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The Global Investigative Journalism Network serves as the international hub for the world’s investigative reporters. Here, we'll take you behind the scenes of some of the top investigations from across the globe.

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‘I Didn’t Really Sleep’: Inside the Investigation That Helped End Viktor Orbán’s Rule

Investigative outlet Direkt36’s high-risk exposé of the Fidesz party’s secret operation to bring down the opposition party helped unseat Orbán after 16 years of illiberal rule and media capture.

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Investigating Missing Pensions: Behind the Scenes with Peru’s Salud Con Lupa

A behind the scenes look at how reporters investigated how thousands of people have been unjustly excluded from Peru’s pension program due to flaws in the poverty classification system.

Uncovering the Transnational Networks Behind a Women’s Right-Wing Extremist Group in Germany

How an investigative documentary revealed that the German women’s group Lukreta is part of a Europe-wide far-right network with links all the way to the European Parliament.

Analyzing Job Posting Data to Investigate the African Labor Behind AGI Hype

In the AI economy, hundreds of thousands of digital workers — or “gig workers” — from around the world are tasked with refining the answers of models like ChatGPT

How Transparency International Went Undercover and Investigated a Global Crypto Laundromat

Investigators explain how they found that a sanctioned crypto exchange in Russia resurrected itself under a new name and continued to attract new clients and move money across borders.

How International and Local Media Outlets Joined Forces to Uncover Syria’s Stolen Children

This collaborative investigation brought together international and local journalists to reveal how the Assad regime used a global childcare charity to aid the disappearance of children.

How The Examination Traced Lead Pollution in Nigeria to the Global Auto Supply Chain

Investigative reporters traced dangerously high lead contamination in Nigeria — revealing that recycled metal from used car batteries entered global supply chains linked to major US automakers.

Investigating How Many Migrants Lose their Lives Crossing the Rio Grande

This transnational collaborative project investigating US-Mexico border deaths won the 2025 Gabo Award, with judges praising its “investigative rigor” and “innovative approach.”

How ProPublica Exposed a Flawed AI Tool ‘Munching’ Hundreds of Veteran Contracts

The team used leaked documents and an interview with the AI tool’s developer to reveal numerous mistakes behind the Trump administration’s cost-cutting measures of veterans’ care.