Nick Shirley Gets the Spotlight. But What Do Citizens Actually Get?

Powerful endorsements are not recovered public money. Viral allegations are not verdicts. An investigation’s real value is what it proves—and what…

Oct 25 • @thevaultarchivist

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La economía del “poverty porn” en Puerto Rico: ¿Quién se beneficia cuando el sufrimiento se convierte en contenido?

Los desastres pasan.

Oct 22 • @thevaultarchivist

September 2026

Student Civic Journalism Academy:

A Proposed Grades 11–12 educational program from The Vault Investigates focused on source verification, public-source research, digital journalism…

Sep 13 • @thevaultarchivist

August 2026

CASE FILE #1 — Korean YouTuber arrested in Philippines for child sex abuse, allegedly posed as poverty aid worker — The Korea Times

CASE CARD

Aug 22 • @thevaultarchivist

The Poverty Porn Blotter Is Now Public—and Built to Protect the Record.

The Poverty Porn Blotter is now live as part of The Vault Investigates Intelligence Commons.

Aug 14 • @thevaultarchivist

Seeds Of Fire: Performative Charity, Gendered Exploitation, and the Ivana Alawi Problem

In Metro Manila, a new class of “charity influencers” has learned to weaponize poverty and emotion for clicks.

Aug 7 • @thevaultarchivist

July 2026

Dignity by Design: Ending the Digital Economy of Poverty Porn

Charity content can raise awareness—but when vulnerable people become emotional scenery for clicks, donations, and creator revenue, the camera stops…

Jul 15 • @thevaultarchivist

The Money Has a Paper Trail

🎙️ Seeds of Fire | Part III-B

Jul 7 • @thevaultarchivist

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Seeds of Fire Part 3b: The Money Has a Paper Trail: Inside the Regulatory Void of Charity Vlogging

“A charity vlogger can collect millions via GCash with zero disclosure requirement, zero DSWD permit, zero audited account.

Jul 7 • @thevaultarchivist

June 2026

Creators in the Spotlight: The Complex World of Filipino Charity Vlogging

Welcome back to the Poverty Porn Blotter.

Jun 24 • @thevaultarchivist

The New Age Poverty Pimps: The Predatory Business of Poverty Porn-Philippines Edition

(A Note to Our Readers:) By @thevaultarchivist of The Vault Investigates and Truthdrop.io.

Jun 23 • @thevaultarchivist

🎙️ Episode Summary: Billion-View Empires and the Mainstream Machine

(Note to Our Readers) By @thevaultarchivist of The Vault Investigates and Truthdrop.io.

Jun 23 • @thevaultarchivist

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