In a war that is fought with words and online videos as much as conventional weapons, it can be hard to know who to believe. In this video, the team from Myanmar Witness investigate the claims and counterclaims surrounding an alleged airstrike on Ka Nan village, as the Myanmar army is accused of bombing civilian infrastructure. Local sources reported dozens of casualties, including several children, while the military authorities denied any attack took place at all, dismissing online reports as fake news.
This case study shows how OSINT techniques can be used to investigate, verify and link different online sources to reconstruct what really happened.