Fake social media accounts targeted US with pro-Israel content amid Gaza war: Report
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Israel apparently secretly targeted lawmakers in the United States as well as the American public with pro-Israel content through hundreds of fake social media accounts, the New York Times reported. The main objective was to build support amid Israel's ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.
Citing unnamed officials and documents, the newspaperreported that the social media campaign was commissioned by Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, which acts as a connection between Jews from other countries and Israel.
The report mentioned that many posts were generated by the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.
The posts urged lawmakers like Hakeem Jeffries and Raphael Warnock to continue funding Israel's military.
This comes after last week's action by Meta against some social media accounts linked to a for-profit organisation in Israel. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, claimed that an Israeli company named Stoic operated a network of hundreds of fake accounts in the US and Canada.
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Meanwhile, OpenAI reported that Stoic used its generative AI models in order to produce content for the social media campaigns against Hamas.
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Update on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
Citing three US officials with knowledge of the matter, the news agency Reuters reported that President Joe Biden publicly aired a Gaza ceasefire proposal developed by Israel and the US without seeking agreement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The officials said that the decision to announce unilaterally was deliberate and narrowed the room for Israel or Hamas to back away from the deal.
"We didn't ask permission to announce the proposal," said a senior US official, who was granted anonymity to speak freely about the negotiations.
"We informed the Israelis we were going to give a speech on the situation in Gaza. We did not go into great detail about what it was," the official further told the news agency.
Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.
(With inputs from agencies)