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@adamparkr.bsky.social

OSINT Editor at Sky News. Verifying and investigating. Part of the Data+Forensics unit. Often found in the mountains.

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What we know about how Charlie Kirk was killed Sky News' Data & Forensics team has tracked and mapped the events before, during and after the shooting to answer questions about the attack.

Read in full here: news.sky.com/story/what-w...

11.09.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A 2012 drone video shows the area around the shooter's location on the 4th floor. A metal railing encloses an accessible balcony area which means that to reach the roof where the shot was taken, they could have climbed or jumped over the railing

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Police radio recordings show the first mention of the incident at 12.26pm, about six minutes after the shooting occurred.

Officers were on the scene within minutes, with one officer describing the suspect at 12.35pm as "wearing jeans, black shirt, black mask, long rifle"

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Firearms consultant David Dyson told us that, based on the range from where they are believed to have fired, the gunman would likely need to be a somewhat skilled target shooter. He said it's "not a great range" for someone with practice

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Audio analyst Rob Maher estimated the distance the shot travelled, reaching a similar conclusion to Sky News' analysis.

"The time gap between the crack sound and the pop sound in the recordings close to the podium is about 240 milliseconds," he told Sky News

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Two videos show the shooter on the roof of a nearby campus building before and immediately after a shot is fired.

The gunman is around 130m from where Charlie Kirk was sitting when he was shot. Sky News was able to confirm that this position has a direct line of sight to where Kirk was

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What we know about how Charlie Kirk was killed. We tracked and mapped the events before, during and after the shooting - Sky News' Data & Forensics

11.09.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lisbon funicular crash latest: Tourists from 10 countries injured in Lisbon tram crash as number of people killed rises Portugal is observing a national day of mourning after a deadly funicular derailment in Lisbon. Foreigners are reportedly among the 17 people killed in the crash, which police are investigating. Follo...

Thanks to @garethdennis.uk for helping us pull together this snap visual analysis. Follow the latest on our liveblog: news.sky.com/story/lisbon...

04.09.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The position of the car suggests it was thrown sideways as it came into the curve, before tipping and sliding into the building.

Normally, when one car is at the base, the other should be at the top. This suggests the crashed carriage may have travelled around 200 metres downhill before derailing.

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The Gloria line is around 265 metres in length up a steep slope with an average gradient of 17%.

The wrecked carriage is 30 metres from the bottom station, ending up on the lower side of the bend.

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The roof has been torn away and the bumper cage that protects mechanical parts is seen further down the hill.

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What does the wreckage of the Gloria funicular tell us...

Parts of the Gloria funicular are strewn along the pavement in central Lisbon.

The car's lower side has jumped completely off the rails and is lying at around a 45-degree angle.

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UN told Israeli strike on Gaza hospital was 'premeditated' - as Sky News uncovers new details about the attack Using satellite imagery, social media footage and eyewitness interviews, Sky News investigates the IDF strike on Nasser Hospital.

Read our full story with @bvdm.bsky.social, Sophia Massam, Freya Gibson, @celinealkhaldi.bsky.social, @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social, Adam Parsons: news.sky.com/story/un-tol...

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Speaking at the UN, Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour said: β€œThe second strike on Nasser Hospital was a premeditated strike on medics and journalists who arrived at the scene after the first strike.”

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The Israeli military has not explained the reason for the second strike on the 4th floor stairs, which occurred while rescue efforts were under way and caused the greatest number of deaths

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New video reveals two missiles were used in the second strike. These were milliseconds apart so suggest two tanks would have fired. Defence intelligence company Janes told Sky News, "the interval between the two impacts is far too short" to be a single tank.

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We've been investigating the Nasser Hospital attack on Monday, which killed 22 people – including 5 journalists. Here’s what we found ⬇️

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Last hour of flight tracking over London shows huge reduction in flights. Credit @flightradar24.com

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Marine tracking data shows large-scale evacuation of vessels at Honolulu Harbor in Hawaii. The boats leaving include sailing vessels, fishing boats and Coast Guard ships.

The majority of boats started leaving the port at around 5pm local time on Tuesday.

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Inside the whites-only settlement in Arkansas: The group building a 'fortress for the white race' Inside the whites-only settlement in Arkansas: The group building a 'fortress for the white race'

Fantastic insight by Data+Forensics Tom Cheshire: news.sky.com/story/inside...

22.07.2025 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sky News investigates the rise in waste crime and hunts for the people responsible
YouTube video by Sky News Sky News investigates the rise in waste crime and hunts for the people responsible

To watch our full investigation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3B9...

09.07.2025 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These men didn’t hide in the shadows, they filmed themselves working. And through OSINT, we linked them to three fly tips with more than 50 van loads!

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Using their own videos and photos shared online, we were able to track them to an address in north London - a residential parking area frequently shown in the background of their posts

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We found what looks like the same coffin in one of three sites on the edge of St Albans!

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We found digital footprints with names and social accounts on TikTok and Facebook. The two names were connected online! We found others who they worked with - the group posted videos of themselves collecting waste, driving along country lanes, flashing cash and a coffin…

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We visited several fly tips in the home counties, looking for anything that would help us identify where the waste had come from. We found a fair bit. Some calls later we were given the numbers of two waste carriers from two different fly tips

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We started this investigationπŸ”Žin fields looking through other people's waste. Our target was really simple but we had no idea if it would be possible. Find who did the fly tips! πŸ—‘οΈ

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OSINT Producer (12 month FTC) at Sky Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our pe

sky.talent-community.com/projects/osi...

02.07.2025 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Digital detective wanted πŸ”! We are looking for an OSINT producer to join my team at Sky.

You’ll need a wide range of online investigative tools & the skills to use open-source information to find, verify and geolocate UGC, people, social media content, satellite images and more, link in comments.

02.07.2025 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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