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Indicator

Reader-funded investigative journalism on digital deception, OSINT, and platform accountability, for journalists, researchers, and practitioners.

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# Indicator

> Reader-funded investigative journalism on digital deception, OSINT, and platform accountability, for journalists, researchers, and practitioners.

## About

- [About Indicator](https://indicator.media/about): Craig Silverman and Alexios Mantzarlis's reader-funded publication investigating digital deception and platform accountability. Founded 2025, based in Toronto.
- [Craig Silverman](https://indicator.media/authors/craig-silverman): George Polk Award-winning journalist with 15+ years investigating disinformation; formerly ProPublica national reporter and BuzzFeed News media editor.
- [Alexios Mantzarlis](https://indicator.media/authors/alexios-mantzarlis): Director of Security, Trust and Safety Initiative at Cornell Tech; founding director of the International Fact-Checking Network; former Google Trust & Safety.
- [All Authors](https://indicator.media/authors): Full contributor list including Jane Lytvynenko and other investigators.
- [Subscribe](https://indicator.media/subscribe): Free weekly briefing or paid membership with full access to investigations, guides, and tools.

## Reporting & Investigations

- [Reporting & Investigations](https://indicator.media/reporting-and-investigations): Original investigations into digital deception, scams, influence operations, and platform failures.
- [AI-Generated Deception](https://indicator.media/t/ai-generated-content): Investigations into AI slop, deepfakes, fake AI doctors, synthetic non-consensual intimate imagery, and AI-generated scam networks.
- [Platform Accountability](https://indicator.media/t/platforms): Holding Meta, Google, TikTok, X/Twitter, and YouTube accountable for hosting harmful, fraudulent, or deceptive content.
- [Scams & Fraud](https://indicator.media/t/scams): Elder fraud, romance scams, affiliate fraud, ad fraud, and e-commerce deception.
- [Influence Operations](https://indicator.media/t/influence-operations): Coordinated inauthentic behavior, foreign interference campaigns, and synthetic social media manipulation.
- [OSINT](https://indicator.media/t/osint): Open-source intelligence techniques, tools, and case studies for digital investigators.
- [Intelligence](https://indicator.media/intelligence): In-depth analysis on emerging digital threats and disinformation trends.
- [Briefings](https://indicator.media/briefings): Free weekly curated briefings on disinformation, OSINT, and platform accountability.
- [Full Archive](https://indicator.media/archive): All 440+ published investigations, briefings, and guides.

## Guides & Education

- [Guides](https://indicator.media/guides): Step-by-step investigation guides covering social media forensics, AI content detection, beneficial ownership research, and e-commerce fraud.
- [Tools and Tips](https://indicator.media/tools-and-tips): Practical tutorials on investigation tools and techniques for digital journalists and researchers.
- [Workshops](https://indicator.media/workshops): Free online workshops on OSINT and digita
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