The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

10/08/2026

We are ramping up our coverage of the hate economy, investigating who profits from the spread of hate and who pays the price.

We have been digging into some of the worst of the far right grifters and are committed to doing more of this kind of reporting — but we need your help. For the next month, any donations to our Crowdfunder are doubled at no extra cost to you.

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09/08/2026

Our second investigation takes a deeper look into SafeSpace4u and the proliferation of unregulated children’s homes across the United Kingdom.

**Richard Douglas denies allegations of sexual misconduct.

SafeSpace4U employs a manager who has been accused of r**e and its HQ is owned by a convicted drug dealer

09/08/2026

Our first investigation looks into Richard Douglas, a former army medic who has a long history of abuse and assault allegations and is employed by SafeSpace4u.

SafeSpace4u runs unregulated children’s homes in Merseyside.

**Richard Douglas denies these allegations.

Richard Douglas has a 25-year history of domestic violence allegations

09/08/2026

Our investigation found that Richard Douglas, a former army medic with a long history of abuse and assault allegations, is employed by SafeSpace4u, a company that runs unregulated children’s homes in Merseyside.

At least seven councils have placed children in illegal homes run by SafeSpace4U. The company has raked in at least £1.3 million from local councils placing vulnerable children in unregulated homes.

Richard Douglas denies the allegations of sexual misconduct.

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06/08/2026

Two months ago, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism revealed that AI companion sites, many run by solo developers, were using emotional attachment tactics to turn intimacy into income.

Our investigation resulted in one of these chatbots, SeewaAI, being taken down. Still, others are promising users the same experience--and there's a regulatory gray area in which design features that make chatbots addictive and manipulative aren't necessarily illegal.

To learn more about what happens when AI goes wrong, watch our YouTube series Misaligned. 👇

05/08/2026

If you watch ’s ‘Picklestorm’, you’d probably see a children’s show about a girl who flees a magical kingdom, and ends up in the UK.

But if you ask the , it’s an active threat to the British way of life. Our reporter breaks down the controversy for and explains how this kind of “coverage” has a very real impact for people working on the ground.

If you want to see more of this kind of coverage, please donate to our Crowdfunder. All proceeds will go to our coverage of the Hate Economy and for the next few weeks, your donation will be doubled, at no extra cost to you.

Donate via the link in our bio 🔗

05/08/2026

If you watch ’s ‘Picklestorm’, you’d probably see a children’s show about a girl who flees a magical kingdom, and ends up in the UK.

But if you ask the , it’s an active threat to the British way of life. Our reporter breaks down the controversy for and explains how this kind of “coverage” has a very real impact for people working on the ground.

If you want to see more of this kind of coverage, please donate to our Crowdfunder. All proceeds will go to our coverage of the Hate Economy and for the next few weeks, your donation will be doubled, at no extra cost to you.

Donate via the link. 👇

03/08/2026

Can AI deepfake detectors always reliably prove whether an image is real or not?

Sam Gregory, an AI expert and Executive Director at , explains why deepfake detectors can mislead people into believing real images are fake and how this can be weaponised by those in power.

On the other hand, fake images are not always identified by these detectors which can lead to the spread of seemingly verified misinformation.

Full episode. 👇

01/08/2026

When the Times published an article claiming that 12 workers from Cameroon brought 180 family members to the UK, the statistic spread like wildfire.

It didn’t turn out to be true—but this didn’t stop it from fueling the hate economy.

This is why we’re committed to investigating exactly this kind of misinformation ecosystem—tracking who spreads this information, who profits from it and who pays the price.

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30/07/2026

Can AI deepfake detectors always reliably prove whether an image is real or not?

Sam Gregory, an AI expert and Executive Director at , explains why deepfake detectors can mislead people into believing real images are fake and how this can be weaponised by those in power.

On the other hand, fake images are not always identified by these detectors which can lead to the spread of seemingly verified misinformation.

Watch the full YouTube series. 👇