Misinformation

'Digital Warrior': How a lone soldier shaped Israel's global narrative after October 7

A personal account of Israel’s information war and how truth is shaped and shared in real time

|ByCHANI KAPLAN
After October 7, the battlefield expanded online, where narratives spread as fast as the war itself.
THE CHATGPT application displayed on a smartphone screen.

AMA demands further legislation as AI brings risk of medical misinformation, fraud

AI has been used to promote medical misinformation, spread fraud, and erode confidence in public health services, including through deepfake videos impersonating medical professionals.

|ByTZVI JASPER
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends the 78th Independence Day anniversary ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, last week.

Should Israel's prime ministers disclose their health status? - opinion

Prostate cancer – that’s what Netanyahu was treated for. Does the public have a right to know what its leadership is suffering from health-wise?

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
The regime has succeeded in radicalizing youth through years of strategic digital campaigns that target them through social media.

Iran's Islamic republic: The regime that hangs protesters is now a Gen Z mascot - opinion

Despite mass executions and repression, Iran is gaining sympathy in parts of the West – driven by propaganda, distorted narratives, and a generation primed to misread power

|ByANDREW FOX

Fake missiles, fake deaths: AI is rewriting Israel's war reality

As the Israel–Iran war unfolds, another battle is playing out online, with AI-generated images and videos blurring the line between fact and fiction.

MARCH 19, 2026ByCHANI KAPLAN
An emergency responder inspects a house that was destroyed by an Iranian ballistic missile strike on March 13, 2026 in Israel.

Israel needs an Iron Dome to combat disinformation - opinion

Amid a relentless, daily assault of slander and delegitimization, how can Israel fight back in the crisis of disinformation?

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByANDREW FOX
Iron Dome intercepts incoming rockets.

Target Pahlavi: Fearing unifying figure, Iran launches disinformation campaign against crown prince

There were reports that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “issued a directive” to mobilize the cyber apparatus against Pahlavi.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has been the target of a campaign by both those connected to the Islamic Republic regime inside and outside Iran, and a coordinated bot campaign to target social media.

Why global media obsess over Israel and ignore deadlier wars - opinion

How disproportionate media attention and a misleading conflict frame turn Israel into a moral symbol while eclipsing far deadlier wars

JANUARY 13, 2026BySAMUEL J. HYDE
Disproportionate coverage of Israel in global media

Israel's ban on unsupervised reporters in Gaza causes strategic harm to legitimacy - report

A new think tank report posits that "even extensive efforts to reduce collateral damage can lead to a loss of diplomatic support if the information environment is not actively managed."

JANUARY 7, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026.

Police arrest man accused of impersonating healthcare professional, selling false measles cure

The arrest is part of the Health Ministry’s effort to combat misinformation and the dispensing of false medical treatments by unqualified individuals. 

JANUARY 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Evidence found in the home of man accused of selling fake measles preventative and cure.

X’s location tool reveals global disinformation machine - opinion

By exposing hidden accounts' location, X’s location tool delivers a small win in a sprawling information war that continues to evolve.

DECEMBER 10, 2025ByJOSEPH NICHOL
Pro-Palestinian, "Gazan" social media accounts registered to other countries.

Israel's other front: Inside the IDF's battle to win world's toughest information war

IDF Spokesperson for Int’l Media Lt.-Col. Nadav Shoshani reveals to ‘Magazine’ art of handling the media and public during two years of unprecedented war

NOVEMBER 28, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
LT.-COL. NADAV SHOSHANI: Israel’s face to global media.

Parashat Vayetze: Unlistened truths

We speak the truth because it is the right thing to do, not because we assume it will immediately reshape the world.

NOVEMBER 28, 2025ByMOSHE TARAGIN
LABAN’S SILENCE signaled indifference to the truth.

‘Weaponized empathy’: Hamas exploits Western ignorance of war, military expert says - opinion

Challenging the global narrative on Israel and Gaza with firsthand experience and analysis.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByANDREW FOX
There have been incidents where the conduct of some soldiers has strayed outside the laws of armed conflict, but the IDF says it is investigating many hundreds of allegations against its troops.