The Insider (website)

The Insider is a Moscow-based independent online newspaper specializing in investigative journalism, fact-checking and political analytics.[1][2][3] Founded in November 2013 by Roman Dobrokhotov,[4] a member of the Solidarity liberal-democratic movement, journalist and political activist, who is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper.[5] The newspaper is known for exposing fake news in Russian media.[6][7]

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The Insider
Investigations, Reports, Analytics
TypeOnline newspaper
Founder(s)Roman Dobrokhotov
Editor-in-chiefRoman Dobrokhotov
FoundedNovember 2013 (November 2013)
LanguageEnglish, Russian
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Websitetheins.ru/en

Investigations

Matilda 2017 film

In February 2017, The Insider reported that the financing of the Russian film Matilda was obtained through the Cypriot offshore company Tradescan Consultant. The receipt of the funds was formalized as a loan, but without an obligation to return. The journalists handed over the materials of their investigation on the financing scheme to the Russian State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya, which she subsequently sent to the Investigative Committee with a request to initiate a criminal case on corruption.[8][9][10]

Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal

In September 2018, in collaboration with the Bellingcat network and BBC Newsnight,[11] The Insider conducted an investigation, publishing copies of official documents of the Federal Migration Service of Russia claiming to issue a passport in the name of Alexander Petrov, one of accused of poisoning Sergei and Yulia Skripal in England, indicating his connection with the Russian intelligence agencies.[12][13][14] The documents were provided by a source from the Russian police.[13] Roman Dobrokhotov himself admitted that he did not know how the personal data of "Boshirov" and "Petrov" were obtained, stating that he himself "did not violate any laws", and that The Insider received information from Bellingcat.[15] The Insider also discovered that the third participant in the poisoning of Skripal was associated with the poisoning of Bulgarian businessman Emilian Gebrev in 2015.[16][17]

The assassination of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

The Insider, together with Bellingcat and Der Spiegel, conducted an investigation and on August 30, 2019 stated that the murder of the former military commander Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in Berlin on August 23, 2019 was committed by a man working for the Russian intelligence agencies.[18][19] The investigating group published materials in which they uncovered the real identity of the killer.[20][21] They stated that the FSB Special Purpose Centre (FSB special unit Vympel) was preparing the repeat killer Vadim Krasikov for this murder, and also provided some details of Krasikov's movements in Europe.[22][23]

Poisoning of Alexei Navalny

In 2017 Russia announced it had gotten rid of all available chemical weapons. In October 2020, following the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with chemical weapon Novichok, a joint investigation by The Insider, Bellingcat, Der Spiegel and Radio Liberty concluded that:[24][25]

Not only did Russia did not destroy its chemical weapons, but it continues to develop it and produce for the needs of the special services — this is what we have found during our research that took more than a year to complete

They found out what scientists and government structures were involved in the development of the Novichok, their connection between each other and the alleged form in which the chemical weapon was used.[26][27][28][29]

In December 2020, The Insider and Bellingcat in co-operation with CNN, Der Spiegel and Anti-Corruption Foundation published a joint investigation, in which they revealed details of what relationship the Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has to the poisoning of Navalny.[30][31][32][33] According to the investigation, eight FSB officers with a chemical or/and medical background, who operated under the cover of the Institute of Forensic Science of the FSB (chief — Major General Vladimir Mikhailovich Bogdanov), tracked Navalny for 3 years and worked on an operation to poison him.[34][35] The authors of the investigation named all the employees involved in the operation, as well as several of their pseudonyms. The investigation team used geolocation data, flight passenger records and telephone data to track and identify these agents.[36][37]

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

In April 2020, The Insider, Bellingcat[38] and BBC during the independent investigation identified one of the main persons involved in the Malaysian Boeing crash.[39][40] The Insider said that they used voice-comparison technology, travel information and phone records to establish a person's identity.[41] The outlet journalists contacted professor Catalin Grigoras of the National Center for Media Forensics at the University of Colorado Denver and asked him to conduct an analysis of audio recordings, as a result of which the likelihood ratio (LR) was 94.[42][43]

In November 2020, The Insider and Bellingcat conducted a joint investigation into how the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU) coordinated the activities of the Bonanza Media media project, which spread fakes about the crash of a Malaysian Boeing in eastern Ukraine.[44][45][46][47] The investigation team said that the head of the project was GRU Colonel Sergey Chebanov.[48]

Awards

On November 10, 2017, The Insider received the World Forum for Democracy Council of Europe Award for Innovation in Democracy with the following wording: “The Insider is an investigative newspaper that seeks to provide its readers with information about the current political, economic and social situation in Russia, while also promoting democratic values and shedding light on issues related to human rights and civil society. In addition, The Insider implements the “Antifake” project, with the objective of systematically debunking fake news in Russian media, and to help its audience to distinguish relevant information from fake news and propaganda."[6][7][49]

In May 2019, The Insider and Bellingcat received the European Press Prize for establishing the identity of the two men responsible for the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal.[50][51]

In August 2019, The Insider received Free Media Awards for "Supporting Independent Journalism in Eastern Europe".[52] This award is presented by two organisations — Zeit from Hamburg and the Fritt Ord foundation (Norway).[53][11]

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  17. "Третий участник отравления в Солсбери пытался убить болгарского оружейника ядом типа "Новичок"" [A third participant in the Salisbury poisoning attempted to kill a Bulgarian gunsmith with Novichok poison]. The Insider (in Russian). February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  18. "Сокол Путина. Убийца чеченца в Германии связан с российскими спецслужбами" [Falcon of Putin. The murderer of a Chechen in Germany is associated with the Russian intelligence agencies]. The Insider (in Russian). August 30, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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  22. ""В" значит "Вымпел". Как ЦСН ФСБ организовал убийство Хангошвили в Берлине" ["V" means "Vympel". How the SPC FSB organized the murder of Khangoshvili in Berlin]. The Insider (in Russian). February 15, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  23. "Киллер на велосипеде - II. Берлинский убийца Красиков служил в спецназе ФСБ "Вымпел"" [Killer on a Bicycle - II. The Berlin killer Krasikov served in the FSB special forces "Vympel"]. The Insider (in Russian). December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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  25. "Назови мое имя. Кто и как производит в России "Новичок" для спецслужб" [Say my name. Who and how produces "Novichok" for special services in Russia]. The Insider (in Russian). Bellingcat, Der Spiegel, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. October 23, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
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  40. "The Insider, Bellingcat и BBC назвали российского генерала ключевым фигурантом дела о крушении MH17" [The Insider, Bellingcat and the BBC have named the Russian general as a key figure in the MH17 crash case]. Kommersant (in Russian). April 28, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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  42. "Переходит все границы. Ключевым фигурантом дела о сбитом "Боинге" оказался замглавы Погранслужбы ФСБ генерал Бурлака" [Goes beyond all boundaries. The key person involved in the case of the downed Boeing was the deputy head of the FSB Border Service, General Burlaka]. The Insider (in Russian). Bellingcat. April 28, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
  43. "The Insider и Bellingcat назвали ключевого фигуранта дела о крушении MH17 — это замглавы пограничной службы ФСБ генерал Андрей Бурлака" [The Insider and Bellingcat have named the key person involved in the MH17 crash - the deputy head of the FSB border service, General Andrei Burlaka]. Meduza. April 28, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  44. "Говорит и показывает ГРУ. Как Минобороны распространяет фейки через иностранных "журналистов"" [Speaks and shows GRU. How the Ministry of Defence spreads fakes through foreign "journalists"]. The Insider (in Russian). November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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