Sedition Hunters

Sedition Hunters is an online community of open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigators that are trying to identify the people who took part in the January 6 United States Capitol attack.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] They use FBI footage and use online media on sites like Twitter, Parler, video platforms, and other social media to identify the suspects.^[5] Due to the volume of suspects, the FBI has relied on groups like the Sedition Hunters.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

↑ "To catch an insurrectionist". 6 January 2022. https://www.vox.com/recode/22867000/january-6-fbi-search-facebook-google-insurrection.
↑ "Online community of so-called "Sedition Hunters" work to identify the January 6 rioters". https://www.cbsnews.com/video/online-community-of-so-called-sedition-hunters-work-to-identify-the-january-6-rioters/.
↑ "Online community of so-called "Sedition Hunters" work to identify the January 6 rioters". https://news.yahoo.com/online-community-called-sedition-hunters-145701648.html.
↑ "Online 'sedition hunters' search for remaining US Capitol rioters, new report claims". 7 June 2021. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/sedition-hunters-us-capitol-b1861279.html.
↑ "Amateur sleuths help to identify hundreds of suspected Jan. 6 rioters". https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070471256/amateur-sleuths-help-to-identify-hundreds-of-suspected-jan-6-rioters.
↑ "The FBI Keeps Using Clues From Volunteer Sleuths To Find The Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters". https://www.npr.org/2021/08/18/1028527768/the-fbi-keeps-using-clues-from-volunteer-sleuths-to-find-the-jan-6-capitol-riote.
↑ Feuer, Alan (5 January 2022). "Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but One Big Question Remains". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-riot-investigation.html.
↑ "Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6". https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2021/07/06/hunt-capitol-attackers-still-6-months-after-jan-6/7880503002/.
↑ Reilly, Ryan J. (January 5, 2022). "The FBI's Secret Weapon In The Capitol Attack Manhunt" (in en). https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sedition-hunters-capitol-attack-online-sleuths-fbi-trump_n_6161da09e4b06a986bd00df1.

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[1] "To catch an insurrectionist". 6 January 2022. https://www.vox.com/recode/22867000/january-6-fbi-search-facebook-google-insurrection.

[2] "Online community of so-called "Sedition Hunters" work to identify the January 6 rioters". https://www.cbsnews.com/video/online-community-of-so-called-sedition-hunters-work-to-identify-the-january-6-rioters/.

[3] "Online community of so-called "Sedition Hunters" work to identify the January 6 rioters". https://news.yahoo.com/online-community-called-sedition-hunters-145701648.html.

[4] "Online 'sedition hunters' search for remaining US Capitol rioters, new report claims". 7 June 2021. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/sedition-hunters-us-capitol-b1861279.html.

[5] "Amateur sleuths help to identify hundreds of suspected Jan. 6 rioters". https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070471256/amateur-sleuths-help-to-identify-hundreds-of-suspected-jan-6-rioters.

[6] "The FBI Keeps Using Clues From Volunteer Sleuths To Find The Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters". https://www.npr.org/2021/08/18/1028527768/the-fbi-keeps-using-clues-from-volunteer-sleuths-to-find-the-jan-6-capitol-riote.

[7] Feuer, Alan (5 January 2022). "Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but One Big Question Remains". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-riot-investigation.html.

[8] "Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6". https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2021/07/06/hunt-capitol-attackers-still-6-months-after-jan-6/7880503002/.

[9] Reilly, Ryan J. (January 5, 2022). "The FBI's Secret Weapon In The Capitol Attack Manhunt" (in en). https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sedition-hunters-capitol-attack-online-sleuths-fbi-trump_n_6161da09e4b06a986bd00df1.