Kayleen Devlin

Senior Journalist, BBC Verify (via disinfo unit @BBCMonitoring). Interests: dis/misinfo, OSINT, data. Not hugely active on here 📧 [email protected]

[Kayleen Devlin @KayleenDevlin]

As for the effect of these suits, many are ongoing & may lead nowhere. But timing is key - experts said it’s ‘puzzling’ to bring suits in last min. They believe many of them are designed to raise qs about the validity of the results - something to watch out for in the coming days

[Kayleen Devlin @KayleenDevlin]

…there are some shifts. A successful lawsuit filed by Trump & allies extended the deadline in Bucks County, PA, for in-person mail-in ballot applications. I’ve been told that in PA, where the race is tightest, Trump’s path to victory relies on getting out lower propensity voters

[Kayleen Devlin @KayleenDevlin]

Broadly speaking, the litigation debate boils down to concerns around voter fraud vs those around voter suppression. (More conservative voices say tighter controls are needed to prevent fraud. More lib voices say some of these controls could disenfranchise eligible voters). Yet…

[Kayleen Devlin @KayleenDevlin]

Non-citizens/ineligible voters casting ballots has been a hot topic (despite studies saying it’s v rare). After launching almost 10000 voter challenges, a man in Fulton County filed yet another. I went through 113 election-related lawsuits (Jul 1 - Oct 30). Here's what I found...

[Kayleen Devlin @KayleenDevlin]

A newish development by Reps (who filed 39% of suits v 9% by Dems) targeted overseas voters, with dismissed suits in MI, NC & PA questioning the validity of some of these votes. DNC estimates that 1.6 mil voters abroad are eligible to vote in swing states, though turnout is low

[Kayleen Devlin @KayleenDevlin]

More than a third of the cases I looked at were to do with the potential for ineligible votes to be cast, with several explicitly mentioning “non-citizens” and including challenges to different states ID requirements, as well as their maintenance of or access to voter rolls.

[Olga Robinson @O_Rob1nson]

Russian Telegram channels are circulating a fake BBC screenshot claiming UK’s chief rabbi has called for mosques to be closed.
The first time @Shayan86 and I have seen channels routinely churning out imposter fakes like this post about the disorder in the UK.

[Ashis Basu 🇨🇦 ashis.bluesky.social @BasuAshis]

In one video, a person in the crowd can be heard shouting a racist slur and the word "foreigners" is used. In another video someone shouts "get them". @Shayan86 @KayleenDevlin

https://t.co/IAL6QE4lTW

[Tom Bateman @tombateman]

“…using what look like screwdrivers to try to prise open the car doors and grab the people inside… throwing bricks and a shopping trolley… Another.. performing the Nazi salute. you can hear someone shout, “get them lads… smash that shit up”
https://t.co/GjRZRm4FvF

[Benedict Garman @benedictgarman]

This viral image purporting to be leaked Twitter/ X code stemming from the url "protected-users.twitter.okta[dot]com" is fake. An Okta spokesperson told me, "We can confirm that this is definitely an invalid url and we confirm the screenshot is fake."

[Kumar Malhotra @Malhotra_rk]

Important piece by @Danict89 @KayleenDevlin #Gaza

[Daniele Palumbo @Danict89]

Half of Gaza's water and sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed since Israel began military action against Hamas, satellite analysis by BBC Verify has found.
By @KayleenDevlin @_datamimi and myself
https://t.co/NBU8E98MBm

[Shayan Sardarizadeh @Shayan86]

Half of Gaza's water and sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed since Israel began military action against Hamas, satellite analysis by BBC Verify has found.

By @KayleenDevlin, @_datamimi and @Danict89

https://t.co/RuYUdDHHpj

[Shayan Sardarizadeh @Shayan86]

This video, viewed over 400,000 times, claims to show footage of an alleged retaliatory attack by Israel in Isfahan, Iran, today.

But the same video was posted yesterday, claiming to show missiles fired from Lebanon landing in northern Israel.

[IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ @iaeaorg]

IAEA can confirm that there is no damage to #Iran’s nuclear sites. DG @rafaelmgrossi continues to call for extreme restraint from everybody and reiterates that nuclear facilities should never be a target in military conflicts. IAEA is monitoring the situation very closely.

[Kayleen Devlin @KayleenDevlin]

In any war situation, counting those who have died is a challenge. Myself and a few others worked on this piece which attempts to answer some questions people may have about how, in such a dangerous and chaotic situation, the dead are counted in Gaza https://t.co/nbVMecTiDa

[Daniele Palumbo @Danict89]

BBC Verify has analysed media reports, eyewitness accounts, local/military officials statements to build a picture of the rise in aerial attacks both on #Kyiv and across #Ukraine since the start of 2023

Great piece by @KayleenDevlin & Adam Robinson

https://t.co/2bPHGO6pyt

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: last week a group of US hardline conservatives brought the National Conservatism conference to London. It fell completely flat. Why?

Because Britain and America are completely different societies.

Key chart: UK Cons are *way* more liberal than US Reps on ~every measure.

[Jemimah Herd @HerdJemimah]

BBC Verify's first piece for @BBCNews at Ten went out last night, examining the extent of the devastation and destruction in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. A powerful and harrowing story. Honoured to work with @OlgaMalchevska and @SoyaInk to produce my first piece for the Ten.

[Josh Cheetham @joshcheetham]

Very, very excited about our launch of BBC Verify (it's been months in the making). The BBC has been a pioneer in Osint investigations and it's a huge honour to be part of this new chapter. Get in touch with stories ideas and tips ✍️ https://t.co/UeOurLFhsa