Photo Analysis
TinEye
Reverse image search tool
Yandex Images
Reverse search any image
Regular Expression
Comprehensive resources for learning and using regular expressions.
Foto Forensics
Submit images for Forensic analysis
Karmadecay
Reverse image search tool for Reddit
New OCR
Convert image characters to text
Remove Background
Remove background images from a photo to help with reverse image search
Find Clone
Reverse image/facial recognition
Sensity Tool
Detecting GAN generated faces
Website Analysis
Whoxy
Free WHOIS/domain name search
Whoislogy
Whois-domain name search
Domain Tools
Paid whois search and investigation tool
Internet Archive/Wayback Machine
Get access to billions of archived web pages over time
The Advanced Search Page
Use for the Internet Archive for advanced search
Archive is
Popularly used for social media profiles
Spy on Web
Use for tracking Google Analytics and AdSense
Public WWW
Check how many websites share the same source code or snippet (HTML, JS, CSS).
Nerdy Data
Source code search tool on specific technologies, HTML/JS code, etc.
Find Clone
Reverse image/facial recognition
Analyze ID
Find related websites through ad codes
DNSlytics
A tool for connecting websites together via AdSense
View Cached
Retrieve cached pages from multiple search engines
Eleven Paths
FOCA tool for analyzing metadata in documents on the web (Windows only)
Carbon Dates
Check when a webpage first went online
Deep Dive Duck
Paid tool to monitor changes to specific webpages
URL Scan
A tool for scanning and analyzing URLs to gather information
Finding People
Spokeo. Know More
Find people by name, phone, address, or email (US only)
ThatsThem
True people search for free
Pipl
Source for online identity and trust
Skopenow
A paid tool to gather public information about individuals & entities.
Name2email
Find a person's correct email
Hooyu Business
Identify connections between people and entities in the UK
Coperate/Business Tools
Open Sanctions
A global database of persons and companies of political, criminal, or economic interest
Open Corporates
Legal-entity data you can trust
Investigative Dashboard
Access public records for accountability and transparency
ICIJ Offshore Leaks
Find out who’s behind more than 810,000 offshore entities
Corporation Wiki
Provides information on companies and their corporate structures
Orbis
Provides detailed information about global companies (paid)
Handle Register
Get lists of corporate registrars around the world
Little Sis
Tracks the connections between influential people & entities
Others
An overview of other companies research tools
AI Image Detection Tools
AI or Not
Detect AI-generated images, text, music, deepfakes & video
Fake Image Detector
Detect manipulated images using advanced techniques
Hugging Face AI Image Detector
Detect fake images
Illuminarty
Find out if AI is behind an image
BrandWell
Advanced AI Image Detector
Guides & Other Resources
OSINT Tools
A great collection of OSINT tools and resources
Tower Report | CJR
The Tow Center’s Guide To Open Source Intelligence
OSINT Framework
A guide to a wide variety of tools
Verification Handbook
A definitive guide to verifying digital content for emergency coverage
Verification Handbook | Data Journalism
The Verification Handbook for Disinformation and Media Manipulation
Research Clinic
Research and Verification Links
Frist Draft
First draft's free online verification courses
Website Investigation Tipsheet
Checklist for investigating the provenance and ownership of website
Post Fact's OSINT Primer
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) primer
Reading Metadata | Data Society
Step-by-step guide on how to investigate social media accounts
Start Me
Find lots of tools related to tracking money laundering
How to Spot Fakes | AFricaCheck
GUIDE: How to spot fakes and hoaxes online
Verification Tricks
10 tools and tricks for verifying Instagram posts
The Full Fact Toolkit
Simple practical tools to identify bad information
Download Social Media Videos
Download social media videos without tools
Investigate TikTok
A guide to investigate TikTok like a pro
Telegram Fundamentals
How to investigate Telegram
Social Media Search and Account Analysis
Foller Twitter Analytics
See followers, hashtags, topics, mentions, & other statistics of Twitter profiles
Tinfoleak
Obtain info about any Twitter account
Luca Hammer Account Analysis
Twitter account analysis tool
Twitonomy
Twitter tool for analyzing an account, hashtags, etc.
Twiangulate
For mapping connections between accounts
Followerwonk
Twitter (X) tool for searching bios, user analysis, etc.
Pickaw
A tool that lists accounts that retweeted a specific account, with sorting and filtering options.
FB Stalker
Facebook profile investigator
Graph Tips
Facebook graph search interface
WhoPostedWhat
Use for keyword searches on Facebook and Twitter (X)
Webmii
Social media profile search
Twitter Advanced Search
Perform more refined and specific searches on Twitter.
Gramspy
Instagram Analysis tool
Buzzweb
Instagram analysis tool
Fakespot
A tool to detect fake reviews on Amazon/Yelp/TripAdvisor, etc.
Social Blade
Analyze YouTube, Twitter, Insta, and Twitch accounts
Namechk
Check if a username is used across different online services
WhatsMyName
A comprehensive tool for searching a username across platforms
User Hunt
Username search tool
Ghostcodes
A snapchat username search tool
Search Users
Search Instagram users by name or username without logging in
TGStat
A tool for analyzing a Telegram account or channel