Planning a person search with Sherlock Bot
Define the question and known facts before searching. This helps separate results from expectations.
SHERLOCK BOT / Verification notes
Sherlock Report. From a query to a checked conclusion.
Practical guides for people who want to find a person and carefully assess a match, rather than simply collect records.
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Find your starting point
A method for evaluating matches: initial facts, independent signals and explicit uncertainty.
Worked example: two people with the same name
A hypothetical example without real personal data: a matching name is not enough to merge records.
Worked example: the same username on two platforms
A matching username is a reason to check context, not automatically link profiles.
Taking notes while checking a Sherlock report
A short structured note is more useful than a collection of screenshots without context.
Sherlock Report search capabilities and limits
Distinguish a menu feature, result availability and conclusion reliability: these are three separate questions.
Continue to Sherlock Bot
Open the menu and choose the matching query type.
A CLEAR PROCESS
From what you know
to what you can verify.
Sherlock Bot, also searched for as Sherlok Bot or Sherlock Report, is a Telegram information-search bot. This guide focuses on verification notes.
- Identify the details you reliably know.
- Check the format and terms against the current bot menu.
- Review the source and context of returned matches.
Ready to explore the menu?
Searches happen in Telegram. Check current features and terms before submitting a query.