Orwell Observatory

Search the Living Threat Registry — 500+ entries across 60 countries tracking real-time authoritarian threats. Search by keyword or filter by country (ISO code) or threat type.

Analyze text for doublespeak, euphemisms, and manipulative language. Returns a score (0-100), flagged phrases with plain-language translations, and category breakdowns across 8 types of deceptive language.

Get a comprehensive risk profile for any country — threat level, freedom scores, surveillance infrastructure, recent incidents, and trend analysis. Covers 50 countries with Freedom House data.

Look up the threat taxonomy — 8 threat categories, 131 indicators, 55 historical parallels. Search by keyword or get the full taxonomy.

Composite risk assessment for whistleblowers in a specific country and sector. Returns protection laws, available attorneys, OPSEC courses, and threat models. Covers 50 countries, 120 attorneys, 100 courses.

Verify media authenticity. Submit a URL for deepfake probability analysis, or check a content hash against 300+ verification records. Includes 80 trust anchors and 40 manipulation indicators.

Search journalism funding models, grant applications, and grantees. 10 funding models, 200 applications, 60 grantees ($6.86M funded). Filter by country or search by keyword.

Get domestic practices audit scores — 40 audit questions applied to 10 countries. Compare countries side-by-side on democratic health metrics.

Look up surveillance and control mechanisms — 21 mechanisms across 7 types, counter-measures, vendors, and legal frameworks.

Track surveillance industry finances — 50 entities, 75 contracts ($8.26B), 50 relationships, 30 financial flows. Search vendors, governments, investors, and contractors.

Research psychological compliance mechanisms — 7 mechanisms, 25 behavioral indicators, 18 interventions, 30 bibliography entries on how populations are psychologically conditioned to accept authoritarianism.

Search the global archive of at-risk documents — 50 documents preserved with integrity hashes. Verify document authenticity by hash. Monitors 30 sources for deletion events.

Get doublespeak public exposure highlights — 100 daily highlights, 10 awards, 20 analyses tracking the worst propaganda and spin in real time.

Search intergenerational memory testimonies — 50+ first-hand accounts of life under authoritarian regimes, organized into 10 collections and 8 themes. Includes education modules.

Search the Courage Recognition Program — 12 award categories, 250 nominations, 60 awardees from 20+ countries, 30 oral histories. Honors individuals who resist authoritarianism.