Misinformation

Google pulls AI generation feature out of satellite maps after fears of misuse, misinformation

In its original announcement on Thursday, Google stated that the feature could "bring history to life," or "give your favorite place a makeover."

FILE PHOTO: Google's logo during the CERAWeek energy conference 2026 in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 24, 2026.
People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Tel Aviv, July 27, 2026.

Ahead of Knesset elections, Israel must enforce rules to combat AI disinformation - editorial

Lebanese army troops deploy at the entrance of the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, Lebanon, July 21, 2026

Lebanon's proposed information law raises concern for press freedom, limits Palestinian media jobs

Students participate in the hackathon at WIZO Nachlat Yehuda.

WIZO Rishon Lezion youth village teens create fact-checking bot


Why global media obsess over Israel and ignore deadlier wars - opinion

How disproportionate media attention and a misleading conflict frame turn Israel into a moral symbol while eclipsing far deadlier wars

Disproportionate coverage of Israel in global media

Israel's ban on unsupervised reporters in Gaza causes strategic harm to legitimacy - report

A new think tank report posits that "even extensive efforts to reduce collateral damage can lead to a loss of diplomatic support if the information environment is not actively managed."

Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026.

Police arrest man accused of impersonating healthcare professional, selling false measles cure

The arrest is part of the Health Ministry’s effort to combat misinformation and the dispensing of false medical treatments by unqualified individuals. 

Evidence found in the home of man accused of selling fake measles preventative and cure.

X’s location tool reveals global disinformation machine - opinion

By exposing hidden accounts' location, X’s location tool delivers a small win in a sprawling information war that continues to evolve.

Pro-Palestinian, "Gazan" social media accounts registered to other countries.

Israel's other front: Inside the IDF's battle to win world's toughest information war

IDF Spokesperson for Int’l Media Lt.-Col. Nadav Shoshani reveals to ‘Magazine’ art of handling the media and public during two years of unprecedented war

LT.-COL. NADAV SHOSHANI: Israel’s face to global media.

Parashat Vayetze: Unlistened truths

We speak the truth because it is the right thing to do, not because we assume it will immediately reshape the world.

LABAN’S SILENCE signaled indifference to the truth.

‘Weaponized empathy’: Hamas exploits Western ignorance of war, military expert says - opinion

Challenging the global narrative on Israel and Gaza with firsthand experience and analysis.

There have been incidents where the conduct of some soldiers has strayed outside the laws of armed conflict, but the IDF says it is investigating many hundreds of allegations against its troops.

The fight for Israel's legitimacy now runs through algorithms

The global struggle over Israel’s legitimacy must be fought via algorithms, livestreams, and viral feeds.

The war in Gaza has underscored a painful truth: Israel excels on the battlefield but falters in the battle for hearts and minds. An Israeli soldier sits on top of a tank at a position in the South, near the Israel-Gaza border fence, on October 30, 2025.

Israel's PR war is being lost by amateurs - opinion

While the government flails, individual Israelis and Jews with large online followings have stepped up.

The Israeli government fails to issue timely responses to anti-Israel accusations, such as the explosion at the Al-Ahli Hospital (pictured) in October 2023, which was later found to have been caused by a misfired Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket.

Trending today, forgotten tomorrow: The limits of Israel's influencer campaigns - analysis

Israel is pouring unprecedented resources into influencer-driven advocacy, but can viral posts truly shape global understanding, or does lasting impact require deeper education and dialogue?

A Pew poll found that 21% percent adults in the US get their news from influencers.