Seek The Truth.
Helping Everybody To Fight Disinformation & Misinformation
About Us
At Wide Lens Investigations, we use the latest Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques and technologies to enable newsrooms, NGOs, and other organisations to fight against disinformation, misinformation, and falsehoods in the digital age.
Empowering Everybody
We believe that every newsroom or organisation should have the ability to verify whether the information they receive is truthful and accurate regardless of their size or financial budget.
Whether you're an NGO working hard to tackle human rights abuses or a local newsroom anywhere in the world attempting to verify the authenticity of a video or image - we offer verification and intelligence solutions for all.
Our key objective is to provide these services at a cost that is affordable and accessible to smaller newsrooms or organisations with limited financial budgets.
More Important Than Ever
We believe that it is now more important than ever that the widest number of organisations have access to verification capabilities and other intelligence techniques in order to prevent disinformation, misinformation, and falsehoods from flourishing in the digital age.
Our highly-trained intelligence specialists utilise Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and other intelligence tools and techniques to allow newsrooms and other organisations of all sizes to verify the accuracy and authenticity of the information they receive on a daily basis.
Newsrooms
For newsrooms we provide the following range of services:
- Verification
- Fact-Checking
- Investigative Journalism
- Data Journalism
- Research & Analysis services
- Training Workshops.
NGOs & Other Organisations
For NGOs and other organisations we offer the following services:
- Verification
- Risk Analysis Reporting
- AI-Facial Recognition Research
- Due Diligence Services
- Online & Social Media Research
- Training Workshops.
Training
We also specialise in providing bespoke online or in-person workshops for media outlets and other organisations that wish to train staff in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) verification skills, or other investigative or intelligence techniques.
We offer fully-customised workshops that are designed to meet the specific needs of each media outlet or organisation at an affordable cost.
Get in Touch
Contact us to find out how we can work together to enhance the capabilities of your media outlet or organisation.
What Is Verification?
Our Verification service enables any organisation or news outlet to verify the authenticity of multimedia content - such as a video or photograph - and find out details such as where and when it took place, who is featured in it, and whether the photo or video has been altered in any way.
Our pioneering service aims to make verification capabilities - including the latest Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Social media intelligence (SOCMINT), and, Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) and, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies accessible to newsrooms and organisations of all sizes and budgets - allowing them to quickly and easily identify whether a piece of multimedia content or information is genuine and accurate.
Our Verification service is designed to provide access to such features at a price that is affordable to newsrooms and other organisations of all sizes and budgets.
Contact us to find out more about how our Verification service can benefit your organisation or news outlet.
Verification: Benefits
Here is how our Verification service can help your organisation in the fight against disinformation, misinformation and other falsehoods in the digital age:
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Geolocation
This enables your organisation to find out exactly where a video or photo was taken. This may be useful for verifying claims about a piece of footage or documenting human rights abuses.
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Chronolocation
This enables your organisation to find out when a video or photo was taken. This may be useful for verifying claims about a piece of footage or documenting human rights abuses.
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Identification
This makes it possible to find out the identity of persons (or a particular group) featured in a photograph or video using AI-based facial recognition software. This may be useful for verifying whether claims about a photo or video are possible.
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Authenticity Checking
It is possible to find whether out whether a video or image has been tampered with or altered in any way. This makes it easier to find out if an image is genuine or fake.
Our Verification service is available on a one-off or ongoing subscription basis at a price designed to be accessible to newsrooms and organisations of varying sizes and budgets.
Contact us to find out more about how our Verification service can benefit your news outlet or organisation.
Verification: Pricing
At Wide Lens Investigations, we aim to put the power to fight disinformation, misinformation and other falsehoods within the reach of all organisations regardless of their size of financial capabilities.
Our Verification service combines the capabilities of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT), Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), and other techniques to allow organisations to effectively verify the authenticity of information at an affordable cost.
We believe that it is absolutely vital to make these capabilities affordable for as many organisations as possible in order to strengthen the global fight against misinformation, disinformation and so-called ‘fake news’ in the digital age.
We offer individual packages tailored to meet the individual demands of any newsroom or organisation on a one-off or subscription basis.
Contact us to find out how our Verification service can benefit your organisation now.
Verification: Verify Now
If you have a piece of multimedia content that you wish to submit for verification to our Verification service you can submit the relevant material using the methods below:
Email: contact(at)widelensinvestigations.com
Whatsapp / Signal: +353 89 256 9357
Alternatively, you can send content via our Secure Connect end-to-end encrypted contact form.
This service is secured using asymmetric encryption (AES 128 / RSA 2048) end-to-end encryption and provided by secure communications provider Tutanota. All data is hosted on secure encrypted servers based in Hannover, Germany.
Additionally, you can also send links via our standard contact form by clicking here.
Investigative Journalism
Our investigations team is made up of experienced journalists who have worked with major newsrooms across the globe.
They understand the importance of getting to the heart of the matter and uncovering the information which can not only shift the news agenda - but change our entire world.
Aside from traditional journalistic experience and techniques - our journalists also have the ability to use the latest Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Social media intelligence (SOCMINT), and, Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) and, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies investigation techniques to uncover information that would otherwise remain hidden.
We offer investigative journalism services on a per commission or ongoing subscription basis.
Contact us regarding commissions or to find out more about how our Investigative Journalism team can benefit your news organisation.
Fact-Checking
We now live in the era of so-called ‘fake news’ - a time when misinformation and disinformation are a constant threat for newsrooms, organisations and democracy itself.
Our professional fact-checking team - made up of experienced journalists and editors equipped with state-of-the-art intelligence technology and research techniques - can put your mind at ease by verifying the accuracy of a news story or other information.
This service is designed to be accessible and affordable for organisations of all sizes and budgets.
We offer fact-checking services on a one-off commission or ongoing subscription basis.
Contact us to find out how our fact-checking team can assist your news organisation in the fight against misinformation and disinformation now.
Data Journalism
Data is at the very heart of almost every major modern-day news story.
Our data journalism team are trained to delve into the data and spot the news story buried behind the statistics, while also knowing how to present it in a way that meets the desires of your news organisation’s audience.
All of our team are trained in the latest data visualisation techniques and technology while also having a traditional journalist’s ‘nose’ for what makes an engaging and informative news story or feature.
Our data journalists are available for one-off commissioned projects or partial project data journalism work.
We aim to make our services accessible to every news organisation at an affordable cost.
Contact us to find out how our highly-trained data journalism team can enhance your newsroom's capabilities today.
Background Research & Analysis
Whether it's a breaking news story, an in-depth feature, or a long-form investigation, our research & analysis team is available to uncover information on a person, company, place, or subject quickly and efficiently using the latest cutting-edge intelligence techniques & technology.
Our staff have previously worked with some of the world’s leading media organisations and understand the demanding pressures of a fast-paced newsroom environment.
You can depend on us to reliably and effectively find the information you require in the fastest possible time using the advanced technology and resources at our disposal.
Contact us to find out how our research team can help your media organisation find the information you need.
Risk Analysis Reporting
Our research department can provide detailed, one-off, or ongoing risk analysis reports for your organisation.
Our reports provide details of potential physical, economic, political, or structural threats which your organisation may face while working in a specific region or area.
We specialise in assisting NGOs or other similar organisations planning to carry out work in crisis or conflict zones.
Contact us to find out how we can assist your organisation and help keep you safe on the ground.
Due Diligence Services
If your company is considering a merger, acquisition or working with a new international partner we can help you find out exactly who you are dealing with and what risks you or your business may be facing.
Our state-of-the-art due diligence service will allow you to identify risks, threats or issues that may not be immediately apparent to you before conducting a financial transaction, signing a contract, conducting a merger or acquisition or investing in a business or jurisdiction that’s unfamiliar to you.
This may include identifying financial risks or the threat of reputation damage while ensuring that the party you’re dealing with is trustworthy.
Meanwhile, due diligence can also be used to provide leverage for you during negotiations or the business valuation process.
Contact our due diligence team to find out how we can assist your business or organisation.
AI Facial Recognition Research
Our research department uses the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) - based technology to perform facial recognition searches.
This can assist your organisation in discovering the identity of unknown persons.
It can also be used to find out additional information about a specific person - for instance, a person featured in a photograph or in video footage.
Our service offers detailed facial recognition reports at an affordable price and is aimed at benefiting Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and similar groups.
Contact us to find out how our Facial Recognition (AI) Research service can assist your organisation.
Whether it's a specific topic, person, place or general information that is of interest to your organisation - our researchers can utilise the latest technology to perform extensive social media and online research on your behalf before compiling it in an easy-to-digest report with the answers you need to put your mind at ease.
Our experts utilise the latest in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies alongside traditional information gathering and intelligence methods to uncover the information that matters to your organisation from anywhere on the web.
Contact us to find out how our Online & Social Media Research service can benefit your organisation.
Training Workshops
At Wide Lens Investigations, we aim to empower people and organisations around the world to join the fight against misinformation and disinformation.
We don’t believe that these skills and technologies should only stay in the hands of a privileged few - and instead should be shared with the widest number of newsrooms and other organisations possible.
We offer fully-featured and affordable training workshops which teach Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) verification - or other investigation techniques to organisations anywhere in the world at an accessible and affordable price.
Our instructors tailor each course to meet the individual requirements and budget of your organisation and all of our courses can be carried out remotely or on-site at a location of your choice.
Contact us to find out how we can train your staff to fight misinformation and disinformation using the latest intelligence techniques and technologies.
Contact Us
At Wide Lens Investigations, we understand that both communication and security are vitally important.
We offer the following contact options :
Telephone: +353 1 442 8454 (Dublin)
+995 555 909 123 (Tbilisi)
Signal / Telegram / Whatsapp: +353 89 256 9357 (International)
Secure Connect: click here
Email: contact(at)widelensinvestigations.com
By using the standard contact form below:
Online & Social Media Research