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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Eliot Higgins is the 193rd most popular journalist (down from 172nd in 2024), the 7,718th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,235th in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Eliot Higgins ranks 193 out of 196. Before him are Mohammed Nabbous, Richard Quest, Zineb El Rhazoui, Sevgil Musayeva, Jim Acosta, and Evan Gershkovich. After him are Victoria Marinova, Huw Edwards, A. O. Scott, Nancy Grace, Lester Holt, and Darya Chultsova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Eliot Higgins ranks 1,160. Before him are Femke Dekker, Ľudmila Cervanová, Laurent Bonnart, Periklis Iakovakis, Will Young, and Brian O'Driscoll. After him are Urmo Aava, Denis Špoljarić, Andrey Moiseyev, Demond Greene, Chika, and Lord Frederick Windsor.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eliot Higgins ranks 7,720 out of 8,785. Before him are Euros Lyn (1971), Kate Scott (1981), 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 Lord Frederick Windsor (1979).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Eliot Higgins ranks 21. Before him are Carol Thatcher (1953), Samantha Power (1970), Martin Bashir (1963), Yvonne Ridley (1958), Jill Dando (1961), and Richard Quest (1962). After him are Huw Edwards (1961), Lauren Booth (1967), Clarissa Ward (1980), and Katie Piper (1983).

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