In this video, I’m going to walk you through 11 free, beginner-friendly tools that anyone can use—no coding or payments required! Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) simply means gathering and analysing publicly available information. It’s how investigative journalists verify viral videos, how researchers geolocate images, and how cyber sleuths track flight paths or uncover hidden social media accounts. Essentially, OSINT techniques help us look beneath the surface of the internet to discover, verify, and piece together valuable insights.
I made this video because many of these tools have been extremely useful to me during my own investigations, or simple analyses, and I hope they can support your research too, whether it's verifying a video, combatting disinformation, checking out businesses around you, geolocating that perfect surfing spot or your just interested in looking at far-flung places on this planet.
With nothing more than your computer and an internet connection, you can become more informed and empowered.
Link to 24 free OSINT tools: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AWBe47i25_6657AUHM46UmhoO5xxr96eEPCcuQlPy0M/edit?usp=sharing
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00:43 - Track flights in real-time using Flightradar
04:06 - Perform facial searches to match images
05:46 - Find hidden or alternate social media profiles
07:36 - Estimate how many people fit in a space using crowd-size analysis
10:17 - Use Whopostedwhat to sift through historical Facebook data
11:26 - Let AI identify cars
12:20 - Explore a map of global events
14:12 - Explore a map of open data on infrastructure and grids
15:57 - Find geotagged videos on YouTube
17:17 - Calculate angle of shadows to confirm times in photos or videos
18:35 - Conduct reverse image searches across multiple platforms
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