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‘Hall of Shame’ and a ‘race to the bottom’: Trump escalates war on the media

New White House site lists 22 media outlets as 'Repeat Offenders' of fake news, ranks their 'offenses,' and labels them with terms like 'Left-wing lunacy' and 'Malparctice'; it also spotlights a 'Media Offender of the Week' and invites users to subscribe

Ron Crissy | 11.29.25

Winning the info war: Why ‘hasbara’ isn’t enough in the age of fake news

Many Israelis believe the country’s global problem is 'hasbara,' but clinging to that defensive, apologetic concept is outdated; today, the goal is not to explain reality but to shape it, especially for young people fed by fake news; this week’s X revelation — that many viral 'Gaza' anti-Israel accounts are run by impostors abroad — underscores the challenge ahead

Ella Kenan | 11.28.25

עלי חמינאי מנהיג איראן, ראש הממשלה ממשלה ביבי בנימין נתניהו

Without firing a single shot: Iran's propaganda war to destroy Israel from within

New report uncovers sophisticated propaganda networks targeting Israelis in Hebrew at the height of the Iran war through deepfakes, fake profiles and disinformation—part of a broader digital assault on national morale and public trust

Raphael Kahan | 07.08.25

Fake missiles, phantom pilots and spoofed alerts: Israel’s war against Iranian fake news

From AI-generated videos to spoofed alerts and recycled footage, disinformation is flooding social media amid Israel’s conflict with Iran—fueling fear, distorting reality and turning public perception into a weapon of war

Israel Wullman | 06.17.25

UN chief calls for independent probe into Gaza aid deaths amid conflicting claims

Guterres echoes Hamas claim IDF killed dozens at Gaza aid site; Israel, US-backed GHF deny, say Hamas spreading 'massacre' lies

Ynetnews | 06.02.25

Honeytrap scams go high-tech with AI: What you need to know

Viral Facebook post by 'wealthy man' seeking young partner with 'good genetics' exposed as fake profile using stolen photos; with AI making scams more convincing, experts urge users to watch for red flags in era of sophisticated digital deception

Adi Shacham | 01.08.25

Iranian social media bots resurface, sowing discord in Israeli society

Iranian-backed network using fake profiles and AI on Israeli social media to incite, divide and demoralize; despite exposure, accounts resurface with new identities, raising concerns over Meta's oversight and Israel's lack of social media regulation

Tal Shahaf | 01.01.25

One in five Israelis admits to spreading fake news, survey finds

Most Israelis rely on social media for their news, despite over half acknowledging it is an unreliable source; a quarter of respondents admit to sharing information without verifying its credibility

Daniela Ginzburg | 12.11.24

Majority of digital content creators skip fact-checking, study finds

UNESCO survey reveals nearly half of respondents rely on 'likes' to inform choice of content, with over a third of Americans under 30 getting news from social media

Daniela Ginzburg | 11.27.24

Reports of cyber attack on Iran's banks, false

Iranian opposition outlet Iran International reports a cyber attack on the Iranian central bank but an online monitoring group and a cyber expert tell ynet that no attack took place

Raphael Kahan | 08.16.24

Government minister spreads fake news: A soldier who was arrested committed suicide

Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu posted on social media a false lie about the suicide of the soldier who killed a Hamas Nukhba terrorist and the prosecution's persecution; Eliyahu later deleted the post and blamed the media

Moran Azulay | 07.16.24

Israeli online users face high rates of fake content exposure, study reports

Wikimedia Israel survey uncovers several troubling statistics regarding content classified as fake; teenagers extensively exposed to such content, and most who encounter it do nothing to correct it; Wikipedia remains primary source of information for about 90% of Israelis

Raphael Kahan | 06.08.24

Meta removes Israeli and Iranian online campaigns simultaneously

Meta publishes its quarterly threat report, in which it stated that it had removed several campaigns from fake accounts; It removed several Facebook and Instagram pages from around the world and announced it permanently blocked the account that posted the Israeli campaign

Raphael Kahan | 05.30.24

הפגנה פרו פלסטינית מפגינים מחוץ ל אוניברסיטת קולומביה ב ניו יורק ארה"ב

The Jewish wolf

Opinion: Despite the Palestinians acting like the boy who cried 'wolf,' it seems the world will never cease to believe the fake news aimed at tarnishing Israel's image

Assaf A. Voll | 04.21.24

'The missiles did not miss,' Iran says in Hebrew propaganda push

Iranian pro-regime newspaper publishes Hebrew article claiming Israeli defenses 'have been exposed' against Iranian missiles; Iran expert says projection of power and crafting of events more crucial to Tehran than actual results

Lior Ben Ari | 04.18.24

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