Timed Influence Campaign Targets Netanyahu and Israeli Right Ahead of Elections
A timed influence campaign has reportedly begun with the aim of impacting the upcoming Israeli elections, scheduled for less than a month from now. The campaign is not confined to Israel, with its messages accumulating to suggest that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned about something but failed to act. The article cites a large meta-analysis published in Nature Communications in February, involving 182 studies and over 31,000 participants. This research identified a consistent phenomenon, termed the "illusory truth effect," where the repetition of a claim increases the likelihood of people perceiving it as true. The article suggests this effect is being leveraged, noting how hearing a claim repeated across various media outlets, such as Haaretz, Channel 12 News, The Atlantic, and The Wall Street Journal, can create a perception that "everyone is saying it."
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