Israel Reportedly Used Fake Social Media Accounts To Garner Support From U.S. Lawmakers On Gaza War

Israel secretly targets U.S. lawmakers with influence campaign on Gaza War | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

TEL AVIV, Israel >> Israel organized and paid for an influence campaign last year targeting U.S. lawmakers and the American public with pro-Israel messaging, as it aimed to foster support for its actions in the war in the Gaza Strip, according to officials involved in the effort and documents related to the operation.

Fake social media accounts targeted US with pro-Israel content amid Gaza war: Report

Israel apparently secretly targeted the lawmakers in the United States and also the American public with pro-Israel content through hundreds of fake social media accounts, the New York Times reported. The main objective was to build support amid Israel's ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.  Citing unnamed officials and documents, the outlet reported that the social media campaign was commissioned by Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, which ac…

Israeli Government Funded Covert Influence Campaign Targeting US Lawmakers: NYT

The head of an Israeli watchdog group called the operation "anti-democratic" and "extremely irresponsible."

Israel reportedly used fake social media accounts to influence US lawmakers

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge A secret social media influence campaign that attempted to lobby US lawmakers to support Israel’s war on Gaza was organized and funded by the Israeli government, The New York Times reports. According to the Times, Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs earmarked around $2 million for the campaign, which used hundreds of fake accounts impersonating made up people to target US lawmakers. The accounts posed …

Israel using massive campaign of influencing US lawmakers to back war: Report

That is according to a report by the New York Times.

Israel 'organised disinfo campaign' for US support on Gaza war

Israel organised a large-scale campaign involving fake websites and social media accounts to target US progressives, a new report has revealed.