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Evidence poisoning is the contamination of the open web with synthetic, manipulated or amplified material that later appears useful as investigative evidence. In an age of AI slop, fake personas, recycled footage and algorithmic summaries, OSINT practitioners must ask not only whether a source can be found, but whether it was manufactured to be found.

I’ve been thinking a lot about why conversations around OSINT feel increasingly shallow, even though the tools we use have never been more powerful. We have more data, automation, dashboards and AI-generated summaries than at any point in the history of intelligence. And yet, when I look at how conclusions are drawn, how confidence is expressed, and how often assumptions go unchallenged, I can’t escape a deeply uncomfortable feeling: We are collecting more than ever and thin

Human intelligence is powerful, but incomplete without digital validation. Based on real-world investigations, this blog explores why HUMINT operators, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies must embed OSINT to verify assets, expose hidden online behaviors, prevent deception, and generate trustworthy intelligence in a hybrid, global threat landscape.

Often i get asked if i’ve got some pointers and tools for OPSEC during online investigations. My primary answer would be first: I can’t...