🧰 The OSINT Toolkit
Where your own research begins.
⚠️ Disclaimer
This page offers starting points for open source research.
We make no claims that these are the tools or sources we personally use.
We do not guarantee the accuracy, availability, or usefulness of any third-party sites listed here.
Some tools may be helpful. Some may not. That’s up to you to decide.
Use good judgment. Stay legal. Stay curious.
This is information — not instruction.
🏁 Local & Government Starting Points
These public resources can help you begin your own research into local, state, and federal matters. They’re listed here for convenience — what you do with them is up to you.
🏙️ Local & Regional
- City of Lawton – lawtonok.gov
- Comanche County – comanchecounty.us
- Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN) – oscn.net
(Includes case lookup, dockets, parties, and filed documents from district and appellate courts across Oklahoma.)
🏛️ State of Oklahoma
- Official State Portal – oklahoma.gov
- Oklahoma House of Representatives – okhouse.gov
- Oklahoma State Senate – oksenate.gov
- Oklahoma Open Records & FOIA Info – oklahoma.gov/openrecords (link may vary by department)
🇺🇸 U.S. Federal Government
- The White House – whitehouse.gov
- U.S. House of Representatives – house.gov
- U.S. Senate – senate.gov
- USA.gov – usa.gov (A master directory of federal agencies and services.)
📰 News & Public Discourse
- KSWO 7 News – kswo.com
- Lawton Constitution – swoknews.com
- Google Scholar – scholar.google.com (Case law, scholarly research, government documents)
- Lawton Town Crier YouTube Channel – youtube.com/lawtontowncrier
- S2 Underground YouTube Channel – youtube.com/@S2Underground
📂 OSINT Resource Categories
🏛️ Government & Public Records
Track:
- Property ownership
- Business filings
- Licensing and permits
- Budgets, contracts, and public spending
- City or county meetings
📊 Data & Mapping Tools
Look into:
- Zoning and development
- Crime statistics
- School data
- Environmental impact records
- Election boundaries
👥 People & Social Footprints
Publicly visible:
- Social media activity
- Online reviews/comments
- Public meeting attendees
- Campaign donations or public service history
🌐 Web Tools & Metadata
Examples include:
- Archive sites (e.g., Wayback Machine)
- WHOIS & domain data
- Reverse image search
- PDF/image metadata viewers
- URL resolvers
🕵️♂️ Research Concepts (Not Instructions)
Things to consider:
- Cross-check timelines and names
- Use public records to verify claims
- Follow campaign money or appointments
- Compare social, legal, and budget patterns
- Search deleted or cached content for inconsistencies
🗣️ Final Word
You don’t need to be an expert. You just need to be observant and relentless.
If it’s public, it’s fair game.
If it doesn’t add up, you’re allowed to ask why.
If someone tells you to stop digging — you’re probably close.