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Iranian Social Media Bots Designed to Sow Discord in Israeli Society
(Ynet News) Tal Shahaf - A foreign network is operating on Israeli social media under Iranian influence with the aim of intensifying divisions, inciting hatred and spreading demoralization on various platforms. It fuels anti-Orthodox sentiment, encourages violent street protests, and even promotes refusals for IDF enlistment. The network was initially identified by disinformation watchdog FakeReporter, which found 60 profiles, most of them on Facebook, responsible for 18,000 posts involving dozens of coordinated bots with meticulously crafted identities, designed to evade detection as fake accounts. Ahiya Schatz, CEO of FakeReporter, explains, "This is a serious and troubling phenomenon. Foreign elements are successfully infiltrating Israeli networks to spy, incite, and spread propaganda. Once exposed, they simply change the profiles' identities without facing any consequences."