The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
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The UK’s largest not-for-profit newsroom. Exposing injustice and sparking change 💪
Ask the Telegraph, and it’s an active threat to the British way of life. Our reporter Gareth breaks down the controversy:
Can AI deepfake detectors always reliably prove whether an image is real or not?
Prominent women’s rights organisations point out that most survivors are attacked by someone that they already know. Meanwhile, these narratives fan the flame of hatred against migrant communities.
But we need your support. For the next month, all donations we receive for our Hate Economy Crowdfunder will be doubled at no extra cost to you.
Our reporters have been digging into the worst of far right grifters, exposing networks of right wing activists threatening charity workers and politicians inventing AI influencers to amplify their message.
What happens when the head of an AI company loses control of its own Chatbot?
Far right marches. Racism on social media. Relentless headlines about the so-called ‘migrant crisis.’ Britain has never felt more divided. Help us tell a different story.
Last summer, small charity City of Sanctuary became the target of a misinformation campaign by right-wing media, politicians, and far-right activists
The first episode of our new documentary series – Misaligned: When AI Goes Wrong – is live
In 2025, the UK’s advertising watchdog banned this ad by US crypto giant Coinbase The campaign portrays Britain as a rat-infested, rubbish-strewn country suffering from soaring prices and stagnant wages, but hints that cryptocurrency offers a way out
Call for CVs: Freelance Social Media Producers We’re looking for freelance social media producers to join us for regular part-time work over the next six months. Working closely with our production team, you’ll help create engaging video and content for our social media channels and website.
Would you buy a pint of milk if you knew it came from a cow kept indoors 24/7?
The first episode gives an inside look into research from Anthropic, where a simulation showed its AI model Claude appearing to threaten to expose a colleague's work affair The second investigates some of the most extreme harms linked to AI chatbots Afterwards, we'll be hosting a live Q&A
What happens when your AI assistant turns into a blackmailer? We are launching a brand-new YouTube series digging into the darkest corners of AI To kick things off, we are screening the first two episodes next week at London's Frontline Club
"When I was a baby," writes Lara Whyte for TBIJ, "my father’s family was bombed out of their home in south Belfast. My grandmother was killed in the attack ..."
Mining giant Glencore’s vast coal mine in Colombia is an open pit six times the size of Manchester
Our environment reporter @josephinemoulds.bsky.social has been investigating the murkier side of what our pension funds are being invested in – and found that some of them are going up in flames. Literally.
Adele Zeynep Walton is a campaigner and author of Logging Off. Her sister Aimee died by suicide after taking a kit supplied by Kenneth Law online – one of hundreds of people globally.
"News organisations are in a unique position to counter false and harmful narratives," writes TBIJ's Gareth Davies "That opportunity, and people’s trust, should not be squandered for the sake of generating clicks"
Are you one of the 15 million people banking with Wise? Did you know that it’s currently being investigated for allegedly failing to stop alleged money laundering?
This week, our CEO Franz Wild sat down with Karen Hao to discuss her new book, Empire of AI – a sweeping look at the forces shaping the AI boom, and the global inequalities embedded within it
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – or simply just SLAPPs – is how powerful people and companies across the UK have been using the law to silence criticism We’ve spent years fighting for a new law to protect journalists, whistleblowers and people who speak up in the public interest
An AI-generated rapper, known for its anti migrant and islamophobic content online, performed at Tommy Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” rally in London And parts of the crowd appeared to believe it was real
At first glance, there’s no common link between a German journalist targeted by deepfake pornography, a survivor of a port explosion in Beirut and a Scottish woman defrauded of her inheritance What connects these people together is the experience of being harmed by offshore secrecy
Hate is on the rise in Britain Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to attend today's 'Unite the Kingdom' rally, organised by anti-Islamist extremist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (Tommy Robinson) But we want to tell a different story – and we need your help
Feared by journalists and hired by the ultra-rich, London’s libel lawyers used a private meeting with government officials to present themselves as underdogs in the battle over abusive lawsuits
Dylan* was taken away from his mother by the family courts, without warning, when he was nine years old A court-appointed expert decided his mum had turned her children against their father – dismissing her allegations of abuse in the process *Name changed 📸 Damien McFadden/Daily Mail
Our exhibition exploring how offshore secrecy has left a trail of broken lives is open for one more week. You can find us at Guild Church of St Katharine Cree in London, where one of our staff member will be present on selected days 👇
Join us live in London for a conversation and Q&A with @karenhao.bsky.social, best-selling author of Empire of AI Karen will be unpacking the forces behind AI’s rapid ascent – and why the stakes are so high Hit the link in the replies for tickets 👇
We've uncovered how a content creator in Pakistan was earning money from viral videos that stir up hate in the UK – while lining the pockets of Big Tech – all without properly understanding English.