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Likud Denies Involvement in Secret Netanyahu Online Election Campaign
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By Bar Peleg
First reported by Haaretz · 9 hours ago
What happened
The Likud party has denied any involvement in a secret online campaign allegedly run by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to influence the 2019 Likud leadership primaries. The campaign reportedly used fake social media accounts and bots, funded by a foreign national, to promote Netanyahu and attack rivals.
- 01Likud denies connection to alleged secret online election campaign.
- 02Campaign reportedly used fake accounts and bots to promote Netanyahu.
- 03The operation was allegedly funded by a foreign national.
- 04Prime Minister's Office reportedly aware of the campaign.
- 05Likud vows to investigate the allegations.
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