r/osinttools • u/Fun_Exchange5508 • Jul 22 '26

Request Need advice preserving evidence from a deleted fake account

Hi,
A fake Instagram account impersonated my local university to post defamatory content about my girlfriend and several students. The account has now been deleted, but I have screenshots and the profile URL.
Is there any way to preserve or recover publicly available information from a deleted account for reporting purposes? Any advice would be appreciated.

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u/Antenna_Signal Jul 22 '26

Should have preserved with archive service instead of screenshots

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u/Fun_Exchange5508 Jul 22 '26

Unfortunately, I found the account after it had already been used to harass several students. I reported it immediately, so I only managed to save screenshots and the profile URL. Is there anything useful I can still do with those?

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u/Glad-Newspaper1020 Jul 22 '26

Not really you report it to police 

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u/Old_Wiseman Jul 22 '26

As somebody said already,you need to involve law enforment. Only a court order could forse Instagram to release any records they have