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Eliot Higgins

1979 - Today

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Eliot Ward Higgins (born January 1979), who previously wrote under the pseudonym Brown Moses, is a British citizen journalist and former blogger, known for using open sources and social media for investigations. He is the founder of Bellingcat, an investigative journalism website that specialises in fact-checking and open-source intelligence. He has investigated incidents including the Syrian Civil War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. He first gained mainstream media attention by identifying weapons in uploaded videos from the Syrian conflict. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eliot Higgins is the 181st most popular journalist (down from 172nd in 2019), the 7,533rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,236th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Eliot Higgins ranks 181 out of 196. Before him are Irina Slavina, Yury Dud, Mohammed Nabbous, Sevgil Musayeva, Jim Acosta, and Evan Gershkovich. After him are Victoria Marinova, A. O. Scott, Nancy Grace, Lester Holt, Darya Chultsova, and Lauren Booth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Eliot Higgins ranks 1,070. Before him are Mile Sterjovski, Femke Dekker, Laurent Bonnart, Periklis Iakovakis, Will Young, and Brian O'Driscoll. After him are Denis Špoljarić, Andrey Moiseyev, Demond Greene, Chika, Cesare Natali, and Juvenal Edjogo-Owono.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eliot Higgins ranks 7,535 out of 8,785. Before him are Sonja Aldén (1977), Euros Lyn (1971), Anthony Ralston (1998), Brennan Johnson (2001), Nicky Wire (1969), and Amber Rose Revah (1986). After him are Edward Holcroft (1987), John Hartson (1975), Steve Harper (1975), John Simmit (1963), Owen Coyle (1966), and Lauren Harris (1984).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Eliot Higgins ranks 20. Before him are Don McCullin (1935), Carol Thatcher (1953), Samantha Power (1970), Martin Bashir (1963), Yvonne Ridley (1958), and Jill Dando (1961). After him are Lauren Booth (1967), and Katie Piper (1983).

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