Cofounder of https://indicator.media, your essential guide to understanding and investigating digital deception. Sign up for free! Investigative journalist and OSINT trainer. https://craigsilverman.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3mjhelm3gyc2cWas fun to contribute to this great, free training initiative from GIJN! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhelm3gyc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3miybuxzwds2hPretty surprising to wake up and discover that a guy I worked with at a tech company in Montreal is likely Satoshi Nakamoto: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/business/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-identity-adam-back.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share08 Apr 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miybuxzwds2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3miohrwzef22uWe did a great podcast with @koltai.bsky.social where she walked through the tools and techniques used to expose the infrastructure and people behind abusive AI nudifier websites. It's a fun OSINT tutorial about holding awful people accountable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn58IupbCk0&t=10s04 Apr 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miohrwzef22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3mi2bsibvds2wToday's free Briefing looks at how Musk's embrace of extreme politics and slop threatens to derail X's product roadmap. We also cover essential news and tools for digital investigators: Telegram search, a geolocation model you can run locally, and more. https://indicator.media/p/briefing-x-planned-to-rein-in-overseas-info-hustlers-then-elon-stepped-in27 Mar 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2bsibvds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3mgmypjiixk2vA real doctor hid behind a pseudonym to flood social media with AI-generated health slop — and sell books off the back of it. He accumulated tens of millions of views & millions of followers and sold books like "Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally.” New investigation: https://indicator.media/p/a-real-doctor-used-a-pseudonym-to-post-viral-health-ai-slop-and-sell-books09 Mar 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmypjiixk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3mgfgw4iewk2yFolks, this is best edition of our free newsletter that we’ve ever published. Absolutely jam packed with insights, analysis, and tools to make you a smarter consumer and investigator of digital information. Check it out: [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfgw4iewk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3mfrfvdvdks2xHere's a video about my recent investigation into more than two dozen accounts using AI-generated doctors and health professionals to push dubious advice and sell products on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube: https://indicator.media/p/ai-generated-doctors-are-dispensing-dubious-health-advice26 Feb 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrfvdvdks2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3mfjsu6vwnk2uEcommerce fraud is rampant. It's also easy to launch and hard to trace. My new guide to investigating ecommerce sites covers how to ID the store platform, trace ownership, analyze traffic, do a safe test purchase etc. I also found a few free, new-to-me tools: https://indicator.media/p/the-indicator-guide-to-investigating-ecommerce-sites-shopify-woocommerce-osint23 Feb 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjsu6vwnk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3memt3v34nc2hVery cool to see the Canadian Media Association's Healthcare For Real project cite our reporting: [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3memt3v34nc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3mej7rhh2mk2p"Crying girls will make you rich." That's the actual pitch from a marketer selling packages of emotional videos that brands use to flood TikTok with undisclosed ads. I just published an investigation into industrial UGC campaigns. What I found is troubling. 🧵 https://indicator.media/p/crying-girls-will-make-you-rich-how-marketers-trick-users-with-mass-produced-organic-content-ugc-und10 Feb 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej7rhh2mk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3mddhvykdxk2rSynthetic doctors are outperforming real ones on social media. I found more than 25 AI health accounts with +8.5 million followers. The Canadian Medical Assoc runs a program featuring real doctors. Its prez told me: "I would say that our following is not as large." https://indicator.media/p/ai-generated-doctors-are-dispensing-dubious-health-advice26 Jan 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddhvykdxk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3mcfi3lwnhc2hJust a heads up that this is the best time to join @indicator.media as a member because it's 20% off. We'll keep you on top of OSINT tools/trends, build your investigative skills, and deliver exclusive reporting about digital deception/disinfo. Plus monthly workshops! Info: indicator.media/upgrade14 Jan 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:hsuuj4l5wpufzsxodcc5cuaz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfi3lwnhc2h