Evan Hill

New York City

Investigative reporter

Education: Northwestern University, BA in Journalism; Columbia University, MA in International Security Policy

Evan Hill is an investigative reporter at The Washington Post focused on open-source and visual forensic techniques. He joined The Post from the New York Times in 2023 and was previously a reporter on The Times's Visual Investigations team, where he shared in three Pulitzer Prizes. Hill was a lead reporter on an investigation that proved the United States killed 10 civilians in Kabul in the final drone strike of the 20-year war in Afghanistan. The investigation prompted the Defense Department to admit its error and offer compensation and relocation to the family and won the 2022 Pulitzer P
Latest from Evan Hill

Pentagon pick left Guard after being reported as possible ‘insider threat’ due to tattoo

Pete Hegseth was barred from protecting President Biden’s inauguration in 2021 after enlisted soldiers complained that Hegseth’s chest tattoo might signify that he was a white supremacist. The D.C. National Guard’s top legal affairs officer at the time tells The Washington Post it was an “overreaction” in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

November 16, 2024
Pete Hegseth inside Trump Tower in Manhattan on Dec. 15, 2016.

Trump Pentagon pick dismissed military diversity drive, demonized Islam

A Washington Post review of Pete Hegseth’s writing shows he rejected steps to integrate women and transgender troops across the military, and called for a “crusade” to protect “Judeo-Christian” values.

November 14, 2024
As defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, seen here in 2019, would lead one of the nation’s most diverse institutions, comprising men and women from a range of races, ethnicities, birthplaces and religions.

Israel has damaged or destroyed nearly a quarter of buildings in Lebanon’s south

Almost 6,000 structures have been affected in border villages, including at least nine religious sites demolished in controlled explosions, a Post analysis found.

October 31, 2024

Video shows Israeli strike on crowd of people trying to help wounded boy

Seconds after people rushed to help a 13-year-old boy grievously wounded from a strike in northern Gaza, another strike hit a few feet away.

October 21, 2024
Images from videos taken on Oct. 18 in northern Gaza show crowds and an ambulance responding to strikes that killed two boys and injured more than 20 people.

Peacekeepers wounded by Israeli fire in Lebanon, U.N. says, as tensions rise

Israeli forces have fired at three U.N. positions in the south of Lebanon, the United Nations said Thursday, escalating a nearly week-long standoff with peacekeepers.

October 10, 2024

Iranian missiles hit Israeli military sites, visuals show

Some Iranian missiles broke through Israeli and allied air defenses to strike or land near at least three military and intelligence installations.

October 4, 2024

Ukraine has captured more than 200 Russian soldiers in Kursk offensive, videos show

Visuals verified by The Post show more than 240 Russian prisoners, which analysts say appear to include conscripts with minimal fighting experience.

August 25, 2024

How an Israeli hostage rescue that left scores of Palestinians dead unfolded

A review of videos of the June 8 raid in Nuseirat shows the Israeli military employed heavy airstrikes on a dense residential area for nearly four hours

August 13, 2024

Trump rally gunman stopped firing after local officer shot at him

Thomas Matthew Crooks temporarily recoiled from his rooftop perch and did not shoot again before he was killed by a Secret Service countersniper.

July 30, 2024

Obstructed view may have delayed sniper response at Trump rally

A 3D analysis by The Washington Post found two countersniper teams likely had difficulty seeing the gunman before he fired.

July 16, 2024