Posts Tagged: Fake news
Israel Denies NYT Report That Israel Pressing for Iran Strike
Israel on Thursday rejected a report in the New York Times that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been threatening to disrupt talks on a nuclear deal between the...
Israeli Police: Terror Groups Spreading ‘Fake News’ About Temple Mount to Stoke Tensions
Terrorist groups have in recent days been disseminating false information on social media regarding the Temple Mount, the Israeli Police alleged on Wednesday, with the...
Why Fake News Is an Affront to God
Have you ever heard of Veles (pronounced “veh-less”)? I don’t expect you have. It’s a small town in a European country called North Macedonia —...
Israel’s Ministry of Health Waging War on Fake News Pandemic
CTech - A Facebook group called "No to a green passport" spewed for several weeks a toxic combination of fake news and dangerous calls to...
The Holocaust Meets American Ignorance, Antisemitism, and ‘Alternative Facts’
As the memory of the Holocaust fades -- and after the world recently commemorated the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II --...
CEO of Israeli Cybersecurity Startup: ‘Fake Information Is One of the Worst Side Effects of Covid-19’
CTech - One of the most disturbing side effects of the coronavirus pandemic is not related to physical symptoms but to online behavior -- it...
Israeli Hackers Expose Fake News Network Designed to Push Trump Merch
CTech - Israeli hackers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar say they have exposed a network of dozens of websites dedicated to spreading disinformation in support...
Israeli Analyst: Deepfakes Are Good for More Than Just Manipulating Voters
CTech - Deepfakes and fake news are in the news again, and with Israel's general election being held Tuesday, it is important to revisit how...
Facebook Says It Dismantles Covert Influence Campaign Tied to Saudi Government
People connected to the government of Saudi Arabia have run a network of fake accounts and pages on Facebook to promote state propaganda and attack...
Fake Content is Less Prevalent Than People Assume, Says Researcher
CTech - The discourse around the 2016 US elections gave rise to the phrase "fake news," which is now being used globally with increasing frequency to...
How Fake News Harms Jews and Jewish Observance
We live in a world where, more than ever before, our ideas and values have come under scrutiny and assault. What makes our times more...
Special Report: How Iran Spreads Disinformation Around the World
Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians "true news" from its offices in the heart of Cairo's Tahrir Square, "to expand the scope of freedom of...
Can We Use ‘Fake News’ to Advance a Cause?
I like the Hebrew term for the Christian festival coming up this week: Hag Hamolad, Festival of the Birth. A virgin birth, quite unbelievable. It is an...
Israeli University Hopes to Counter ‘Fake News’ With Real Course
JNS.org - Israel’s University of Haifa has introduced what it is describing as a first-of-its-kind course in the study of “fake news” that aims to foster...
