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Israel reportedly used fake social accounts to garner support from US lawmakers

According to the New York Times, the campaign was undertaken by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs with the intent to gain support from the U.S. public and lawmakers.

Anadolu via Getty Images Citing four unnamed officials, the Times report said the campaign was carried out by Stoic, a political marketing firm in Tel Aviv, on the orders of the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs. The posts included praise for the Israeli military’s actions, criticism of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and claims that “radical Islam” posed a threat to “liberal values in Canada.” Meta said the activity was linked to Stoic, which has been banned from the platform and has received a cease-and-desist notice from the company. A former Meta engineer has sued the company in a California state court, alleging the social media giant fired him for attempting to fix bugs that suppressed Palestinian posts on Instagram, Reuters reported Tuesday.

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