11.06.2025 How we investigated Amsterdam’s attempt to build a ‘fair’ fraud detection model Amsterdam spent years trying to build an unbiased welfare fraud algorithm. Here’s what we found when we analyzed it.
31.01.2025 How we investigated sentencing bias in Norway’s criminal justice system Norway’s criminal justice system is regularly hailed as a model — but is it truly impartial?
08.12.2024 Rio Grande Methodology How we gathered data from two countries for our investigation Drownings and Deterrence in the Rio Grande
27.11.2024 How we investigated Sweden’s Suspicion Machine How we tested outcome data against six different statistical fairness definitions.
27.06.2024 QAnon Methodology How we analyzed millions of Telegram posts to discover the secret recipe for making climate change conspiracy theories go viral in the world of European QAnon
18.04.2024 Brain Waste Methodology How we investigated the scale of brain waste, who is most affected, its causes, costs, and potential solutions
24.01.2024 How We Investigated Plastic Waste Dumping in Myanmar What we learned about using international and national trade, customs and shipping data to track the opaque and complex global plastic waste trade.
04.12.2023 How We Investigated France’s Mass Profiling Machine France uses an algorithm to rank millions of people by their alleged risk of welfare fraud — here’s how we took it apart.
16.11.2021 Vaccinating Europe’s Undocumented: A Policy Scorecard How we analyzed official policies for vaccinating undocumented migrants across Europe