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The Deep Dive: Assassination conspiracy, Muslim Brotherhood, and regional flare-ups - podcast

On this week’s episode of “The Deep Dive,” Jacob Laznik tackles a whirlwind of headline-grabbing developments, from Gaza to Tel Aviv to Washington, D.C.

Episode three of The Deep Dive discusses mass conspiracy on X, Trump desginating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, and whether Israel is going back to war in the North.
An illustration of Elon Musk and the Grok logo.

Paris prosecutors investigate Musk’s Grok AI over antisemitic, Holocaust denial posts - POLITICO

 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023.

X is down for thousands of users in US according to Downdetector

A logo of CLOUDFLARE sits outside the company's house on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025.

Cloudflare, Amazon, Meta: The biggest tech outages of recent years - explainer


New York seeks dismissal of lawsuit by Elon Musk's X/Twitter over hate speech law

Musk's company argued that New York's law unconstitutionally exposed it to lawsuits and big fines unless it disclosed "highly sensitive and controversial speech" that the state found objectionable.

Elon Musk.

Former Kataib Hezbollah hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov issues first statement since release

Tsurkov wrote in English, Arabic, and Hebrew on her X/Twitter account to thank those who helped secure her release.

 Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov over a backdrop of Iraqi and Israeli flags.

X is among most effective tools for spreading antisemitism in history, research finds

The research identified 679,584 antisemitic posts between February 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025, which combined were viewed 193 million times.

  'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023.

Donald Trump's death rumors put to an end after social media outrage over his disappearance

The false rumor began circulating on social media on Friday, when different accounts started to point out the lack of footage that official government accounts were releasing of Trump.

 US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the opening of a temporary migrant detention center informally known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, Florida, US, July 1, 2025.

Indonesia urges TikTok, Meta to act against harmful online content

The Indonesian government urged TikTok and Meta to raise the moderation of harmful content, including disinformation, that is spread on their platforms.

Facebook, Meta and TikTok logos are seen in this illustration taken February 15, 2022.

UN's Francesca Albanese loses 'blue check' verification on X amid coming US sanctions

This came days after UN Watch submitted a legal appeal to the owner of X, Elon Musk. The appeal called on the company to remove Albanese's check mark following her designation under US sanctions.

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, at an Emergency Conference of States, hosted by Colombia and South Africa, to discuss measures against Israel, in Bogota, Colombia, July 15, 2025; illustrative.

Dutch nurse investigated on social media posts threatening to kill 'Zionist' patients via injection

Naomi Mestrum, director of the Center for Information and Documentation on Israel (CIDI), told De Telegraaf that if Chait-Said is behind the accounts, she will be “severely punished.”

Btissame Chait-Said and the posts she made on X/Twitter.

'Full Nazi clown mode': Yair Netanyahu, Piers Morgan trade barbs over BBC Gaza report

Netanyahu responded sharply, calling the BBC's reporting “medieval-style blood libel” and accusing Morgan of bias. “You guys went full Nazi Mode. I hope Qatar is paying well,” he wrote.

Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen in court in Tel Aviv on December 10, 2018, where he testified in a NIS 140,000 libel suit he filed last year against Abie Binyamin, a social activist.

Investigation exposes X, WhatsApp as hotbeds for arms trade involving Houthis, US weapons

TTP identified 130 Yemen-based X accounts that were advertising a range of weapons, including high-powered rifles, grenade launchers, and other military-grade arms.

Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025

Matan Angrest's bag recovered by IDF from Gaza

His mother, Anat, posted on X/Twitter that "Matan's bag was returned to me this week in a black plastic bag. How and when will Matan return?"

Matan Angrest's bag which was recovered by the IDF in the Gaza Strip, which was then sent to the hostage's mother.

Antisemitic spree by Elon Musk’s Grok xAI makes it clear: AI poses a real threat to Jews - opinion

We need to ensure that AI systems are regularly audited for their impact and discourage the use of models that are erratically managed or avoid transparency.

 The Grok account on X displayed on a phone screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in London, Great Britain on July 9, 2025.