WhatsApp Election Interference Suspected Via Russian Messages
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Thousands of WhatsApp messages in Russian, sent from Indian and Swedish numbers, are suspected of foreign interference in Israeli elections. The messages falsely claim Avigdor Lieberman's party will not pass the electoral threshold and urge voters not to vote for him. The messages are reportedly sent in the name of Naftali Bennett's Yamina party. Yisrael Beiteinu has called the incident serious and plans legal action.
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- Thousands of Russian WhatsApp messages from India and Sweden target Avigdor Lieberman's party.
- Messages falsely claim Lieberman's party will not pass the electoral threshold.
- The messages impersonate Naftali Bennett's Yamina party to mislead voters.
- Yisrael Beiteinu calls the incident serious and suspects foreign interference.
- The party plans legal action to identify the source of the fake messages.
Thousands of WhatsApp messages in Russian, originating from Indian and Swedish phone numbers, have been mass-distributed in the final hours before Israeli elections. The messages falsely claim that Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party will not pass the electoral threshold and urge recipients not to vote for him. The messages are reportedly sent under the guise of the Yamina party, led by Naftali Bennett.
Yisrael Beiteinu has called the incident "serious" and expressed suspicion of an attempt to mislead voters by impersonating another party and spreading false information. The party stated, "Yisrael Beiteinu demands that the source of the distribution and the individuals behind the dissemination of fakes be immediately identified, and intends to take legal action."
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