Specialized Searches

Here are some very specialized search engines, courtesy of @SomeBitchIKnow on Gab:

Reverse Image Search: https://tineye.com/
Mind Mapping Tool With Degrees of Connectivity: https://graphcommons.com/
PDF Search Engine: http://pdfyes.com/
Powerpoint Search Engine: http://vadlo.com/Powerpoint_Search_Engine.html
Facebook Ad Library:
Useful for tracking political ads and NGO propaganda.
https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_type=all&country=US
OpenCorporates:
Database of most every company in the world.
https://opencorporates.com/
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search:
Best way to find form 990-PFs, which lay out nonprofit financials.
https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search
FollowtheMoney:
Political spending tracker.
https://www.followthemoney.org/
Health Data: https://healthdata.gov/
Pharmaceutical Side Effect Search: https://www.druginformer.com/search/
Snapchat OSINT Multi-Viewer: https://www.osintcombine.com/snapchat-multi-viewer
Nonprofit Foundation Information Guides: https://www.foundationguide.org/foundations-trust/
Article Citation Index:
Search for authors, topics, etc., of scientific articles.
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/index
Internet Archiver:
View old versions of sites or search through the index of millions of documents, photos, videos, etc.
https://archive.org/
Username Search:
Do a single search to see what platforms a username appears on.
https://checkusernames.com/
AI Search Engine:
A very powerful search engine that uses AI to find exactly what you're looking for. It takes a little getting used to, but it does an amazing job.
https://www.iseek.com/#/web
Directory of Open Access Journals and Articles: https://www.doaj.org/
World Legal Information Institute:
Laws, legislation, treaties, law journals, etc.
http://www.worldlii.org/
CrimeSpider:
It's a now-defunct website with endless resources for investigating crimes. However, it was archived extensively and can still be explored very thoroughly via Archive.org.
https://web.archive.org/web/20181011232223/http://crimespider.com:80/
UN Map Library:
Maps of pretty much anywhere. I know it's a UN site, but it's handy.
https://research.un.org/en/maps/
Old Maps:
A directory of old world maps.
http://www.oldmapsonline.org/
ReliefWeb:
NGO aggregate.
https://reliefweb.int/
Breaking News List:
Just a list of headlines from around the world in chronological order. No frills, useful.
https://www.1stheadlines.com/
Other Internet Tools and Resources for OSINT:
This site has a pretty extensive list of different resources and methods for internet deep dives. Very handy to have bookmarked!
http://www.onstrat.com/osint/
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Updated: September 10, 2021