Misinformation

'Digital Warrior': How a lone soldier shaped Israel's global narrative after October 7

A personal account of Israel’s information war and how truth is shaped and shared in real time

|ByCHANI KAPLAN
After October 7, the battlefield expanded online, where narratives spread as fast as the war itself.
THE CHATGPT application displayed on a smartphone screen.

AMA demands further legislation as AI brings risk of medical misinformation, fraud

AI has been used to promote medical misinformation, spread fraud, and erode confidence in public health services, including through deepfake videos impersonating medical professionals.

|ByTZVI JASPER
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends the 78th Independence Day anniversary ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, last week.

Should Israel's prime ministers disclose their health status? - opinion

Prostate cancer – that’s what Netanyahu was treated for. Does the public have a right to know what its leadership is suffering from health-wise?

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
The regime has succeeded in radicalizing youth through years of strategic digital campaigns that target them through social media.

Iran's Islamic republic: The regime that hangs protesters is now a Gen Z mascot - opinion

Despite mass executions and repression, Iran is gaining sympathy in parts of the West – driven by propaganda, distorted narratives, and a generation primed to misread power

|ByANDREW FOX

1 in 4 social media accounts discussing Hamas right now is a terrorist bot

Over 40,000 fake social media accounts are trying to make you believe that Hamas is humane, strategic, and justified for its catastrophic shock attack in the south of Israel.

OCTOBER 12, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
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.

Cancer misinformation is harmful to women’s health

Misinformation about cancer is spreading on TikTok and it's harming women.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.

Facebook’s design makes it unable to control vaccine misinformation

The world’s largest social media platform failed to eliminate falsehoods during the Covid-19 pandemic.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Woman holds smartphone with Meta logo in front of a displayed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021.