Report: Israeli Social Media Influence Campaign Targeted US Lawmakers
Report: IsraelIsraeli Targeted US Lawmakers in Social Media Influence Campaign Targeted US Lawmakers
The Facts
A report from The New York Times alleges that Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs spent $2M on a social media influence campaign that encouraged US lawmakers to support Israel's war in Gaza.
Citing four current and former Diaspora Affairs officials, the report alleges that the ministry hired the marketing firm Stoic to create hundreds of accounts that posed as Americans, and primarily targeted black Democratic lawmakers.
The Spin
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