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Fake "Iranian" Accounts Promoted Netanyahu's Likud on Election Day
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.
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What happened
- 011,653 fake "Iranian" social media accounts promoted the Likud party on election day.
- 02The accounts have since reverted to discussing Iran, with their operators unknown.
- 03One post, translated into Hebrew, urged Israelis to "make history in the right way."
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