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In reply to the discussion: As Rome burns, the Fourth Estate Smiles [View all]irisblue
(37,422 posts)By a man who was spending time arguing on line. ( there is a familiarity about that foe me)
source- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellingcat
snip- Bellingcat is a Netherlands-based investigative journalism group that specialises in fact-checking and open-source intelligence (OSINT).[6] It was founded by British citizen journalist and former blogger Eliot Higgins in July 2014Bellingcat publishes the findings of both professional and citizen journalist investigations into war zones, human rights abuses, and the criminal underworld. The site's contributors also publish guides to their techniques, as well as case studies.[8] In 2025, Bellingcat expanded operations to the United States."
snip-"Name
"The name derives from the idiom "belling the cat", which comes from a medieval fable about mice who discuss how to make a cat harmless. One mouse suggests hooking a bell around the cat's neck, making it unable to move without being heard. All the mice support the idea, but none are willing to do it."
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