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Migrants who crossed from Morocco into Spain line up for food distribution on a beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, August 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
August 4, 2026, 9:29 am
Hundreds of underage migrants stuck in Ceuta after border breach
Spanish authorities legally required to care for minors, though city migrant center now full, forcing many to beg on streets; misinformation, failures on border paved way for rush
By Bernat Armangue, Joseph Wilson and AKRAM OUBACHIR
Migrants who crossed into Spain are escorted by Spanish soldiers towards the Spanish-Moroccan border for their return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
August 3, 2026, 7:00 am
Morocco blames misinformation for Ceuta migrant rush; Israel conspiracy theories spread
Rabat also points finger at human trafficking networks for crisis; watchdog finds baseless claims of Israeli involvement reached over 100 million people on X
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Miroslav Koubek, right, head coach of the Czechia men's national soccer team, poses for a selfie with a supporter during a public training session, Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Mansfield, Texas, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
June 7, 2026, 8:14 am
Massive US security op prepares to take on unprecedented World Cup challenges
A legion of federal agencies to deploy high-tech methods, including robot sniffer-dogs to counter threats, while drones and AI misinformation are among biggest concerns
By Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak and Rebecca Santana
An AI-generated video falsely depicting missiles striking Tel Aviv alongside footage of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showing his hand to rebut online claims that he had been killed. (GPO/X via JTA)
March 17, 2026, 12:36 pm
Netanyahu dead? Tel Aviv flattened? AI-generated videos are dominating the Iran war
The conflict has produced a flood of fabricated imagery, much of it coming from tens of thousands of pro-Iranian TikTok accounts, highlighting a growing challenge in the deepfake era
By Deborah Danan and Grace Gilson
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Digital Iron Dome: AI technology countering anti-Israel disinformation
Israeli AI startup proves it can double support for Israel by targeting audiences exposed to false anti-Israel content with fact-based counter-narrative ad campaigns
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October 3, 2025, 7:20 am
Digital Iron Dome: AI technology countering anti-Israel disinformation
Israeli AI startup proves it can double support for Israel by targeting audiences exposed to false anti-Israel content with fact-based counter-narrative ad campaigns
Following Israel’s military operation against Iran on June 13, the Tel Aviv-based Cyabra found a pattern of disinformation bots that went dark, only to re-emerge with anti-Israel and anti-Western messages. (Cyabra via JTA)
July 15, 2025, 11:00 am
Report claims to expose Iran-backed bots targeting UK that went dark during war
Cyabra says 1,300 fake profiles reached 200 million people with posts about Brexit, Scottish independence and more, but shifted to pro-Iran messaging after wartime disappearance
By Deborah Danan
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
A fake video of a Palestinian terrorist, possibly of Russian origin, threatening Israeli athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 25, 2024, 7:12 pm
Clip of Palestinian threat to Olympics is fake, possibly Russian made — experts
Many doubt origin of video of supposed terrorist threatening ‘rivers of blood’ at games, noting it is not Hamas’s style to release such videos, questioning speaker’s Arabic
By AFP and ToI Staff
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
Otzma Yehudit party chief Itamar Ben Gvir (L) speaks with his chief of staff Chanamel Dorfman, during a Knesset special committee to discuss his proposed Police Ordinance changes, December 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
June 11, 2023, 3:00 am
Ben Gvir posts apparent fake news said spread by foreign nation trying to sow discord
After far-right minister accuses anti-overhaul protesters of inciting against ‘traitor’ cops, police say the social media initiative is likely a disinformation network
By ToI Staff
Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) chair and presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu gestures on stage during a rally in Kocaeli, Turkey, on April 28, 2023. (Yasin AKGUL/AFP)
May 11, 2023, 11:13 pm
Erdogan’s main rival alleges Russia posting ‘deep fakes’ in lead-up to elections
Kemal Kilicdaroglu accuses Moscow of meddling after third-party candidate withdraws from race due to smear campaign; opinion surveys show opposition in slight lead over incumbent
By AFP
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
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
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