use of these drones in the conflict w…
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Open source tools can help track every stage of a wildfire, from the first reports through to assessing the damage once the flames are out. Throughout July, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service helped researchers monitor how wildfi…
Bellingcat has been monitoring student protests in India. Police initially denied reports protesters were met with violence at a July 20 march, although later acknowledged injuries to protesters and officers. Social media videos showed tea…
LeakedBB, an adult forum averaging two million monthly visits, rewarded members for posting intimate imagery they claimed was leaked, hacked or obtained through blackmail. Payment records, company filings and domain data appear to link the…
Last week, UN forensic expert Morris Tidball-Binz spoke with journalists from our Latin American partner publications about lessons from Venezuela's earthquake, stressing that protocols already exist but must be implemented. www.youtube.co…
How do investigations actually come together? Costanza Gambarini (@source-material.org) joined us on our last Stage Talk to discuss investigative methods, digital research, collaboration across newsrooms, and the lessons she's learned repo…
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Our partner, Cerosetenta, was ordered by a judge to remove a joint investigation we published with them about a political candidate and his alleged links to members of an international neo-Nazi group in Bogota. Cerosetenta will now challen…
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Ukraine’s military said it struck 116 Russian vessels over the past nine days. The drone attacks have reportedly forced Russia to suspend shipping operations in the Sea of Azov. Satellite imagery shows ship traffic near the Kerch Strait ha…
How do you apply investigative skills to environmental stories? Join us tomorrow for a live talk with Press Awards Environmental Journalist of the Year Costanza Gambarini (@source-material.org). She'll explain how she combines digital rese…
Our Colombian partner publication, Cerosetenta, has released the following statement after a court ruling on our story about alleged links between a political candidate and an international Neo-nazi group in Bogota cerosetenta.uniandes.edu…
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Open source tools can help track every stage of a wildfire, from the first reports through to assessing the damage once the flames are out. Throughout July, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service helped researchers monitor how wildfi…
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Ukraine’s military said it struck 116 Russian vessels over the past nine days. The drone attacks have reportedly forced Russia to suspend shipping operations in the Sea of Azov. Satellite imagery shows ship traffic near the Kerch Strait ha…
🦋 Handle & authenticity
✅ Domain-verified
@bellingcat.com
The handle is the domain bellingcat.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real bellingcat.com account, not an impersonator.
On Bluesky since
Apr 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 210 views per post.
📤Posts about 8.2× per week.
🏅Earned the 100K Followers for passing 100K followers.
🛡️ Audience credibility
58/100
Fair
Credibility score
81%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 81% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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