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Pro-Iran narratives target Azerbaijan’s Jewish war hero amid Israel-Baku disinformation row

The posts appeared amid renewed Iranian and pro-Iranian claims that Azerbaijan is being used as a platform for Israeli operations against Iran.

Jewish National Hero of Azerbaijan Albert Agarunov
US President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 27, 2026. 

Trump admin. considering $300 billion investment fund if Iran upholds ceasefire - report

 Israel CENSORED, Khamenei in Russia, and Trump 'disappears'

Unpacking viral theories: Censorship, Mojtaba missing, and death hoaxes

LOOKING ON with their son, Barron,  as husband Donald Trump takes the  presidential oath in the US Capitol in  Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.

Trump claims Iran using AI as 'disinformation weapon,' coordinated with US media outlets


The imperative of supporting Jewish journalism in troubling times - opinion

It's time for the Jewish community to invest in journalism, not only to produce higher-quality reporting but to strengthen American democracy and community trust.

 FOREIGN REPORTERS visit al-Aqsa Mosque at the beginning of Ramadan last week and receive a briefing from Ami Meitav, a former Shin Bet coordinator for the Temple Mount Basin, during a tour organized by the Jerusalem Press Club.

Fake report of IDF spokesperson 'mass resignation' goes viral on social media

Despite being false, this report has been shared vigorously on posts throughout social media sources, including Reddit, Threads, X (formerly Twitter), and Facebook.

IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari gives a statement to the media in Tel Aviv on October 16, 2023

Combating misinformation: Safeguarding families amid crisis - opinion

Tragically, we all know that eventually, the information will emerge. But that information must be allowed to be shared only once it has been properly vetted and delivered.

People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014.

Fake sexually explicit online images of Taylor Swift alarm White House

Fake sexually explicit images of Swift proliferated across social media this week, including one image shared on X, formerly Twitter.

 Singer Taylor Swift poses for a selfie with fans as she arrives to speak at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2022.

Israel's Mossad shuts down 'baseless lie' spread by Likud MK Tally Gotliv

Responding to Gotliv's claims on X, judicial reform protest leader Bressler said she "is not moved by the campaign of lies.

 Likud MK Tally Gotliv speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 18, 2024

Iran regime media faked photo with rabbi to justify killing - analysis

The report Iran then created fake images of the victim with a rabbi to justify his killing appears to illustrate Iran’s regime lurching into antisemitic conspiracy theories.

A man holds up a poster of the late Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani next to a burning Israeli flag as Iranians attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

Unsure if news is true? Looking it up may make you more likely to believe misinformation - study

The Nature study employed a series of five experiments to gauge the impact of online search engines in evaluating false or misleading views.

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Why do people believe disinformation? The right mindset to confront it

Psychological research has identified several contributing factors including personality characteristics, social contexts, affect, and cognition. 

 Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to logos of social media apps Signal, Whatsapp and Telegram projected on a screen in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018.

Keyboard warriors: Fighting for Israel's digital story

The FM’s David Saranga and Sapir Levi tell The Media Line how Israelis are working to spread the message and combat misinformation, where there is much negativity, but also hope.

 A caricature of Iran controlling Hamas as part of an Israeli campaign on social media.

In the battle for Israel-Hamas war narrative, truth falls away

In the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, even doctors and journalists have shown explicit anti-Israel bias in the current conflict.

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