The Association of Internet Research Specialists has produced a comprehensive series of educational videos on Online Investigative Research. In this chapter, you will learn how investigators evaluate suspicious claims, verify information sources, trace digital footprints, and use OSINT-based approaches to distinguish legitimate information from manipulated or misleading content.

Read more on “Online Videos Authentication & Evidence Management” for in-depth research reports. For a quick-glance view, see the slides on “The Forensic Investigator’s Playbook Authenticating Online Video & Managing Digital Evidence“, and even more in “Digital Truth: The 2026 Video Authentication Framework”.