Investigations & Digital Trust · OSINT Investigator
Start here. Short, guided tasks that build the basics and give you your first piece of proof.
Task 1 of 3
What does a stranger find when they search you?
What to do
Search your own name, email and usernames. Write a short report of what someone would find, and a checklist to make your online presence more professional.
You’ll make
Done looks like
A report and a 'personal brand clean-up' checklist.
Task 2 of 3
Piece together a brand's history from public sources.
What to do
Pick a local business. Use its website, social pages, reviews and news to piece together its story: when it started, what it sells and who its customers are. Document every source.
You’ll make
Done looks like
A one-page business profile with every source listed.
Task 3 of 3
20 advanced search tricks with examples.
What to do
Build a cheat sheet of 20 advanced Google and Bing search operators useful for market research, with an example for each.
You’ll make
Done looks like
A cheat sheet of 20 operators with an example each.
Learn before you build
Free tool
See every active ad any brand is running on Meta.
Free tool
See what people search for, where and when.
Free tool
Estimate any website's traffic and sources.
Free tool
See how any website looked in the past.
Article guide
Official guide to refining searches.