Sedition Hunters is an online community of open-source intelligence investigators working to identify individuals who took part in the January 6, 2021, United States Capitol attack.[1][2][3][4] They examine still photos and video footage from publicly available sources, social media sites like Twitter and Parler, video platforms, and other social media and submit that research to the FBI in the form of a tip.[5] [6]The FBI has relied on groups like the Sedition Hunters due to the large number of suspects, estimated at 2,000.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "To catch an insurrectionist". Vox. January 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Online community of so-called "Sedition Hunters" work to identify the January 6 rioters". CBS News.
  3. ↑ "Online community of so-called "Sedition Hunters" work to identify the January 6 rioters". Yahoo! News. CBS News. January 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Online 'sedition hunters' search for remaining US Capitol rioters, new report claims". The Independent. June 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Amateur sleuths help to identify hundreds of suspected Jan. 6 rioters". NPR.
  6. ↑ Reilly, Ryan J. (2023). Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System. PublicAffairs (published October 17, 2023). ISBN 978-1541701809.
  7. ↑ "The FBI Keeps Using Clues From Volunteer Sleuths To Find The Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters". NPR.
  8. ↑ Feuer, Alan (January 5, 2022). "Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but One Big Question Remains". The New York Times.
  9. ↑ "Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6". The Detroit News.
  10. ↑ Reilly, Ryan J. (January 5, 2022). "The FBI's Secret Weapon In The Capitol Attack Manhunt". HuffPost. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.


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