This repository provides a collection of Jupyter notebooks designed to assist open-source researchers, journalists, and fact-checkers in conducting digital investigations using command-line tools and code. It offers a structured way to learn and apply these techniques, simplifying complex workflows and enhancing documentation.

How It Works

The project leverages Jupyter Notebooks for their interactive nature, combining documentation with executable code. This approach simplifies software installation and execution, reduces "works on my machine" issues, and provides a safer environment for running unfamiliar code, especially when hosted on platforms like Google Colaboratory or Binder. Notebooks can execute both bash commands and Python code, allowing for versatile digital investigation tasks.

Quick Start & Requirements

Notebooks can be run directly via services like Google Colab, Binder, or Kaggle Notebooks. A basic understanding of Jupyter Notebooks is recommended.

Highlighted Details

• Notebooks cover a range of tools including Telegram phone number checking, Wayback Machine analytics, geoclustering, VKontakte scraping, and search grid generation.
• Advanced notebooks include AI-powered audio/video transcription (OpenAI Whisper), email-to-account tracing (Holehe), username-to-account tracing (Maigret), Wayback Machine website downloading, video downloading (YT-DLP), metadata analysis (ExifTool), and AI face comparison (Deepface).
• Notebooks are categorized by required technical expertise, from entry-level to those requiring higher technical know-how or code adaptation.

Maintenance & Community

This project is associated with Bellingcat, a well-known investigative journalism group. Further community-developed tools and methods are also included.

Licensing & Compatibility

The repository's license is not explicitly stated in the provided README. Compatibility for commercial use or closed-source linking would require clarification of the licensing terms.

Limitations & Caveats

The README does not specify the exact license, which may impact commercial use. Some notebooks may require specific technical understanding or code adaptation beyond basic execution.