Fake news

Pakistan alleges Israel and India spread disinformation linking it to Bondi Beach attack

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said sections of the international media from what he described as hostile countries, sought to malign Pakistan. 

Community members gather outside of Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party supporters protest to demand release of their jailed leader and Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Peshawar on December 2, 2025.

Pakistani minister says 90% of social media content is false, urges crackdown

Pro-Palestinians are using deep fake technology to gain support. (Ilustration)

Pro-Palestine networks use AI deep fake celebrity profiles to spread political messages - report

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route to South Korea, October 29, 2025

White House launches official media bias, 'left-wing lunacy' tracker


The deadly indoctrination of Western and Gaza youth - opinion

Gen Z's susceptibility to social media indoctrination mirrors Gaza youth's brainwashing, both fostering extreme views and anti-Israel sentiment.

The TikTok ad moderator's social media posts, with bracelets stating "Death to Zionists" and "Intifada."

We must act now: The crisis of bots and fake users threatening our digital world - opinion

Bots account for 47% of internet traffic, with 30% being harmful. They skew data, damage business, and threaten security.

 Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartphone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021

Al Jazeera allegedly shares fake poll claiming Israelis support sexual assaults on terrorists

“Al Jazeera just posted the fabricated poll that Rashida Tlaib promoted yesterday,” one social media user wrote.

 A screenshot of the fake poll Al Jazeera allegedly shared on its X account. August 8, 2024.

Rashida Tlaib shares fake poll claiming half of Israelis support rape of terrorists

Noura Erakat admitted to posting fake news about Israeli public opinion on rape, which was shared by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib.

 Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) addresses attendees as she takes part in a protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza outside the U.S. Capitol

Israel should combat the spread of fake news with AI - opinion

In the aftermath of the Gaza war, Israel faces a pivotal realization: while prepared for traditional cyber threats, the battle against fake news remains largely uncharted.

 THE WRITER speaks at Cyber Week.

Major bot networks promote anti-Israel influencers on X, report finds

Cyabra showed 25% of users interacting with and boosting salient anti-Israel influencers such as Motaz Azaiza, Anastasia Maria Loupis, Jackson Hinkel are fake.

 Hamas bot posts promoting the narrative that taking dozens of Israeli civilians hostage was justified. Posts like this had a potential reach of 230,000,000 views.

People are more likely to avoid the news as concerns on misinformation grow, study finds

The study found that politically conservative people were less likely to engage with news at all when concerns over misinformation arose

Fake news

Israel Allies Foundation event highlights Christian support

There is unshakable support for Israel in many influential circles around the world.

 Twenty-one parliamentarians from around the world gathered in Jerusalem for the Israel Allies Foundation Chairman’s Conference.

Lebanon-linked operators run fake Israeli 'news site', spread anti-Israel sentiments - exclusive

"Dofek TV," posing as an Israeli news site, spreads anti-Israel sentiments from operators likely based outside Israel, prompting concerns about foreign influence targeting Israeli citizens.

 Fake social media account portraying to be "Israeli"

Israeli company finds 40% of Jackson Hinkle's followers to be fake, report shows

Throughout the Israel-Hamas war, Hinkle has gained an abundance of followers and has shared his view of the conflict on his X account.

 AN ILLUSTRATION of the new logo of X (Twitter) is seen with the logo of Meta’s Threads.