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From the upcoming 12th Hansen House Design Week in Jerusalem, June 22-29, 2023, by Esmee Willemen. (Courtesy: PR)
June 19, 2023, 7:22 pm
Truth and lies get creative treatment at Jerusalem Design Week
Former leper hospital Hansen House shows off recent renovation and works of 170 designers and architects at 12th annual event
By Jessica Steinberg
The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
May 23, 2023, 12:32 pm
Fake image of Pentagon blast, suspected to be AI-created, briefly goes viral
Stock markets fleetingly drop as photo showing smoke billowing from US military headquarters spreads; authorities scramble to stress there was no explosion
By Agencies
A screenshot from a BFMTV newscast in August 2022 featuring anchor Rachid M'Barki. (Screenshot via YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 23, 2023, 10:22 pm
French news channel fires anchor linked to Israeli disinformation network scandal
Rachid M’Barki, a familiar face on BFMTV, let go after external influence probe finds firm had planted reports and journalist failed to follow due editorial process
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Soldiers loyal to Burkina Faso's latest coup leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore gather outside the National Assembly as Traore was appointed Burkina Faso's transitional president in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Kilaye Bationo)
February 16, 2023, 6:27 pm
Israeli firm sought to discredit Red Cross in Burkina Faso at request of local gov’t
Company allegedly arranged article tying humanitarian group to terrorism for political ends, adding to growing evidence that private outfits are manipulating public opinion online
By AFP
Tal Hanan, the leader of a team allegedly meddling in election and commercial campaigns around the world, at his office in Modiin, December 2022. (Screenshot: YouTube; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 15, 2023, 2:38 pm
Exposé unmasks Israel-led disinformation team that meddled in dozens of elections
Tal Hanan, aka ‘Jorge,’ revealed to have ability to hack accounts of top officials, plus software for quickly creating networks of 30,000 social media bots; he denies wrongdoing
By Michael Bachner
A caricature of far-right politician Itamar Ben Gvir shared by a fake account on Twitter that was exposed by FakeReporter, October 18, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 20, 2022, 12:40 pm
Twitter removes fake profiles promoting friction ahead of Israeli election
The network focused its activity on far-right politician Itamar Ben Gvir and was exposed by FakeReporter, an Israeli initiative that aims to highlight disinformation online
By Tobias Siegal
In this July 16, 2016 photo, tanks, part of the forces that attempted a coup, move into position as people attempt to stop them, in Ankara, Turkey. (AP Photo/File)
October 18, 2022, 10:17 pm
Turkey arrests over 500 for suspected ties to alleged leader of failed 2016 coup
Suspects accused of handling cash from supporters of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen; fearing clampdown on critics, opposition parties seek suspension of new fake news law
By Agencies
A picture of a chorizo sausage published by French professor Etienne Klein, who told followers it was an image of a star. (courtesy)
August 8, 2022, 5:59 pm
Scientist sorry for posting chorizo pic, telling readers it’s a star
Prominent French physicist Etienne Klein’s attempt at humor did not go down well with his social media followers, forcing him to publicly apologize for the deceptive post
By Ash Obel
Blood stains are seen on a damaged car after a deadly Russian missile attack in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, July 14, 2022 (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
July 16, 2022, 5:23 am
Russia’s information war expands through Eastern Europe
Moscow is using fake accounts and propaganda to spread fears about refugees and rising fuel prices while calling the West an untrustworthy ally
By David Klepper
Screen capture from video of a car damaged in a drone attack in Erbil, Kurdish Iraq, June 8, 2022. (Twitter)
June 10, 2022, 12:34 am
Israelis mock fake report of attack on gassy Mossad agent
False report ripe for satire after Iranian outlets claim drone attack in Iraq took out Israeli spy named ‘Asa Flots’
By ToI Staff
Russia's President Vladimir Putin appears on a television screen at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
March 6, 2022, 1:03 pm
As Russian assault intensifies, Ukraine seems to dominate global information war
Ukrainian government fighting on military and social media fronts against Russia; videos of stiff resistance circulate online; Zelensky’s daily addresses become viral sensations
By Joris FIORITI
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu points at his hair during a speech at the Likud faction meeting in the Knesset, on October 25, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 17, 2021, 2:54 pm
After 10 years, US publication walks back claim that Netanyahu has genius IQ
‘Insider’ now says the 2011 article does not meet its ‘current editorial standards’
By Tal Schneider
Kathryn Drysdale of Netflix hit 'Bridgerton,' at Claridge’s for the virtual SAG Awards in March 2021, photographed by Blake Ezra (Courtesy Blake Ezra)
June 15, 2021, 4:02 pm
UK photographer fed up with antisemitic fake news turns lens to social media
During Operation Guardian of the Walls, Blake Ezra widened his aperture to focus on fighting online hate and busting myths with his popular Instagram account
By Karen Chernick
Suspected fake media accounts by foreign actors impersonating Israelis that were called out by Israel's Fake Reporter organization (Courtesy)
May 25, 2021, 10:17 pm
With Israel and Hamas @war, algorithms and fake accounts fueled #hatred online
Researchers expose fake accounts and extreme content that fanned the flames of outrage, fear and hatred in Israel and abroad
By Simona Weinglass
Fake news uncovered by student volunteers at the IDC Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, central Israel. (Courtesy IDC)
May 20, 2021, 3:57 pm
Students expose fake social media reports on Israel-Gaza, to set record straight
Around 180 students from Israel and around the world staff situation room at Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, looking out for false anti-Israel coverage and explaining facts
By Sue Surkes
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