The difference is that Bellingcat, unlike Reddit, appear to have a network of agents in Russia able to obtain official government data, either via hacking or pl

The difference is that Bellingcat, unlike Reddit, appear to have a network of agents in Russia able to obtain official government data, either via hacking or plain bribery. Eg passports, vehicle registrations, etc. This brings their investigations much closer to simple join-the-dots exercises.