Public-Interest Investigations
Free open-source investigations into matters of public interest: armed conflict and war crimes, disinformation, financial crime, corporate and institutional accountability, environmental harm and history. Every report is built from publicly available information.
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Marie Landry Spy Shop does not investigate private individuals for hire and does not accept paid investigations. Investigations follow the Constitution of Marie Landry Spy Shop and the principles of the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations, launched in 2020 by the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Conflict, peace and war crimes
An open-source assessment of the systemic drivers of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Read the report →The geopolitical, rhetorical and economic mechanisms behind the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Read the report →Security, humanitarian and human rights conditions in Afghanistan.
Read the report →Conflict dynamics and displacement in Nigeria.
Read the report →Peace-building and economic resilience options for Palestinians.
Read the report →Escalation risks between major powers and how to reduce them.
Read the report →Disinformation, influence and extremism
Russian state strategy and information operations, from open sources.
Read the report →A survey of authoritarian trends around the world.
Read the report →An assessment of online incel communities and the risks of radicalization.
Read the report →Financial crime and accountability
Gaps in anti-money-laundering systems documented in public enforcement records.
Read the report →Documented scandals and reforms at the Institute for the Works of Religion.
Read the report →Audit failures and financial transparency at the US Department of Defense.
Read the report →Corporate and institutional accountability
Public reporting, lawsuits and testimony about risks to minors on Meta’s platforms.
Read the report →An open-source report on a New Brunswick gaming institution.
Read the report →Public records on the company’s history, controversies and impacts.
Read the report →Environment and history
Large-scale environmental harm documented in open sources.
Read the report →An open-source study of the Grand Dérangement, the deportation of the Acadians.
Read the report →Documented ties between American business and the Nazi regime.
Read the report →Methods and ethics
How to use OSINT for public-interest impact.
Read the report →Responsible reporting practices for citizen investigators.
Read the report →An ethics-first framework for open-source investigations.
Read the report →How these investigations are done
- 1. Public interest first
Subjects are chosen for their public importance: states, institutions, corporations, public figures acting in public roles and historical events. Private individuals are not investigated.
- 2. Open sources only
Only information that is lawfully and publicly available is used: official records, court documents, reputable media, academic research, satellite imagery and public statements.
- 3. Verification
Claims are cross-checked against independent sources, with uncertainty stated plainly.
- 4. Transparency
Sources are cited so readers can check them, and AI assistance in drafting is disclosed.
- 5. Corrections
Errors are corrected when reported. Contact ceo@marielandryspyshop.com.
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Can I hire Marie Landry Spy Shop to investigate someone?
No. Marie Landry Spy Shop does not offer paid investigations or investigate private individuals. It publishes free public-interest research.
Are these reports proven facts?
They are analyses of open sources. They may report allegations and opinions, and they are not court findings. Always check the cited sources.
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