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Lucy Swinnen

London
As seen in: Bellingcat, BBC, Stuff.co.nz, First Draft, The Advocate (Tasmania), The Post (Wellington), News Sniffer
Editor and Journalist | now @bellingcat | formerly @BBCWorld, First Draft News, Factal. RT ≠ Endorsement. Antipodean.

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Lucy Swinnen’s Journalist Portfolio

Rallies against Covid-19 rules in Europe, Australia fueled by misinformation

Rallies against Covid-19 rules in Europe, Australia fueled by misinformation

Large rallies were held across Europe and Australia on Saturday to protest lockdowns, "vaccine passports" and…

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Covid-19 'vaccine passports' continue to create controversy

Covid-19 'vaccine passports' continue to create controversy

Yesterday, the EU launched its digital COVID certificate that allows Europeans and select others to travel mo…

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Anatomy of an Anti-Muslim Influence Operation

Anatomy of an Anti-Muslim Influence Operation

This is the second and final installment in a First Draft investigation into how an anti-Muslim influence ope…

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How an anti-Muslim influence operation spread on Indian social media

How an anti-Muslim influence operation spread on Indian social media

An Indian anti-Muslim influence operation in support of Israel sheds light on how Indian information disorder…

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Turkey's clampdown on Twitter could lead to more disinformation

Turkey's clampdown on Twitter could lead to more disinformation

Tensions between social media companies and governments are rising - from India to Myanmar to Australia and b…

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Articles

Tracing Digital Links Between Viory and Ruptly

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By Elise Thomas, Lucy Swinnen
| Bellingcat Verified
“In the age of misinformation, the line between fact and fiction is blurrier than ever.” “For those of us working in video news, verification isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a necessity. It is how we protect the stories we help shape and how we earn and maintain trust in an increasingly chaotic information ecosystem,” Abu Dhabi-registered video news agency Viory posted on LinkedIn on April 9, 2026, offering training to help newsrooms and journalists sort fact from fiction.
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News Sniffer

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By Lucy Swinnen, Jack Goodman, Hannah Gelbart Verified, Maria Korenyuk Verified
| News Sniffer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60303769 Version 7 of 8. A BBC investigation has found that women's intimate pictures are being shared to harass, shame and blackmail them on a massive scale, on the social media app Telegram. WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS CONTENT OF A SEXUAL NATURE In the split second Sara found out a nude photo of her had been leaked and shared on Telegram, her life changed. Her Instagram and Facebook profiles had been added, and her phone number included.
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Undercover with Russia’s fake arms dealers

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By Maria Korenyuk Verified, Lucy Swinnen, Jack Goodman
| BBC Verified
By Maria Korenyuk, Lucy Swinnen and Jack Goodman World Service Disinformation Team Russian state TV claims Ukrainians are selling US-donated weapons on the dark web. The BBC investigated one such marketplace, spoke undercover to those apparently selling weapons, and gathered evidence that suggests the adverts for weapons are fake. "Ukrops [a derogatory Russian slang term used to refer to Ukrainians] are selling Javelins on the darknet.
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Awards

Copyright Agency Limited Fellowship

2012 - Investigative Journalism

Awarded Copyright Agency Ltd. fellowship to spend six weeks at a leading Asian media outlet. Interned at widest selling English-language newspaper in The Philippines, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Achieved page one scoop while at the paper, breaking story on US criticism of Philippine bank secrecy laws.