Fake "Iranian" Accounts Promoted Netanyahu's Likud on Election Day
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
A network of 1,653 social media accounts impersonating Iranians called for support for the Likud party on election day. The accounts have since returned to discussing Iranian topics, and their operators are unidentified. The operation involved posting appeals in Persian and Hebrew on X.
The story in 3 lines · by baba
- 1,653 fake "Iranian" social media accounts promoted the Likud party on election day.
- The accounts have since reverted to discussing Iran, with their operators unknown.
- One post, translated into Hebrew, urged Israelis to "make history in the right way."
A network of 1,653 social media accounts, posing as Iranians, urged support for the Likud party on election day last week. The accounts have since reverted to discussing Iran. The identity of those behind the network remains unknown.
On the morning of the election, an account claiming to be an Iranian user posted in Persian on X (formerly Twitter), asking for a Hebrew translation of a message. The attached text was an appeal to Israeli voters, stating, "From Iran! Dear people of Israel, I hope today you will make history in the right way." Another account responded eight minutes later with a Hebrew translation of the message.
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