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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 343

election meddling

Former US president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, March 4, 2023. (Alex Brandon/AP)
March 6, 2023, 4:44 pm
Israeli tech sleuths uncover pro-Trump bot network swarming presidential rivals
Cyabra researchers identify 3 networks of potentially hundreds of thousands of fake accounts criticizing DeSantis and Haley, in manipulation of mainstream US Republican sentiment
By David Klepper
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
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
Election staff, at left, count ballots behind ballot boxes in central Tirana, Albania, June 26, 2017. A US administration source alleged in September 2022 that Russia meddled in the election. (Hektor Pustina/AP)
September 14, 2022, 10:24 am
US says Russia has sent $300 million to meddle in elections in dozens of countries
Senior administration official assesses that the amount, spent since 2014, is just ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ more went undetected
By Shaun Tandon
Illustrative: Nevadans wait to vote in-person at Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada, prior to polls closing in the US presidential elections, November 3, 2020. (Scott Sonner/AP)
March 17, 2021, 12:07 pm
US reportedly readying sanctions on Russia next week over election meddling
Iran, China and other countries also expected to be targeted in wake of intelligence report identifying attempts to sway 2020 presidential vote
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: Workers scan ballots as the Fulton County presidential recount gets under way, November 25, 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
March 16, 2021, 11:14 pm
US: Iran and Russia targeted 2020 elections, but didn’t compromise result
Government departments say hackers ‘materially impacted’ security of networks, though no evidence found that they manipulated the outcome
By AFP
Social media applications of WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Periscope, September 18, 2015. (HStocks/Istock by Getty Images)
August 7, 2020, 9:32 am
Social media giants take fresh steps to curb US election manipulation
Twitter says it’ll work to curb reach of ‘state-affiliated media’ on platform, while Facebook removes users in Romania posing as American supporters of Trump
By Glenn Chapman and Rob Lever
Supreme Court Justice Hanan Melcer, the chairman of the Central Elections Committee, presents the official results of the elections for the 22nd Knesset to President Reuven Rivlin (unseen), at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, September 25, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 7, 2019, 12:54 pm
Elections czar says there was no foreign interference in September elections
Hanan Melcer positively cites Israel’s use of paper ballots rather than computerized system, says anonymous campaign ads on social media went way down after ban
By ToI Staff
Residents cast votes at Dunn Elementary School November 5, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (John Sommers II/Getty Images/AFP)
November 6, 2019, 8:41 am
US security chiefs warn of foreign meddling in 2020 vote
Singling out China, Russia and Iran, heads of 7 government agencies say ‘our adversaries want to undermine our democratic institutions’
By AFP
Illustrative: A man passes a Facebook screen at the Gamescom gathering in Cologne, Germany, August 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
October 22, 2019, 3:12 am
Facebook removes Iran, Russia networks trying to disrupt US 2020 and other votes
Social media giant announces move as it seeks to step up security, improve its image; Iran-based accounts posted anti-Israel propaganda, company says
By AP and ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends the 74th United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2019 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
September 29, 2019, 6:56 am
Iran denies US election meddling, claims it has no preference
In preview of NBC interview to air Sunday, Foreign Minister Zarif threatens US that it will not be able to finish any war it starts
By AP
The Facebook logo is displayed during the F8 Facebook Developers conference in San Jose, Calif., April 30, 2019. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via JTA)
May 18, 2019, 4:16 am
Israeli company targeted Nigerian election in Facebook disinformation campaign
Tel Aviv firm Archimedes backed winning candidate in February presidential election in profit-driven scheme, reaching millions on social media
By Isabel Debre
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi on May 14, 2019. (Pavel Golovkin / POOL / AFP)
May 15, 2019, 8:55 am
US, Russia agree on Syria, but clash on election meddling
Pompeo is highest-ranking American to see Putin since last July; Russian leader says two powers should ‘fully restore’ relations
By Shaun Tandon and Maria Panina
Graffiti on a wall in Jerusalem of a 'dislike' thurmbs-down sign, based on Facebook's thumbs-up 'like' sign. May 26,2011. (Sophie Gordon / Flash 90)
March 18, 2019, 10:54 pm
Facebook demands Netanyahu stop collecting users’ info — report
Social media giant said to warn Likud party that chatbot questions in private messages are violating the platform’s policies
By ToI Staff
Israel Resilience party chairman Benny Gantz speaks at the 55th Munich Security Conference in southern Germany, February 17, 2019. (Thomas Kienzle/AFP)
March 14, 2019, 8:56 pm
Iran said to have hacked cellphone of Blue and White chief Benny Gantz
Shin Bet agents reportedly inform ex-IDF chief that personal info and texts obtained in recent months could be used against him; no classified info believed captured
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
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