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  1. How a Haitian Gang Is Trying to Turn Itself Into a Militia

    Haiti's gangs have always been deadly. But now at least one group is portraying itself as a paramilitary force, with more weapons, equipment and uniforms than ever before.

     By Christiaan TriebertMaria Abi-Habib and

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  2. I.D.F. Videos Add to Confusion Over Gazans Killed at Aid Site

    The Israeli military released a heavily edited video to deflect blame, but the footage did little to clear up what led to mass casualties as people crowded around food aid trucks in northern Gaza.

     By Aric TolerRobin SteinHaley Willis and

    CreditIsrael Defense Forces

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Award Winning Visual Investigations

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  1. How a U.S. Drone Strike Killed the Wrong Person

    A week after a New York Times visual investigation, the U.S. military admitted to a tragic mistake in an Aug. 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, including an aid worker and seven children.

     By Christoph KoettlEvan HillMatthieu AikinsEric SchmittAinara Tiefenthäler and

    CreditBy The New York Times. Video frame: Nutrition & Education International.
  2. An Israeli Soldier Killed a Medic in Gaza. We Investigated the Fatal Shot.

    On June 1, an Israeli soldier shot into a crowd, killing a volunteer medic named Rouzan al-Najjar. Israeli officials say soldiers only use live fire as a last resort. Our investigation shows otherwise. We analyzed over 1,000 photos and videos, froze the fatal moment in a 3-D model of the protest, and interviewed more than 30 witnesses and I.D.F. commanders to reveal how Rouzan was killed.

     By Yousur Al-HlouMalachy BrowneJohn Woo and

    Protesters evacuated Ms. Najjar after she was shot.
    CreditAdel Hana/Associated Press
  3. One Building; Dozens Killed in Syria: How Bashar al-Assad Gassed His Own People

    Syrian officials say there wasn’t a chemical attack. But what really took place in the town of Douma in April? We analyzed 67 videos to reconstruct how at least 34 people died in one apartment building.

     By Malachy BrowneChristoph KoettlNatalie ReneauAnjali SinghviBarbara MarcoliniYousur Al-Hlou and

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  4. Killing Khashoggi: How a Brutal Saudi Hit Job Unfolded

    An autopsy expert. A lookalike. A black van. Our video investigation follows the movements of the 15-man Saudi hit team that killed and dismembered the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

     By David BottiMalachy BrowneDrew JordanAnjali SinghviDavid D. KirkpatrickCarlotta Gall and

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  5. 10 Minutes. 12 Gunfire Bursts. 30 Videos. Mapping the Las Vegas Massacre.

    The shots began at 10:05. Twelve bursts of gunfire later, the police broke down Stephen Paddock’s door at the Mandalay Bay. The Times mapped 30 videos to draw perhaps the most complete picture to date of what happened.

     By Malachy BrowneDrew JordanAnjali SinghviChris Cirillo and

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Russia-Ukraine War

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  1. Caught on Camera, Traced by Phone: The Russian Military Unit That Killed Dozens in Bucha

    Exclusive phone records, documents, interviews and thousands of hours of video reveal how a Russian paratrooper unit killed dozens of people on one street in March.

     By Yousur Al-HlouMasha FroliakDmitriy KhavinChristoph KoettlHaley WillisAlexander CardiaNatalie Reneau and

    Russian paratroopers invade Bucha, Ukraine on March 3, 2022, as they attempt to advance toward the capital Kyiv.
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  2. Their Final Moments: Victims of a Russian Atrocity in Bucha

    Through text messages, death certificates, social media posts, satellite imagery and personal testimony, we retraced the final moments of dozens of Ukrainians killed along one street in Bucha.

     By Yousur Al-HlouMasha FroliakHaley WillisAliza Aufrichtig and

    CreditThe New York Times
  3. ‘Putin Is a Fool’: Intercepted Calls Reveal Russian Army in Disarray

    In phone calls to friends and relatives at home, Russian soldiers gave damning insider accounts of battlefield failures and civilian executions, excoriating their leaders just weeks into the campaign to take Kyiv.

     By Yousur Al-HlouMasha FroliakEvan HillRumsey TaylorMatt RubyAleksandra Koroleva and

    The New York Times exclusively obtained recordings of thousands of calls that were intercepted by Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.
    CreditThe New York Times
  4. New Evidence Shows How Russian Soldiers Executed Men in Bucha

    Witness testimony and videos obtained by The New York Times show how Russian paratroopers executed at least eight Ukrainian men in a Kyiv suburb on March 4, a potential war crime.

     By Yousur Al-HlouMasha FroliakEvan HillMalachy Browne and

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  5. Under Fire, Out of Fuel: What Intercepted Russian Radio Chatter Reveals

    The Times’s Visual Investigations team analyzed dozens of battlefield radio transmissions between Russian forces during an initial invasion of the town of Makariv, outside Kyiv. They reveal an army struggling with logistical problems and communication failures.

     By Robin SteinChristiaan TriebertNatalie ReneauAleksandra Koroleva and

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Israel-Gaza Conflict

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  1. ‘We’re Aware of the Location’: Aid Groups in Gaza Coordinated With I.D.F. but Still Came Under Fire

    Visual evidence and internal communications obtained by The Times show six aid groups based in Western countries, including Israel’s strongest allies, had humanitarian sites hit by Israeli strikes, even after the locations were shared with the I.D.F.

     By Haley WillisRobin SteinAinara TiefenthälerNatalie ReneauAaron Byrd and

    CreditInternational Rescue Committee
  2. Visual Evidence Shows Israel Dropped 2,000-Pound Bombs Where It Ordered Gaza’s Civilians to Move for Safety

    A Times investigation used aerial imagery and artificial intelligence to detect bomb craters that showed that one of Israel’s biggest bombs was used routinely in south Gaza.

     By Robin SteinHaley WillisIshaan JhaveriDanielle MillerAaron Byrd and

    CreditThe New York Times, Source: Planet Labs
  3. What Israeli Soldiers’ Videos Reveal: Cheering Destruction and Mocking Gazans

    An analysis of social media videos found Israeli soldiers filming themselves in Gaza and destroying what appears to be civilian property. The footage provides a rare and unsanctioned window into the war.

     By Aric TolerSarah KerrAdam SellaArijeta Lajka and

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  4. ‘Everyone Died’: How Gunmen Killed Dozens In Sderot

    Videos filmed by residents in Sderot captured a grisly and indiscriminate shooting rampage by Palestinian gunmen in the town on Saturday.

     By Alexander CardiaDmitriy Khavin and

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  5. Israel Used U.S.-Made Bombs in Strike That Killed Dozens in Rafah

    A Times visual analysis found that munition debris filmed at the scene was remnants of a GBU-39, a bomb designed and manufactured in the United States.

     By Robin SteinChristiaan Triebert and

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Capitol Riot Investigations

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  1. How the Proud Boys Breached the Capitol on Jan. 6: Rile Up the Normies

    A Times investigation of court documents, text messages and hundreds of videos shows how the Proud Boys coordinated to instigate multiple breaches of the Capitol on Jan. 6.

     By Natalie ReneauStella CooperAlan Feuer and

    Proud Boys confront U.S. Capitol Police officers on Jan. 6. The far-right group incited violence and coordinated repeated breakthroughs of the Capitol’s defenses, a Times investigation found.
    CreditThe New York Times
  2. Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol

    A six-month Times investigation has synchronized and mapped out thousands of videos and police radio communications from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, providing the most complete picture to date of what happened — and why.

     By Dmitriy KhavinHaley WillisEvan HillNatalie ReneauDrew JordanCora EngelbrechtChristiaan TriebertStella CooperMalachy Browne and

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  3. How Oath Keepers Are Accused of Plotting to Storm the Capitol

    Here’s a look at the evidence prosecutors culled to charge 11 Oath Keepers and affiliates with sedition— the most serious charge yet in the Jan. 6 invegstigation.

     By Denise Lu and

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  4. ‘We’ve Lost the Line!’: Radio Traffic Reveals Police Under Siege at Capitol

    The Times obtained District of Columbia police radio communications and synchronized them with footage from the scene to show in real time how officers tried and failed to stop the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

     By Robin SteinHaley WillisDanielle Miller and

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  5. Officer Brian Sicknick Died After the Capitol Riot. New Videos Show How He Was Attacked.

    New videos obtained by The New York Times show publicly for the first time how the U.S. Capitol Police officer who died after facing off with rioters on Jan. 6 was attacked with chemical spray.

     By Evan HillDavid BottiDmitriy KhavinDrew Jordan and

    CreditHere and There Media

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Policing In America

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  1. 71 Commands in 13 Minutes: Officers Gave Tyre Nichols Impossible Orders

    A Times analysis found that officers gave dozens of contradictory and unachievable orders to Mr. Nichols. The punishment was severe — and eventually fatal.

     By Robin SteinAlexander Cardia and

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  2. How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor

    None of the police officers who raided Breonna Taylor’s home used body cameras, impeding the public from a full understanding of what happened. The Times’s visual investigation team built a 3-D model of the scene and pieced together critical sequences of events to show how poor planning and shoddy police work led to a fatal outcome.

     By Malachy BrowneAnjali SinghviNatalie Reneau and

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  3. Before the Final Frame: When Police Missteps Create Danger

    A New York Times visual investigation rolled back the footage of fatal traffic stops to examine the causes and the consequences of officer-created jeopardy.

     By Robin SteinHaley WillisBrenna SmithNatalie ReneauRumsey TaylorDavid D. KirkpatrickSteve EderKim Barker and

     
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  4. Ahmaud Arbery’s Final Minutes: What Videos and 911 Calls Show

    Using security footage, cellphone video, 911 calls and police reports, The Times has reconstructed the 12 minutes before Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in Georgia on Feb. 23, 2020.

     By Malachy BrowneDrew JordanDmitriy Khavin and

    CreditThe New York Times
  5. How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody

    The Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25. Security footage, witness videos and official documents show how a series of actions by officers turned fatal.

     By Evan HillAinara TiefenthälerChristiaan TriebertDrew JordanHaley Willis and

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Russia Tapes: Healthcare and Civilians Under Attack in Syria

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  1. Russia Bombed Four Syrian Hospitals. We Have Proof.

    The Times obtained thousands of air force recordings, which reveal for the first time that Russia repeatedly bombed hospitals in Syria.

     By Evan HillChristiaan TriebertMalachy BrowneDmitriy KhavinDrew Jordan and

    CreditMacro Media Center
  2. We Proved Russian Pilots Bombed a Hospital. Then They Did It Again.

    Four weeks ago, The Times provided visual evidence showing that the Russian Air Force bombed a Syrian hospital. Last Wednesday, Russia did it again.

     By Christiaan TriebertEvan HillMalachy BrowneDmitriy Khavin and

    CreditHand in Hand for Aid and Development
  3. ‘Sent Candy’: Cockpit Tapes Show Russian Pilots Bombing Syrian Civilians

    A Times investigation used cockpit recordings to show for the first time how Russian pilots attacked civilians in Syria this summer, killing dozens.

     By Evan HillChristiaan TriebertDmitriy KhavinMalachy Browne and

    CreditMacro Media Center
  4. A Civilian Camp in Syria Was Bombed. Here’s How We Traced the Culprit.

    Eyewitness photos and videos, flight logs and cockpit tapes obtained by The Times enabled reporters to trace an airstrike on a Syrian camp for displaced families to a Russian pilot.

     By Malachy BrowneChristiaan TriebertEvan Hill and

    A plume of smoke rises after an airstrike hit a camp for displaced families near the town of Hass in Idlib province, Syria on Aug. 19th, killing 19 residents. The Times verified the minute the photograph was taken and used cockpit recordings to trace the strike to a Russian pilot.
    CreditMacro Media Center
  5. In Syria, Health Workers Risk Becoming ‘Enemies of the State’

    Physicians for Human Rights corroborates claims that Bashar al-Assad’s government has criminalized giving care to its enemies, a violation of international law.

     By Rick Gladstone and

    Medics at a field hospital after an airstrike by Syrian government forces in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, in 2016.
    CreditHamza Adnan/Anadolu Agency, via Getty Images

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Inside Our Reporting

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  1. Verifying Images of the War in Ukraine

    The Times’s Visual Investigations team shares the rigorous process of confirming (or disputing) the authenticity of videos about the war in Ukraine.

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    A satellite image analyzed by The Times’s Visual Investigations team shows a burning civilian home less than five miles north of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on March 11.
    CreditMaxar Technologies
  2. How We Tracked Secret Oil Deliveries to North Korea

    For a Visual Investigations project that looked at violations of United Nations sanctions, more than a dozen journalists examined a maze of connections. But we started with one ship.

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  3. How Times Video Journalists Reconstructed the Timeline of Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder

    Last week, The Times’s visual investigations team released a video that reconstructed the timeline of the killing of Mr. Khashoggi and the botched cover-up.

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  4. How Times Reporters Proved Russia Bombed Syrian Hospitals

    We recreated a day of airstrikes using video evidence, flight logs, witness reports and thousands of previously unheard Russian Air Force communications.

     By Christiaan TriebertEvan HillMalachy BrowneWhitney HurstDmitriy Khavin and

    To show the Russians carried out airstrikes on Syrian hospitals, Times reporters closely analyzed the videos, above, using advanced digital forensics.
    CreditClockwise from top left: Halab Today TV, Hadi Alabdallah, Euphrates Post, via Facebook. Composite image: Dave Horn/The New York Times.
  5. Police, Protests and Violence: How Times Video Experts Examine a Scene

    In analyzing footage involving fatalities or accusations of brutality, the Visual Investigations unit pursues the truth, frame by frame.

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    CreditBy The New York Times. Image: Brendan Gutenschwager, via Storyful
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    Videos and Online Profiles Link Suspects to Moscow Attack

    Clothing and other details appear to show a connection between four suspects detained by Russia and the men who carried out the concert hall massacre of more than 130 people.

    By Aric Toler, Malachy Browne and Paul Sonne

     
  3. The $2.8 Billion Hole in U.S. Sanctions on Iran

    A Times investigation reveals how lax government oversight allowed shadowy oil tankers, covered by American insurance, to fund Iran’s regime.

    By Christiaan Triebert, Blacki Migliozzi, Neil Bedi and Alexander Cardia

     
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