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Fake Iranian Accounts Promoted Netanyahu Before Israeli Election
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A network of 1,653 social media accounts, posing as Iranians, amplified posts by Benjamin Netanyahu and urged Israelis to vote for him in Hebrew. After the election, these accounts returned to discussing Iran, and their operators are unknown. One account posted an appeal to Israeli voters in Persian, which was then translated into Hebrew by another account on election day.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- 1,653 fake Iranian social media accounts amplified Netanyahu's posts and urged Israelis to vote for him.
- The accounts posted in Persian and Hebrew, urging Israelis to 'make history the right way'.
- After the election, the accounts resumed discussions about Iran.
- The operators of the network remain unidentified.
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