Tal Hagin
Director of Otus, Golden Owl® | Media Literacy Lecturer
Verification You Can Rely On.
Insights You Can Act On.
Rigorous, transparent, and methodologically sound
Evidence-based analysis grounded in open-source intelligence
Findings that stand regardless of who is asking
Trusted by governments, newsrooms, and institutions across sectors
About Tal Hagin
What began as a deep curiosity about how narratives are constructed, manipulated, and weaponized grew into over a decade of hands-on experience at the sharpest end of the information environment. Conducting real-time OSINT investigations, verifying AI-generated media, and dissecting disinformation campaigns, Tal Hagin’s findings have been cited by the BBC, AFP, Newsweek, The Guardian, and PolitiFact, among many others.
As Director of OTUS at Golden Owl®, he leads a vetted human intelligence marketplace connecting expert investigators with the governments, institutions, and organizations that need them most.
Alongside this, he designs and delivers media literacy programmes, workshops, and lectures for journalists, academics, military personnel, and civil society organizations across the globe. In an era where anyone can fabricate reality, the ability to verify it is not simply a skill, it is a necessity.
Area of Focus
Education, commentary, and media literacy expertise
Workshops & Lectures
Designing and delivering tailored workshops and lectures on verification, AI literacy, and media literacy for schools, universities, corporate teams, and government programmes, available in-person or remotely.
Media Literacy Education
Developing and delivering structured media literacy programmes that equip journalists, academics, military personnel, and civil society organizations with the tools to navigate today’s information environment.
Public Speaking
Appearing at conferences, panels, and institutional events as a subject matter expert on disinformation, information warfare, and AI-generated media, bringing field experience directly to professional and academic audiences.
