The OSINTion Tidbit

Reading the Wild: Flora and Fauna as OSINT Signals

Plants and animals in images carry geographic and seasonal data most investigators ignore. Here is how to read them as legitimate OSINT signals

Jun 2 • Joe Gray, The Pre-Mortem, and The Calibrated Citizen

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May 2026

AI-Assisted Research Personas for OSINT Investigators

AI tools have changed how research personas are built for OSINT work. Here is how to use them well and where they still fall short

May 26 • Joe Gray

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Source Reliability Is Not a Property of the Source

The OSINT community treats source reliability as a fixed trait. It is not. Here is why that assumption corrupts analysis and what to ask instead

May 20 • Joe Gray

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IIRW: Introduction to Intelligence Report Writing

Learn to write intelligence reports that communicate key judgments clearly, attribute sources properly, and convey confidence accurately

May 19 • Joe Gray

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AITI: Accelerated Introduction to Intelligence Course

Learn the intelligence cycle, collection disciplines, and analytical methods that turn raw OSINT into finished intelligence products

May 19 • Joe Gray

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OSINT using Recon-NG

Go beyond running basic modules. Learn workspaces, data management, and how to build Recon-ng into a repeatable investigation workflow

May 19 • Joe Gray

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OSINT USERNAME TOOLS

Learn to track usernames across platforms with a systematic methodology, not just a list of tools to click through

May 19 • Joe Gray

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The INT in OSINT: Why the Community Stops at Collection

The INT in OSINT stands for intelligence. Most practitioners in this space know that. Fewer of them act like it.

May 13 • Joe Gray

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AI Tools in OSINT: Where They Help and Where They Fail

A practitioner’s honest look at where AI genuinely helps in OSINT and where it quietly gets you in trouble

May 6 • Joe Gray

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November 2022

OSINT Technique Spotlight: Google Dorking

It's not what you ask, but HOW you ask it

Nov 8, 2022 • Joe Gray

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July 2021

DuckDuckGo's Tracking Disabling and Disposable Email Services

Wolves in Sheep's Clothing?

Jul 22, 2021 • Joe Gray

December 2020