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Ariela Karmel
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Ariela Karmel
Policing only deepfakes, Israel leaves chatbot-trusting voters exposed to real AI threat
A Likud campaign stop in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, September 29, 2026. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
While authorities keep eye on fake videos, experts warn electorate more vulnerable to chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini, which can sway opinions, suppress turnout and be used to bolster claims against legitimacy of vote
A volunteer Wikipedia editor sits below a Wikipedia logo displayed at the Wikimedia Foundation office in San Francisco, California, January 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
October 15, 2026, 3:01 pm
Biased Wikipedia edits on Israel, Oct. 7 remain on site despite editor bans, ADL says
After coordinated efforts to inject anti-Israel bias into the online encyclopedia dropped 95% since last year’s report, a new group of editors is using quieter techniques, antisemitism watchdog says
By Zev Stub
Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
August 31, 2026, 3:18 pm
Spanish PM accuses Israel, Russia of spreading disinformation on Ceuta migrant crisis
Pedro Sanchez claims EU research indicates nations encouraged breach of 70,000 migrants from Morocco into Spanish enclave; Israel slams Spanish leader for ‘brazen lie’
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a state ceremony reburying Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of Theodor Herzl, on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
August 17, 2026, 4:14 pm
False Iranian nuke quote spread from Indian Twitter account to Netanyahu speech in 8 hours
Fabricated statement by IRGC chief seeming to confirm Iran’s nuclear ambitions first appeared on Indian account on X, was rapidly cited by Israeli and US leaders, media
By ToI Staff
US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, speaks during a town-hall style meeting in Acworth, Georgia, April 15, 2025. (AP/Mike Stewart)
August 22, 2025, 7:41 pm
False claims about burning Israeli flags, based on ToI report, reach Congress
US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green repeats falsity that it’s illegal to burn Israel’s flag in the US, highlighting how online disinformation can reach the halls of power
By Luke Tress
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 14, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
April 17, 2025, 3:55 am
Accusing it of targeting Americans, Rubio shutters office that tracks disinfo from Iran, Russia, China
Secretary of state accuses Global Engagement Center of censoring speech in US and elsewhere, wasting taxpayer money
By Agencies
US voters work on their ballots at a polling place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California, on Election Day, November 5, 2024. (AP/Chris Pizzello)
December 31, 2024, 9:04 pm
US slaps sanctions on groups in Iran, Russia for election interference
Treasury targets group subordinate to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, saying it ‘sought to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns’
By AFP
The Department of Justice seal at the Department of Justice in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
September 6, 2024, 2:43 am
US: Russia sought to exploit judicial overhaul to divide Jews, influence ’24 election
Justice Department affidavit reveals disinformation plot to twist opinions of those invested in Jewish state in order ‘to rip Israel out of the general Western anti-Russian agenda’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: An Iranian flag made from binary code. (Sergio Lacueva/iStock Photo by Getty Images)
August 9, 2024, 8:56 am
Iranian hackers ramping up online activity to influence US election, Microsoft says
Islamic republic reportedly using fake news, phishing accounts to sway November vote; online accounts highlight wedge issues including LGBT rights, Israel-Hamas war
By ALI SWENSON
The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
June 5, 2024, 5:04 pm
Diaspora Ministry funded fake social media posts to spread pro-Israel content — NYT
Paper says influence campaign, which reportedly targeted Black US lawmakers, was commissioned by Israeli government, didn’t have widespread impact; ministry denies involvement
By ToI Staff
Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
October 19, 2023, 10:01 pm
EU demands Meta, TikTok lay out efforts to curb Israel-Hamas war disinformation
Bloc continues its heightened scrutiny of social media giants, which has included highlighting dangers of Hamas potentially airing videos featuring execution of hostages
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The US online social media and social networking service Facebook's logo on a tablet screen in Moscow, on October 18, 2021. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP)
August 30, 2023, 8:55 am
Meta takes down Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ disinformation mega-campaign
Tech giant says it removed 7,700 Facebook accounts trying to promote Beijing’s agenda, gives details on Russia’s similar ‘Doppelganger’ operation, which has added Israel as target
By Glenn Chapman
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
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony in Moscow on June 12, 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov / Sputnik / AFP)
June 13, 2023, 7:26 pm
France says it uncovered major Russian disinformation effort; Israel said targeted
Russian entities set up counterfeit news sites disguised as popular outlets to publish content critical of pro-Ukraine stances
By AFP and ToI Staff
The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device on April 25, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
May 27, 2023, 4:05 pm
Twitter quits voluntary EU agreement to combat online disinformation
Bloc official says social media giant’s ‘obligations remain’; code contains pledges such as better cooperation with fact-checkers, not promoting actors distributing disinformation
By AFP
An LGBTQ rights protest against the new government, in Tel Aviv, December 29, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 9, 2023, 6:58 am
Viral video shared by PM’s son of ‘leftists burning rabbi’s photo’ found to be fake
Disinformation watchdog says crudely spliced video, showing picture of Rabbi Chaim Druckman going up in flames, was likely disseminated by foreign agents seeking to sow discord
By Ash Obel
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