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Israel Used Fake Social Media to Influence U.S. Lawmakers on Gaza War

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Source: The New York Times
Israel Used Fake Social Media to Influence U.S. Lawmakers on Gaza War
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Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs secretly funded a $2 million influence campaign using fake social media accounts to sway U.S. lawmakers and public opinion in favor of Israel's actions in the Gaza war. The operation, which targeted over a dozen members of Congress, was carried out by the political marketing firm Stoic and involved generating pro-Israel posts using AI tools like ChatGPT. The campaign has been disrupted by Meta and OpenAI.

Topics:worldinternational-politics#gaza-war#influence-campaign#international-politics#israel#social-media#us-lawmakers
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  1. Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War  The New York Times
  2. NYT reports Diaspora Ministry funded fake social media accounts to spread pro-Israel content  The Times of Israel
  3. Report: Israel ran fake social media accounts to secure US Congress' military funding  Israel Hayom
  4. Israel Reportedly Used Fake Social Media Accounts To Garner Support From U.S. Lawmakers On Gaza War  Forbes
  5. Israel Secretly Targeted American Lawmakers With Gaza War Influence Campaign - National Security & Cyber  Haaretz

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