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Ben-Gvir Accused of Using Bot Network Against Political Rivals

By SHIR PERETS, KESHET NEEV

Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba

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OriginalBen-Gvir allegedly using bot network in campaign against political rivals

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The story in 5 lines · by baba

Itamar Ben-Gvir allegedly linked to over 100 social media accounts targeting rivals.
Investigation by FakeReporter suggests AI-generated content and campaign firm ties.
Ben-Gvir's office denies allegations, calls FakeReporter foreign-funded and left-wing.
Targeted figure Ofer Winter criticizes Ben-Gvir for political attacks over security.
FakeReporter reported removing around 100 accounts from X.

Ben-Gvir Accused of Using Bot Network Against Political Rivals — Editorial illustration generated by baba News — not a photograph of the event.

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Who covered it

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Who reports what

“Over 100 AI-generated bots were used in coordinated attacks against rivals of Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir.”

per Fake Reporter

5 of 5 newsrooms

“The fake profiles originated from the consulting firm Rosenbaum Communications, responsible for Otzma Yehudit's campaign.”

per Fake Reporter

1 of 5 newsrooms · not Al-Shams, i24NEWS, Ynet, Kipa

“The operation involved posting comments supporting Ben-Gvir and attacking Smotrich and Winter.”

per Fake Reporter

3 of 5 newsrooms · not Al-Shams, Ynet

What this report attributes

A coordinated network of more than 100 social media accounts was allegedly used to target political rivals of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and had ties to a consulting firm working on his party’s election campaign.per FakeReporter
Some of the accounts used images and identities generated by artificial intelligence.per FakeReporter
The FakeReporter organization’s backers are supported by “an army of foreign money interfering in Israeli elections.”per Ben-Gvir's office

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