The Russians have invested a lot of effort in this, especially during the last two U.S. presidential campaigns, but also between campaigns. Defense sources told Segal that the Iranians, via influence operations on social media, made a real contribution to heating things up. The person who jumped on this discovery with eyes wide shut was National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The fake news apparently disseminated by a foreign state managed to deceive many naïve Israelis. The fact that a senior minister contributed to disseminating fake news multiplied the damage.

Source: Ethiopian News June 11, 2023 22:09 UTC