Ned Davies

Open Source Investigator @ BBC

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

THREAD 🧵

Ramaz Gorgadze was an aspiring TikTok rapper from Russia’s far east.

In September 2022, he was mobilised into the 155th Marine Brigade. By November 2nd, he was missing in Ukraine.

What happened to Ramaz and his comrades of the 155th?

#TheyCallUsMeat #BBCEye

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

Prospect theory. For most people the 50k is probably rational.

[YouGov @YouGov]

If you had a choice between instantly receiving £50,000 or a 50% chance to win £1m, which would you pick?

£50,000: 73%
50/50 chance of winning £1m: 21%

[alistair green @mralistairgreen]

This is like something straight out of the thick of things for heavens sake !

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

New Birmingham City stadium design looks both better and worse than I foretold.

https://t.co/jkTlQ6Pez1

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

Birmingham's red brick Victorian architecture could inspire a new 60,000 seat stadium according to our owner Thomas Wagner.

AI generated some vibes:

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

NEW PIECE: Tracking shadow fleet vessels and their increasing use of false flags. A lot going on at sea today...

https://t.co/u3MFSxSiit

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

@atanessi Don't be surprised when you can't open those plastic windows more than 10cm. It's for your own protection....

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

Incredible investigation from Runako, hunting down a man who was seen as untouchable.

[Runako Celina @RunakoCelina]

1) In May 2022, a video went viral.

A grainy, graphic mobile phone clip showed a woman falling from a tower block.

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

This looks like a cole parmer reaction

[Faytuks News @Faytuks]

Footage of Putin being shouted questions at by US press.

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

Interesting claim:

At the current rate of progress it would take 4.4 years for Russia to capture the territory it is claiming.

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 15 August 2025.

Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/DOu2e95wKu

#StandWithUkraine

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

@nattyfried UK, US, EU, AU, NZ, CA

5 eyes 😴 1 billion eyes 🫨

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

Periodic reminder that the chronically online UK politics crowd are not the public.

[Joe Twyman @JoeTwyman]

What did Keir Starmer’s dad do for work?
Although it was frequently mentioned (some suggested to the point of parody) during the election campaign, Deltapoll found fewer than one in five British adults could correctly identify that the Prime Minister’s father was a tool maker.

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

Despite Donald Trump's calls for a ceasefire, Russia has fired double the number of drones and missiles at Ukraine since he took office.

July was a record month for Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine.

https://t.co/Ae5CMCQzKq

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

Some posts which don't contain graphic content, and might be in the public interest are being restricted due to 'local laws' on X. We wrote about how the Online Safety Act is changing the content we see.
https://t.co/2uvFPjRjBc

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

Great teardown of a viral infographic - interesting set of tests that can be applied to many different claims.

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Henley & Partners’ wealth migration reports have been reported all over the world, both to prove both that there's a massive exodus of wealth from the UK and that there isn't.

Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

Fantastic, meticulous work from @London_Centric on a hidden-in-plain-sight scandal

https://t.co/V0fzcU9wHj

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

Really excellent, original use of OSINT for a domestic story

[Adam Parker @aparkr]

We started this investigation🔎in fields looking through other people's waste. Our target was really simple but we had no idea if it would be possible. Find who did the fly tips! 🗑️

[Adam Parker @aparkr]

We started this investigation🔎in fields looking through other people's waste. Our target was really simple but we had no idea if it would be possible. Find who did the fly tips! 🗑️

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

The 'disguised' Russian warship we identified as the 'Boikiy' is returning through the channel today with a sanctioned tanker and an arms transporter. It appears as 'AQQ' on @MarineTraffic

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

New Investigation: We IDed secret vessel crossing the channel with shadow fleet tankers to confirm it was Russian Navy's 'Boikiy'.

MoD source confirmed the ID. Experts said Russians want to deter vessel seizures. w/ @joshcheetham and Matt Murphy
https://t.co/4eiGTW0in4

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

New Investigation: We IDed secret vessel crossing the channel with shadow fleet tankers to confirm it was Russian Navy's 'Boikiy'.

MoD source confirmed the ID. Experts said Russians want to deter vessel seizures. w/ @joshcheetham and Matt Murphy
https://t.co/4eiGTW0in4

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

The Boikiy is looking a little worse for wear and is apparently missing an anchor since it's last trip... 📸 @RoyalNavy

[Ned Davies @NedDavies]

New Investigation: We IDed secret vessel crossing the channel with shadow fleet tankers to confirm it was Russian Navy's 'Boikiy'.

MoD source confirmed the ID. Experts said Russians want to deter vessel seizures. w/ @joshcheetham and Matt Murphy
https://t.co/4eiGTW0in4