What Next | Daily News and Analysis Can Cell Phones Stop ICE?
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Jan 30, 2026 
Jake Godin, a Bellingcat researcher who reconstructs multi-angle footage, and Julia Angwin, investigative journalist focused on tech and surveillance, discuss how cellphone videos and visual forensics clarify contested police shootings. They cover syncing multiple angles, why many cameras strengthen verification, the arms race with AI manipulation, legal protections to film, and risks faced by people who record.
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Multiple Angles Clarify Events
- Multiple witness videos helped Bellingcat quickly reconstruct the sequence of Renee Good's killing and reveal contradictions in official accounts.
- Jake Godin used synced stills and zooms to clarify what happened beyond the initial government narrative.
Three-Video Sync Exposed Discrepancy
- For the Alex Preddy case, Bellingcat synced three videos to triangulate movements and actions.
- The analysis showed an agent picked up a gun from atop Preddy and then walked away with it, contradicting DHS claims.
Forensics Counters Official Narratives
- Rapid frame-by-frame forensic work can counter official distortions within days of an incident.
- Multiple videos solidify claims like removal of a weapon and subsequent shootings, undermining official narratives.
