Mark Scheffler

Iran has struck at least 11 U.S. military facilities since Saturday. @heytherehaley @riley_mellen and I found damage on or near communications and radar systems at 7 of them (no paywall link here) nyti.ms/4upLCnl

More journalists and media workers were killed in 2025 than in any other year since @pressfreedom began collecting data more than three decades ago. Israel was responsible for two-thirds of all press killings in both 2025 and 2024. cpj.org/special-report…

BREAKING: Multiple oil tankers hit by U.S. sanctions appear to be making a coordinated attempt to break the U.S. naval blockade on Venezuela’s energy exports by departing all at once. w/ @AKurmanaev nyti.ms/4sreZEs

"Gen. Dan Caine (...) said forces arrived at Maduro’s compound at 2:01 a.m. (...) A video verified by the Times shows fires burning in Caracas and helicopters descending towards Fuerte Tiuna, said to be taken at 1:58 a.m." nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Riveting reporting on finding the deposed Syrian henchmen who wanted to disappear into history

Border Patrol leadership says the agency’s aggressive immigration enforcement can drive up deportations, deter lawbreakers & limit clashes with bystanders. Our visual investigation of a raid in LA shows it unleashes chaos for federal agents, local law enforcement & U.S. citizens. nyti.ms/3KHipSP

Here's the letter NYT lead newsroom attorney David McCraw sent to Trump. The paper said: "No retraction is needed. No apology will be forthcoming. We told the truth to the best of our ability. We will continue to do so."

Bassam Hassan, a top advisor to Assad who has been accused of facilitating chemical weapons attacks and is the subject of an international arrest warrant, is speaking with the FBI and CIA. He claimed that Austin Tice has been killed. nytimes.com/2025/06/15/us/…

On Friday, five Proud Boys sued the US government for $100 million for their “political persecution” as “allies of President Trump.” A reminder of how they instigated multiple breaches during the Capitol riot. Our visual investigation: youtube.com/watch?v=-DfLbr…

SCOOP: We obtained video footage showing Israel attacked the convoy of aid workers in Gaza with a barrage of bullets, a paramedic frantically says his prayers of death. The ambulances had lights on & were marked refuting Israel's claim. w/ @ckoettl nytimes.com/2025/04/04/wor…

We used radio traffic, flight data and leaked footage of an air traffic control radar screen to build out a timeline of the moments before an American Airlines flight and a US Army helicopter collided over DC last Wednesday. With @robinnyc7 @dim109 @ajcardia

For nearly two years, a shadowy paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces – has been terrorising Sudan. We spent months collecting evidence that identified commanders and revealed potential war crimes happening under their watch. (no paywall) nyti.ms/4fDY5eb

New investigation on Wagner's losses in Mali + what that portends, from @trbrtc @ElianPeltier @riley_mellen + I out now, shepherded by @bottidavid nytimes.com/2024/11/01/wor…

Inside Trump’s Truth Social Conspiracy Theory Machine An analysis of Trump’s Truth Social posts reveals the paranoid and unfounded content the former president amplifies each day. w/ @LazaroGamio @ishaan_jhavs @devonjlum @heytherehaley @karenyourish nytimes.com/interactive/20…

On yesterday's videos showing IDF soldiers throwing three Palestinians, who seemed to be dead, off of roofs in northern Qabatiya. From @RajaAbdulrahim and (to a much lesser extent) me. nytimes.com/2024/09/20/wor…

We’re excited to announce that @trbrtc has been promoted to senior video journalist in Visual Investigations. nytco.com/press/promotio…

@twfiasco It certainly helps!

@markscheffler Does one need to be a good speller to be a digital sleuth?

A rare opportunity to join our team and work with many of the best digital sleuths in the industry.

"Fair winds and following seas to Brian. We'll miss you." Tribute to C-SPAN Founder Brian Lamb on his last day in the office. He will continue to host Booknotes+ podcast: c-span.org/podcasts/subpa…

A network of fake accounts are posing as young American women, posting pro-Trump content and disinformation, but they’re hiding behind, and manipulating, the images of European fashion influencers. Our latest investigation at @Cen4infoRes. Details in this thread 🧵👇