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Welcome to our Open Source Due Diligence Investigations knowledge check.

You find a serious corruption allegation about a prospective client on an anonymous blog. What is the most appropriate next step?

Try to corroborate it using credible independent sources before relying on it.

Include it in your report immediately because it may be important.

Treat it as confirmed if it appears in search engine results.

Ignore it completely because blogs are never useful.

In the context of Open Source Investigations, what is Intelligence?

Rumours and unverified tips gathered from informal channels.

Raw data collected from any available source.

Any information stored in a database, regardless of how it is used.

The product of information that has been processed and analysed to support decision‑making.

Which record keeping approach is best practice for OSINT used in compliance or due diligence?

Keep no notes because the information is publicly available.

You only need to keep records of the negative findings.

Save links, screenshots, timestamps, and a short note on why the source was used.

Keep only a final summary and delete the source links.

Which of the following should generally raise the greatest due diligence concern when researching a company?

The company has no LinkedIn page.

The company has a basic website.

There are repeated adverse media reports across credible sources plus conflicting ownership information.

The company’s directors rarely post online.

When beginning an open-source due diligence review on a company, what should you establish first?

Which OSINT tool has the best dashboard.

The company’s social media following.

Whether its website looks professional.

Clear identifiers such as legal entity name, jurisdiction, directors, and ownership.

You find conflicting information across public records, media, and company materials. What is the best approach?

Compare source credibility, seek additional corroboration, and document your reasoning.

Choose whichever version appears highest in search engine results.

Halt the investigation because the sources are clearly unreliable.

Use the company’s own version because it is the most recent and likely reliable.

Which source is usually the least reliable on its own for a high-risk due diligence decision?

A court filing.

An unverified forum post.

An established investigative media report.

A regulators notice.

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