The conspiracy theories of our time seem fixated on an absence of clues.

Many people assume text messages are private, but that’s not necessarily the case—as recent momentous events have shown. Text messages have played a pivotal role in the Jan. 6 hearings, and could be a ...

Evidence has emerged that could change our understanding of the 9/11 terrorist attacks more than two decades ago. It was turned over to the FBI in the weeks after 9/11, but our reporting has uncovered ...

One of the great—if largely unsung—bipartisan congressional acts of recent history was the passage in 2018 of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act. In essence, the “Evidence Act” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. In the quiet heart of Wichita, Kansas, a chilling shadow ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Our smartphones hold the keys to our digital lives. Preserving ...

People walk in the street at the direct location where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents near the intersection of 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in ...

Judge Victoria Kolakowski sensed something was wrong with Exhibit 6C. Submitted by the plaintiffs in a California housing dispute, the video showed a witness whose voice was disjointed and monotone, ...

Lawyers say evidence in cold cases and bids for exoneration disappeared or was ruined when a Police Department storage facility in Brooklyn went up in flames. By Corey Kilgannon Hurubie Meko and Nate ...