#bellingcat challenges

Guide21 Sept 2026

Solving Bellingcat’s ‘Shadow Play’: a radar image, an orbit, and a circle on a cliff

How I solved Bellingcat’s Shadow Play challenge: a synthetic aperture radar image, a satellite in the wrong place, and the circular building that almost gave it away.

Guide10 Jul 2026

Solving Bellingcat’s ‘Planted Evidence’: the street AI tried to hide

How I solved Bellingcat’s Planted Evidence challenge: an AI-edited Venice photo, a destroyed house number, and the medieval carving that gave up the street.