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Disinformation Campaign Targets Family of Channel 12 Journalist Guy Peleg Ahead of Elections
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First reported by Mako · 38 minutes ago
What happened
Telegram channels launched a false disinformation campaign against Channel 12 journalist Guy Peleg's children, accusing his daughter of espionage and his son of insulting national symbols. The coordinated attacks reached over 100,000 followers and are part of a broader effort to discredit government critics ahead of elections.
- 01Telegram channels falsely accused Guy Peleg's daughter of passing military secrets to Iran.
- 02Similar false claims targeted his son two weeks earlier, alleging disrespect to national symbols.
- 03Disinformation spread rapidly across multiple channels, reaching over 100,000 followers.
- 04Fake Reporter warns of a systematic network spreading lies before elections.
- 05Guy Peleg has faced ongoing threats and attacks due to his journalistic work.
- 06The campaign aims to undermine journalists and government critics ahead of voting.
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