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OSINT for investigative journalism

Verify people, companies, and digital footprints without a stack of OSINT logins.

Newsrooms and freelance investigators use SearchIn to check emails, usernames, domains, and images against multiple OSINT sources in one place. Keep sources reopenable in investigations, pay only when you search, and avoid locking budget into unused seats.

Who it's for

  • Investigative and accountability reporters
  • Research desks verifying subjects and shell companies
  • Freelance journalists without enterprise OSINT budgets
  • Newsroom OSINT specialists building source dossiers

Common SearchIn workflows

Product-led workflows that match how this industry typically uses SearchIn.

Subject and alias checks
Search emails, usernames, and names across identity and breach providers to map online footprints before interviews or publication.
Corporate and domain trails
Pull WHOIS and DNS history for company sites, redirect domains, and related assets with Whoxy, WhoisXML, or SecurityTrails.
Image and face context
Use Facecheck.id for face matches and Picarta.ai for photo geolocation when verifying visual claims in a story.
Reopenable research files
Attach searches to an investigation so editors and collaborators can revisit the same graph weeks later.

Recommended integrations

Start with these SearchIn providers — each has a full capability page.

Frequently asked questions

Is SearchIn appropriate for newsroom OSINT?

Yes. SearchIn aggregates licensed OSINT providers behind one wallet and UI. Use it for open-source verification workflows; follow your newsroom’s ethics and source-protection policies.

Do we need a seat for every reporter?

No per-seat tax. Top up a personal or team wallet and pay per query. Team wallets help desks share credits without separate vendor accounts.

Can we save work across a long investigation?

Named investigations group SearchIn jobs and pivots so research stays reopenable — useful when reporting spans weeks.

What about image-based stories?

Facecheck.id and Picarta.ai are available as SearchIn integrations for facial recognition and AI photo geolocation from a file or image URL.

Role
Verify subjects and documents with commercial OSINT on a reporter’s budget.
Industry
People, breach, domain, and image search without maintaining a dozen OSINT logins.
Role
Every provider on one desk — pivots, bulk jobs, and investigations that stick.

Ready to run your first search?

Open SearchIn, pick a provider, and pay only for the queries you run.