Validating images in the aftermath of a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in West Java, Indonesia. Our team was present in Cianjur Regency to survey the damages after an earthquake which killed 271 and displaced thousands more. On November 21, Cianjur Regency was struck by a
Verifying footage of giant cutouts of football stars that appeared in Kerala ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Our team was on location in Pullavoor to see giant cutouts of Portugal talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazil’s Neymar and Argentinian star Lionel Messi which appeared in late October in
Validating footage in the immediate aftermath of an assassination attempt on former Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan. Our team was on location in Wazirabad, aboard the convoy of Imran Khan, as a gunman opened fire wounding the former PM and killing a supporter. On November 3, Imran
Verifying the aftermath of intense flooding in the southern Philippines Our team was present in Zamboanga City to witness the aftermath of days of intense flooding and landslides after a devastating tropical storm hit the island of Mindanao. On October
Validating images in the aftermath of the collapse of Jakarta’s Grand Mosque. Our team was on location on October 20 to survey the damages caused by a fire at Jakarta Islamic Centre Grand Mosque the previous day. On October 19, the giant
Verifying footage of Chattogram’s waste epidemic. Our team was on location to witness operations at one of Chattogram’s massive landfill sites and rivers overflowing with used plastic in a city that produces 249 tonnes of
Validating images of the impact of Storm Julia after it passed through El Salvador. Our team was on location in La Libertad as emergency services surveyed the damage of widespread flooding and landslides caused by the tropical storm. On October 10, El Salvador was
Verifying footage in the aftermath of a building collapse in Kiambu County, Kenya. Our team was present in Kirigiti to witness the aftermath of the collapse of a 6-storey building as emergency services worked tirelessly to rescue the survivors. On September 26, a
Validating footage from an anti-government protest in Port-au-Prince amid ongoing civil unrest in Haiti. Our team was on location in Port-au-Prince as Haitians expressed their frustration at their government’s decision to increase the price of fuel. On September 16, thousands of Haitians took
Verifying footage from a student-led demonstration against the rise in fuel prices in Jakarta, Indonesia. Our team was present in the Indonesian capital as the students expressed their discontent at ongoing increases in the price of fuel & cost of living in the country. On September
Validating images from Beirut on the two year anniversary of the 2020 port explosion. Our team was present in the Lebanese capital as the carcass of the silos that exploded in the Beirut port blast began to collapse, two years to the day since
Validating images from Sri Lanka’s capital as anti-government protests reached boiling point. Our team was on location in Colombo as demonstrators clashed with police whilst attempting to force their way into the offices of Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister amid widespread anti-government
Verifying footage in the aftermath of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Khost province, Afghanistan. Our team was present in Mandata to capture these devastating images in the aftermath of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake since 1998. On June 22, at 01:24 local time, eastern
Validating footage from the indigenous-led anti-government protest movement in Ecuador. Our team was on location in Quito as police used tear gas against demonstrators amid indigenous-led protest against inflation, increasing fuel prices and the cost of living crisis. On June
Verifying images from a massive depot fire in Bangladesh. Our team was present to capture images of the aftermath of a huge explosion and depot fire in Sonaichhari, Bangladesh. On the evening of June 4th, part of a BM
Validating images of a gathering to mourn the death of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, that was attacked by Israeli police. Our team was present at St. Joseph Hospital, in Sheikh Jarrah, as mourners gathered to pay their respects to Shireen Abu Akleh, the iconic Palestinian journalist killed during an Israeli
VERIFICATION Verifying footage of Iraq’s latest dust storm. Our team was present in Baghdad to witness the impact of the latest in Iraq’s wave of severe dust storms. Over the last month, Iraq has experienced a series
NEWS VERIFICATION Construction of territory: Mapping Turkey’s military wall in Syria Operation Olive Branch was the name given to Turkey’s advance into the majority-Kurdish Afrin enclave in northwest Syria, beginning in January 2018.
NEWS VERIFICATION Battle of Hodeidah: Validating footage from Yemen’s urban battleground The battle of Hodeidah was the apogee of Yemen’s forgotten war, culminating in a truce agreement in late 2018 which halted six-months of brutal urban warfare.
