This series documents that coverage chronologically: what I found, what the media reported, and what consequences I faced as a journalist.

What I Found

On February 22, 2026, while the CJNG executed 252 roadblocks across 20 Mexican states, a parallel operation was unfolding on social media. Using my signal intelligence tool E31 — which processes over 54 million records — I identified three coordinated groups of accounts:

• Accounts directly linked to the CJNG amplifying chaos
• Right-wing opportunist groups exploiting the crisis against the government
• Artificial accounts mixing real images with AI-generated content

Mexico’s Secretary of Security Omar García Harfuch publicly validated my findings on two occasions: February 24 and March 13, 2026.

The International Coverage

In the weeks that followed, over a dozen national and international outlets cited my work. This series documents each of those publications with context, translation, and analysis.

Outlets that covered my findings: AFP · France 24 · OCCRP · El País · Infobae · Milenio · Tribuna Noticias · Pacozea · Brújula News · La Octava Digital · Swiss Info · La Nación

The Consequences

This coverage had a direct cost. I suffered a home break-in, death threats from the CJNG, and a physical assault in which three individuals beat me and stole my laptop. On May 3, 2026, I left Mexico. I am now writing from Spain, in exile.

This series is also a record of what can happen to a journalist who documents the digital infrastructure of organized crime in Mexico.