Russian bots have turned him into a deepfake. He avoids travelling to the US over fears he could be on a watchlist. In an interview with Follow the Money, @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social explains why, after years of high-stakes investigations, “the paranoia gets to you”.
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Investigative collective Bellingcat is known for its open-source intelligence approach. But as this method of analysing freely available information becomes more widespread, so do the risks, says the group’s founder.
