Israel deploys army of bots to spread anti-UNRWA propaganda: Report
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A network of websites and fake social media accounts have sought to spread false news linking UNRWA to the 7 October Hamas attack among US progressives

Israel is executing an online influence campaign using hundreds of fake social media accounts to advance “Israeli interests” among progressive western audiences, including US lawmakers, Haaretz reported on 19 March, citing an investigation by Israeli media watchdog group Fake Reporter.

    • DolphinMath@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      8 months ago

      It’s banned by Wikipedia as an unreliable source.

      The Cradle is an online magazine focusing on West Asia/Middle East-related topics. It was deprecated in the 2024 RfC due to a history of publishing conspiracy theories and wide referencing of other deprecated sources while doing so. Editors consider The Cradle to have a poor reputation for fact-checking.

    • juicyOPEnglish
      21·
      8 months ago

      It’s referencing a paywalled Haaretz article.