OSINT Resources

It’s easy to chase the narrative you want, not the truth.

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Username/Email/IP

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Username / handle reuse – search same handle on other sites; record all matches in one sheet

Social Media Tools

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Social graph signals > single posts – pull top 10 interactors and scan for repeated overlap

Metadata

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download file/photo, check EXIF or doc properties for names/emails

Temporal & location patterns – log 10 most recent post times, compare to timezone map

Cross-platform redundancy

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collect job titles from LinkedIn, Instagram captions, GitHub bio and compare

Common recurring keypoints

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Reuse of elements – see if matches appear elsewhere

Visual overlaps

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match objects/backgrounds in photos, save side-by-side for reference

Public records fill gaps

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check local registry to confirm address; screenshot results with source date

Social media OSINT – essential questions

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What other accounts are linked? – search email/phone in reverse lookup; note matches

Who are the top interactors?

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pull top 10 interactors and note overlaps in multiple posts

Which accounts are frequently co-tagged?

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list all tagged accounts in last 20 posts and rank by frequency

Do mutual connections span same domains?

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tag each mutual as work, school, or hobby; see dominant group

Are posts geotagged or show landmarks?

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cross-check location tag with Google Maps Street View

Do timestamps show routines?

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plot post times on a simple chart to find regular posting windows

Are there employment or education cues?

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collect company names, logos, school crests from images

Do reverse-image searches find duplicates?

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run top 5 profile pics through reverse image search, log matches

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