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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

International network of investigative reporters

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Dec 11, 2025
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Where in Venezuela are lithium, coltan, and rare earth elements currently mined or reported?

Geological surveys and recent reporting locate most confirmed and reported coltan and rare earth occurrences in Venezuela’s southern Guayana/Orinoco region—especially Bolívar and adjoining Amazonas—la...

Dec 7, 2025
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How did claims about Venezuelan influence spread after the 2020 U.S. election?

Claims that Venezuela — and specifically Nicolás Maduro’s government — secretly influenced or “rigged” the 2020 U.S. election circulated as part of broader “Stop the Steal” narratives and were amplifi...

Nov 17, 2025
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Which banks were identified in court records as handling Jeffrey Epstein's offshore accounts?

Court filings unsealed in late 2025 show Jeffrey Epstein maintained accounts at multiple major banks, with documents specifically naming Goldman Sachs and HSBC’s private bank in Switzerland as institu...

Dec 20, 2025

How did Epstein’s investments in Bear Stearns hedge funds factor into the firm’s 2008 collapse?

Jeffrey Epstein was a meaningful investor in a pair of Bear Stearns hedge funds that imploded in 2007, and his roughly $57 million stake in the High‑Grade Structured Credit Strategies Enhanced Leverag...

Dec 4, 2025

What shell companies or trusts linked Epstein to major financial figures?

Public records and past reporting show Epstein used a dense web of shell companies and trusts — including Financial Trust Company (FTC), Southern Trust, Plan D LLC, Liquid Funding Ltd., Maple Inc., Gr...

Dec 2, 2025

Zelenskyy in Pandora files

The Pandora Papers showed that Volodymyr Zelenskyy and close associates were beneficiaries of a network of offshore companies—including a stake in the British Virgin Islands-registered Maltex Multicap...

Dec 15, 2025

What shell companies were linked to Jeffrey Epstein and who were their listed officers?

Public reporting links Jeffrey Epstein to a network of offshore shell companies revealed in leaks such as the Paradise Papers and in civil suits and document releases; investigators say these entities...

Dec 10, 2025

Is china as oppressive as western media says or is it propaganda?

Western governments, major human-rights NGOs and watchdogs document widespread repression in China: credible reports say hundreds of thousands were interned in Xinjiang, media and internet are tightly...

Nov 16, 2025

Registered agents and shady business practices

Registered-agent services are legitimate, state‑required contacts for corporations and LLCs, but reporting and complaints show the industry can be misused to obscure ownership, overcharge customers, o...

Dec 2, 2025

What do the Pandora Papers reveal about Volodymyr Zelenskyy's offshore holdings?

The Pandora Papers show Volodymyr Zelenskyy and people in his close circle were linked to a web of offshore companies — notably a British Virgin Islands entity, Maltex Multicapital Corp — that held fi...

Dec 2, 2025

What documented eyewitness testimonies describe abuses in Xinjiang detention camps?

Multiple documented eyewitness compilations and leaked records describe systematic abuses inside Xinjiang detention facilities: Amnesty International interviewed more than 50 former detainees who all ...

Nov 21, 2025

How did Epstein and his associates use trusts, shell companies, and nominee accounts across banks to conceal ownership?

Jeffrey Epstein and his associates used a complex mix of offshore shell companies, trusts, nominee directors, and multiple banks to obscure where money came from and who controlled assets—PR investiga...

Nov 17, 2025

Did Epstein use shell companies or offshore accounts tied to mob-associated entities?

Available reporting shows Jeffrey Epstein used a network of shell companies and offshore entities to manage and hide assets, including Bermuda-registered Liquid Funding Ltd. and others documented in t...

Nov 15, 2025

Which offshore trusts, shell companies, or nominee structures were linked to Epstein internationally?

Documented reporting shows Jeffrey Epstein used a complex web of offshore vehicles — including Liquid Funding Ltd., Southern Trust (and related Southern entities), and a range of shell companies and t...

Jan 10, 2026

How do Newsmax's ownership and funding influence its news coverage?

Newsmax’s editorial line is shaped by concentrated ownership and a commercial funding model: Christopher Ruddy’s long-standing control and the network’s reliance on advertising, subscriptions and outs...

Dec 19, 2025

What evidence links qatar to media outlets or hosts in the united states?

Documents, reporting and public disclosures show multiple, traceable threads tying Qatari money and lobbying to U.S. media outlets and individual hosts — from a roughly $50 million Qatari royal invest...

Dec 15, 2025

Have any officers of Epstein-linked shell companies faced legal consequences or investigations?

Available reporting shows Epstein used offshore shell companies uncovered in the Paradise Papers and other document dumps, and investigators and journalists have identified directors and nominal offic...

Nov 26, 2025

How have Uyghur diaspora testimonies and leaked documents contributed to investigations into Xinjiang?

Uyghur diaspora testimonies and multiple large leaks of Chinese government documents have been central to international investigations into Xinjiang: leaks like the Xinjiang Papers, China Cables and t...

Nov 25, 2025

How do leaked government documents (e.g., China Cables) support claims of a coordinated repression campaign?

Leaked document sets such as the China Cables and related Xinjiang papers provide internally authored guidance, operational lists and numeric tallies that investigators and governments say show an org...

Nov 16, 2025

How can formation agents facilitate money laundering through shell companies?

Formation agents — also called company formation agents, nominee incorporation services (NIS) or trust and company service providers — can materially ease the creation, concealment and operation of sh...